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Why Demographics Matter More Than Productivity Hacks
Lucas and Luna explore how demographic trends—aging populations, shrinking workforces, and shifting dependency ratios—are the hidden driver behind long-term productivity growth, not the tech or management hacks we obsess over. Using Japan as the central case, they explain why its stagnant GDP per capita since the 1990s is less about cultural work habits and more about the math of fewer workers supporting more retirees. They also touch on Germany and South Korea as early-warning signals for the rest of the developed world. No hot takes, just the structural numbers that matter more than any…
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