Productivity Research Conference  4th – 5th September 2025 Find out more

A diverse community of leading experts, policymakers and practitioners

The Institute’s key research themes are led by ten academic partners spread across the UK.

Working closely with policymakers

We’re a UK-wide research organisation exploring what productivity means for business

Businesses are crucial to solving the UK’s productivity problems.

The Regional Productivity Agenda

A guide to the productivity performance of the English regions and devolved nations

New Towns and Old Cities

Andy Westwood, Jack Shaw | June 2025
  • Policy Commentary
A bridge separated by a gap with one person stood on a higher section and one on a lower section

Mind the capital gap: British citizens are poorer because UK workers are denied capital

Tera Allas, Dimitri Zenghelis | June 2025
  • Policy Commentary

Andy Westwood Appointed to Skills England Board

TPI | May 2025
  • News

The Productivity Institute Business Innovation Funding Call

May 2025
  • News

Vertical integration and performance in modern manufacturing firms

Myungun Kim, Philip Chen, Pengbo Qi, Chander Velu | May 2025
  • Working Paper

Why women are key to a more productive economy

Athene Donald | May 2025
  • Policy Comentary

Highlights from the Lab

The Productivity Laboratory is our data science centre of excellence, the “engine room” for collecting, disseminating, and producing productivity data.

Productivity Forums

Our 8 Productivity Forums represent the English regions and devolved nations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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