The digital innovations produced since then are essentially "centered on entertainment and communication devices" and do not substantially boost labour productivity and standards of living. Digital innovations will continue to contribute to U.S. economic growth but at a slower pace than they did before the early 2000s. The productivity gains generated by the accumulation of digital assets in the economy will be insufficient to offset the structural macroeconomic weaknesses of the U.S. and other similar developed countries, notably rising income inequality, insufficient level of education and "factor price equalisation stemming from the interplay between globalisation and the internet