Baumol's cost disease

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Baumol_effect
gptkbp:appliesTo education
healthcare
performing arts
public services
gptkbp:citation economic literature
gptkbp:contrastsWith sectors with high productivity growth
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:William_J._Baumol
1960s
gptkbp:describes rising costs in labor-intensive sectors
gptkbp:explains wage increases without productivity growth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baumol's cost disease
gptkbp:influenced public policy debates
gptkbp:relatedTo service sector
cost structure
wage inflation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_J._Baumol
gptkb:William_Baumol
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6