labour productivity
collocation in EnglishmeaningsofLabourandproductivity
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labour
noun[+ sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/
the Labour Party, the political party in Great Britain that believes in social equality, a more equal sharing out of wealth, and the rights ...
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productivity
noun[U]
uk/ˌprɒd.ʌkˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ˌproʊ.dəkˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the rate at which a company or country makes goods, usually judged in connection with the number of people and the amount of materials necessary to produce ...
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(Definition oflabourandproductivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The increase in agricultural capital raises agriculturallabourproductivity.
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The smallholdings have a low level of specialization andlabourproductivity.
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Under the drive system, the entrepreneur gave the foreman the supervisory activities previously undertaken by craft workers, in order to improve production andlabourproductivity.
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When urban sales taxes are increased, the investment-induced increase inlabourproductivityand profits is withdrawn.
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In the baseline scenario, the growth oflabourproductivityis set to 1.3 % (its average level over the past 20 years).
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An increase in the amount of labour allocated to upland farming increases downstream sediment and thereby reduceslabourproductivityin the lowland sector.
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The main factor causing the gap is the difference inlabourproductivity.
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Conversely, the propensity to consume and to spend time on leisure is highest whenlabourproductivityis low.
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All four variables are, in principle, under management control, with the choice of system affecting tea yield and quality, andlabourproductivity.
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A key feature of the model is thatlabourproductivityand labour demand downstream are influenced by the externality generated upstream.
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Costs were high because of lowlabourproductivity, a large presence of expatriate staff and considerable bad debt.
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Additionally, since the taiko-bata continued to be commonly used, thelabourproductivityof weaving cloth did not increase.
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In the phases in life during which individuallabourproductivityis high, the propensities to work long hours and to save are high, too.
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In 1840,labourproductivityin these two departments was below the national average, but by 1892 it was above the average.
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But the fact remained that substituting animal power for trucks and tractors generally entailed a large loss inlabourproductivity.
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Analysis of factors in-uencinglabourproductivityin hedge pruning.
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These have resulted largely from stabilisation effects of the macro-economy, increased employment, improved customer services, increasedlabourproductivity, and increased labour remuneration and improved working conditions.
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While the averagelabourproductivityof individuals is below its peak during this phase, the aggregate product of the household labour certainly reaches a maximum at this time.
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