PoliticsFederalAustralian economyPrint articleOpinionProductivity leads to prosperity – here’s how to get thereTreasury is far too optimistic about the extent to which our politicians will generate more income for Australians by co-operating to generate greater productivity.Chris RichardsonEconomistAug 22, 2023 – 12.13pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe Big IGR mistake is the productivity lesson we never learn.There is a new Intergenerational Report (IGR) on Thursday. It’ll be the fifth in a series that began over two decades ago.Loading...Chris Richardson is an independent economist.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAustralian economyOpinionPopulationMinimum wageProductivityLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineSports stars keep shifting their watch brand allegiancesBani McSpeddenDark Emu beer with native grains at this destination breweryCrocs turn 23 years old. Time to grow up and get shoesBOSS Financial ReviewFour women who started businesses after the age of 45Sally PattenWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedLife & LeisureA backyard beehive and an on-trend merino sweater to wear this winterEugenie KellyWill BMW’s Neue Klasse range be the game-changing EVs they promise?The Australian gallery that made art fun turns 20Rich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success