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That, in turn, allowed firms to meet a given level of demand by using more workers less intensively—at lower productivities.

From Economist • Feb. 17, 2014

Over the long run, technology sets potential productivities, which govern the wages workers can earn.

From Economist • Jan. 22, 2014

For instance, Japanese steel, metal, car, car parts, camera, and consumer electronic companies compete fiercely and have higher productivities than their U.S. counterparts.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Of course, there are also the famous differences between the productivities of the economies of whole countries, such as Japan, the United States, France, and Germany.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

For expository reasons we can take social subsistence and productivities as purely constant.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas