生产率本质上衡量的是每名劳动者每小时的产出量。摩根士丹利的首席经济学家迈克尔·加彭坚持认为，尽管生产率飙升通常被视为在不引发通胀的情况下实现经济增长的“灵丹妙药”，然而此轮加速背后的根本原因仍然难以捉摸。

"The pattern in the global economy is clear and striking; the traditional economy is ex-growth or in recession while the innovation-driven economy is full steam ahead, and this great divergence ...