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Equipping workers to produce more goods each hour is the key to expanding the economy and raising living standards.
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David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Economic cooperation and development can also create a more conducive environment for peace by improving living standards and reducing tensions.
—Darlene Cerezo Swaffar, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024
There are many more losers than winners: in March, the Office for Budgetary Responsibility found that its prediction that Brexit would lead to a long-term four percent drop in productivity is being borne out, one of many factors contributing to the worst decline in living standards since the 1950s.
—Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
After a prolonged crisis in living standards, these are still unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least a year.
—Emma Norris, TIME, 5 July 2024
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David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Economic cooperation and development can also create a more conducive environment for peace by improving living standards and reducing tensions.
—Darlene Cerezo Swaffar, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024
There are many more losers than winners: in March, the Office for Budgetary Responsibility found that its prediction that Brexit would lead to a long-term four percent drop in productivity is being borne out, one of many factors contributing to the worst decline in living standards since the 1950s.
—Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
After a prolonged crisis in living standards, these are still unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least a year.
—Emma Norris, TIME, 5 July 2024
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“Living standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20standard. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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