Passage Summary: An economist says wages only go up if workers get more productive, but since companies aren't buying new tech, productivity won't go up, so wages won't either.

Conclusion: It is improbable that real wages in the country will see a significant rise in the near future.

Reasoning: Significant wage growth requires notable productivity gains, but businesses are currently underinvesting in the technology needed to drive those gains.

Analysis: The argument sets up a conditional requirement: Wage Increase requires a Productivity Increase. It then observes a lack of tech investment and concludes there will be no wage increase. To make this logically airtight, we need to bridge the gap between 'low tech investment' and 'no notable productivity increase.' Look for an answer that guarantees that without tech investment, productivity cannot increase notably.