Cyclical Behavior of Productivity in the Machine Tool Industry.

Duke, John; Brand, Horst

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Publication Date: 1981-Nov

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Cyclical Behavior of Productivity in the Machine Tool Industry.

Duke, John; Brand, Horst

Monthly Labor Review, v104 n11 p27-34 Nov 1981

Productivity growth was slow during 1958-80, partly because of the industry's tendency to retain skilled workers during cyclical downturns; computers and other electronic equipment aided production, but diffusion of such innovations has been slow. (Author)

Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Futures (of Society), Machine Tool Operators, Machinery Industry, Productivity, Skilled Workers, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Language: English

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