Did Washing Machines Change The Global Economy More Than The Internet?

Compares mundane vs digital tech impacts on productivity and women’s labor participation using economic reasoning.

InnovationLabor marketsExplainerintermediatediffusion of innovationsgeneral purpose technologiesinternet economylabor force participationlabor productivitytechnological change

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