Issue A measurement problem inherited from the industrial era
Summary
EY traces productivity measurement from Taylor's time-and-motion studies through Solow's total factor productivity, and locates the failure at the point where economies shifted to services and software - counting goods is easy, valuing usability is not.
Classification
Main topicMacroeconomy & Finance
Secondary topicsMedia & Information Ecosystem
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-25)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Futures Reimagined: EY Megatrends 2026 and beyond EY (Ernst & Young Global Limited) page=23;section=Megatrend 3: The productivity reset 2026 accessed 2026-07-25
Constituent trends 1
- TrendThe productivity reset4 signals
Directly linked signals 0
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Relation types: constitutes
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