Steven Bond-Smith

Commentary

Productivity

Why some places produce more per hour worked than others, and what innovation, skills, distance and remote work have to do with it.

Publications on this theme are listed below. Shorter writing for a general audience is on the commentary page.

  1. The lost decade never ended in Hawaiʻi

    Bond-Smith, S. and Schwartz, E.

    UHERO Insights, 2026

    Published version

    In the pressHawaiʻi Free Press, El-Balad, University of Hawaiʻi News

  2. Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?

    Bond-Smith, S. and Schwartz, E.

    UHERO Insights, 2026

    Published version

    In the pressHawaii News Now, University of Hawaiʻi News, Big Island Now

  3. UHERO Focus (YouTube) cover

    Beyond the price of paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?

    Bond-Smith, S.

    UHERO Focus (YouTube), 2026

    Published version

  4. Beyond the hype: What research shows about the value of college in the AI era

    Inafuku, R. and Bond-Smith, S.

    UHERO Insights, 2026

    Published version

    In the pressUniversity of Hawaiʻi News

  5. The importance of understanding distance and scale

    Bond-Smith, S.

    UHERO Insights, 2021

    Published version

  6. Remote areas miss WFH benefits

    Bond-Smith, S.

    Business News, 2021

    Published version

  7. WA an early mover on recovery

    Bond-Smith, S.

    Business News, 2021

    Published version

  8. University funding changes do not hit the mark

    Bond-Smith, S. and Cassells, R.

    The Australian, 2020

    Published version

  9. More hospitals will not cure Australia's ailing health-care system. There's a more efficient way

    Bond-Smith, S., Duncan, A., Mavisakalyan, A., and Tarverdi, Y.

    The Conversation, 2019

    Published version

  10. Location, location, location: What's holding back an Australian ideas boom

    Bond-Smith, S., Cassells, R., and Duncan, A.

    The Conversation, 2016

    Published version