On: U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter, better than expected

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So the most productive workers in the world are.. those in Ireland?

I’d love to read a deep dive on how those numbers came to be.

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Ireland GDP is notoriously difficult because a lot of companies incorporate and book their EU profits in Ireland for tax purposes. https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-gdp-growth-multinati...

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Tax evasion.

Google creates Google Ireland to hold their IP, then Google Ireland "charges" Google Germany.

The problem is, that GDP doesn't stay in Ireland. It flows to the US.

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That chart shows relative change since 2015, not current absolute productivity.