In the language of statistics, the actions are intended to move some of the probability mass from the tail of the distribution of possible outcomes toward the center of the distribution.
Solow asks, “What did greater use of labor and capital contribute to growth in the United States in the 1909-1949 period, and how much did technological progress contribute to growth during that time?” His famous answer was that more than 80 percent of growth during that period traces to the technological changes in the economy during those years.