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Janet Yellen: My advice would be to focus on all of those factors that determine productivity growth, and that pertains to tax reform…

On the recordJuly 12, 2017
My advice would be to focus on all of those factors that determine productivity growth, and that pertains to tax reform and the efficiency with which the economy operates.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen suggests focusing on productivity factors like tax reform and education to boost economic growth.

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