One of the lingering economic debates concerns productivity growth.

Despite reports we see nearly every day that robots are taking jobs (a fact that  should make productivity rise) something has gone amiss.

Productivity is measured as the output of goods and services per hour worked. 

Productivity growth slowed dramatically since 2011.

Why the huge slope change if robots are taking jobs away from people?

Too Many Stores and Too Much Mall Space?

The Wall Street Journal reports Department Stores Need to Cull Hundreds of Sites, Study Says.

Department stores need to close hundreds of locations if they want to regain the productivity they had a decade ago, according to new research from Green Street Advisors.