Comments on: Boy, Are We Ever “Competitive” http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/boy-are-we-ever-%e2%80%9ccompetitive%e2%80%9d/ Facts, Thoughts, and Commentary Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jared Bernstein http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/boy-are-we-ever-%e2%80%9ccompetitive%e2%80%9d/#comment-265211 Jared Bernstein Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:58:07 +0000 http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/?p=6095#comment-265211 It’s Mike Mandel, isn’t it? And I actually have a post on this from a while back–search for Susan Houseman who originally did this work.

I doubt it changes much in the short term–over a few years–but over the longer term it makes a difference.

]]> By: wkj http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/boy-are-we-ever-%e2%80%9ccompetitive%e2%80%9d/#comment-265206 wkj Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:54:40 +0000 http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/?p=6095#comment-265206 Do you give an credence to the assertion by Benjamin Mandel that US productivity growth has been significantly overstated by counting decreases in import prices (and the consequent growth in profit margins) as an increase in US productivity?

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