In a Vox column, Bob Hall argues that in the US, “the standard of living stopped growing around 2000. Family purchasing power today is just the same as in that year.” Hall identifies drivers of a “US secular supply stagnation.” In particular, he sees

no sign of a reversal of the decline in labour’s share of total income …

no sign that a burst of productivity growth will make up for the complete stall in productivity growth around the crisis …

no sign suggesting a departure from the decline in labour-force participation.