Latest / The Productivity Podcast with Fexingo: Output, Efficiency, and Long-Term Economic Growth
How Japan's Post Office Privatization Lifted Productivity
In this episode of The Productivity Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into Japan's privatization of its postal system in 2007—a reform that aimed to unlock productivity in a sector that had been a byword for inefficiency. They explore the specific numbers: how Japan Post went from a bloated, state-run behemoth with 400,000 employees to a leaner, more efficient operation, and the broader lesson for other countries with legacy state enterprises. With a focus on the economic logic behind privatization, the hosts weigh the productivity gains against the social costs, and ask whether…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.