However, for illustration, if we were to close the productivity gap vis-à-vis the OECD average, we would increase the standard of living by about a third, which is about the increase we would gain in per capita GDP.
In this regard, we can look at, for example, the construction industry, which employs about 7.5 percent of those employed in the business sector – a clear domestic industry – and let’s examine the output per worker in this industry over a long period of time.