Productivity in the post-Covid era

Productivity Puzzles Season 1, Episode 2 was released on Wednesday, 2 June 2021

Could COVID-19 be the game changer for the economy and create a true productivity miracle in the coming years? In this episode, Bart talks to McKinsey’s Jan Mischke and Tera Allas about productivity in the post-COVID era. They discuss a recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute: “Will productivity and growth return after the COVID-19 crisis?”

Could COVID-19 be the game changer for the economy and create a true productivity miracle in the coming years? In this episode, Bart talks to Jan Mischke, a lead author of a recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute: Will productivity and growth return after the COVID-19 crisis? and Tera Allas, Director of Research and Economics and McKinsey & Company, who provides UK context.

They discuss why businesses should focus on operational efficiency to improve productivity, how the boldest firms have emerged the strongest from the crisis and how rapid digitisation is transforming the retail and healthcare sectors.

Find out more:

• The McKinsey Global Institute Will productivity and growth return after the COVID-19 crisis? is available on their website.
• Download a transcript of the recording