Blair Sandler wrote: > Here I agree with you: output/unit of labor = productivity. OK, then we are in agreement on the basic question discussed since it is clear that increasing intensity of labor increases output/unit of labor = productivity. > Technical > change can mean both productivity and intensity of labor increase. What is your problem? Why can't you say that increasing labor intensity increases productivity, ceteris paribus. Please look at the definition of productivity that you agreed to. > I would say that RSV can increase due to productivity > increases (from changes in means of production or organization, usually > related) or from intensity increases (likewise from changes in means of > production or organization, usually related). So you agree that RSV can increase due to labor intensity increases. Good. I think, again, that if you look at the definition of productivity that you have agreed to you will have to conclude that increasing the intensity of labor also increases the productivity of labor, ceteris paribus. Jerry
