Economic and Social Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council

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

Our nine Productivity Forums are spread across the UK acting as regional ambassadors for the importance of productivity. The Investment in Productive Places campaign helps places understand how their resources can be used more effectively.

Investment in Places

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

Working closely with policymakers.

Read and listen to our up-to-the-minute productivity output.

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

World-leading productivity research

Our mission is to support a step-change in the quality and quantity of productivity research available in the UK.

About us
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The links between sectoral and regional investment and sectoral, regional, and aggregate productivity in the United Kingdom

Antonio Haro-Bañón, Fergus Jimenez-England, Monica George Michail, Stephen Millard | February 2026
  • Working Paper

Heterogeneous Capital and the Productivity of UK Manufacturing Firms

Diane Coyle, Ioannis Bournakis, Jen-Chung Mei | February 2026
  • Working Paper

Why Does UK Infrastructure Cost So Much?

Graham Winch | February 2026
  • Insights Paper
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Working in an Immaterial World: Intangible Assets and the Supply and Demand for Skilled Labour

Mary O'Mahony, Catherine Robinson, Michela Vecchi | February 2026
  • Working Paper

Framing a place-based investment strategy for Fermanagh & Omagh

Marianne Sensier, Joel Hoskins, Michael Francis, Kate Penney, Abhi Sharma, Philip McCann | February 2026
  • Insights Paper

National Productivity Week 2026 – Better outcomes for people, firms and places

TPI | December 2025
  • News

Highlights from the Lab

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

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Productivity Forums

Our 9 Productivity Forums represent the English regions and devolved nations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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