In the second part, I considered the "Solow paradox" — the strange combination of breathless innovation with stagnant labour productivity (though not so strange when you realise there is not that much investment in capital embodying the new technologies).
The fact that the purchasing power of the American middle class has grown so little over the last 30 years reflects another major change: Workers have left the factories — but their productivity in their new jobs (if they find them) is stagnant, meaning that economic growth is petering out.
The project highlights Japan's push to make tourism a valuable boon for a stagnant economy, as dynamic as the export of Toyota vehicles and Sony electronics.
Indeed, even as the iPhone has become more advanced and sophisticated with each passing year, the entry-level storage capacity on each successive iPhone model has remained frustratingly stagnant at 16GB.
" The app includes tips for making places less attractive to the insects, such as removing stagnant water.
Stagnant domestic and global demand is exerting downward pressure on China's leather and fur industry.
But those barriers remain far less significant than ones set up in the wake of previous crises and Mr Koopman said the biggest factor in the slowdown was the stagnant demand exacerbated by the slow return of investment.
As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness.
"The PC market, including tablets, is undergoing a tough time with even Apple seeing stagnant tablet sales," Peng said, adding the enterprise market could be more important to Huawei as there are still considerable revenue opportunities.
We don't always realize when we're clinging to something harmful when it feels safe and familiar, whether it is an unfulfilling job, an unhealthy relationship, or a stagnant way of life.
But too much alone time can get the brain to sit stagnant.
A stagnant mind devoid of curiosity doesn't have the capacity to create.
When you procrastinate, you remain stagnant.
Take that tech-free vacation that can relieve you from the prospects of diabetes, heart attacks and cancer that can wait for you back home, in a stagnant life.
) After Jobs died, they write, the coverage reflected "stagnant stereotypes.
The fact that the purchasing power of the American middle class has grown so little over the last 30 years reflects another major change: Workers have left the factories — but their productivity in their new jobs (if they find them) is stagnant, meaning that economic growth is petering out.
When you procrastinate, you remain stagnant.
Wages will finally accelerate after years of stagnation One of the main shackles on the economy over the past four years has been stagnant wages.
As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness.
A peculiar stagnant smell hung over the anchorage--a smell of sodden leaves and rotting tree trunks.
