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The Productivity Agenda – a blueprint for boosting the UK’s productivity

Download the Agenda for free to find out how the public, private and civic sectors can be better equipped to translate productivity gains into improved living standards and well-being across the UK.

NewsOct 24, 2023

Independent growth and productivity institution needed to address UK’s economic challenges

The Productivity Agenda recommends the body to focus on long-term, strategic solutions to addressing growth challenges - find out more by downloading the report.

NewsNov 28, 2023

National Productivity Week: a collaborative effort to boost the UK’s productivity

A week-long series of events, seminars, conferences and panel discussions to raise awareness of and offer solutions to addressing the UK’s productivity challenges.

NewsNov 10, 2023
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How we should invest in productivity

Dr Paul Fisher previews his forthcoming UK Productivity Commission paper, contending that the UK productivity slowdown has been much longer in the making than usually assumed.

InsightsDec 5, 2023

The UK needs a statutory body with a long-term focus on productivity

The Productivity Agenda calls for a growth and productivity commission to help with the politics of making difficult long-term decisions.

NewsNov 27, 2023

Is AI the game changer for business productivity?

To harness the power of AI effectively, businesses need to be equipped with human, technological and organisational capabilities to identify, support, and integrate solutions.

NewsNov 10, 2023

Investment in the UK: Longer Term Trends

This descriptive study looks at the longer-term trends (1980 to 2022) in UK investment relative to comparator economies in the G7.

TPI Working papersNov 27, 2023

Regional productivity differences in the UK and France: from the micro to the macro

This research construct two large datasets spanning the entire population of French and UK firms with at least an employee to investigate discrepancies in firm-level and regional-level productivity.

Executive SummariesNov 15, 2023

Better productivity is good and it should be used for good work

Nobel Prize winning economist Professor Sir Chris Pissarides has written a blog about National Productivity Week focusing on good work.

InsightsDec 1, 2023

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Listen to the latest editions of the Productivity Puzzles podcast.

Revisiting the UK productivity puzzle: national and regional perspectives

PRODUCTIVITY PUZZLES EP 31
podcast
Nov 30, 2023

Why does the UK do so well on the Global Innovation Index?

PRODUCTIVITY PUZZLES EP 30
podcast
Nov 10, 2023

What makes firms productive? Lessons learned from across G7 economies

PRODUCTIVITY PUZZLES EP 29
podcast
Oct 12, 2023
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