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.

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

The Productivity Institute Academic and Policy Conference 2026

Read through summaries of the two days, including breakout sessions, and explore the latest evidence, ideas and discussions on improving productivity.

Academic and Policy Conference 2026

TPI | Sept 2026
  • News

Brown Bags are back!

TPI | Sept 2026
  • News
Graphic of metrics on a computer screen

The boom in the denominator: what the UK’s productivity revival is actually made of

Jun Du | Aug 2026
  • Blog

Digital skill demand by region and industry in the UK

Mary O’Mahony, Patrick Serberis, Larissa da Silva Marioni | Aug 2026
  • Working Paper
Person holding a magnifying glass over a green energy symbol, with digital icons representing solar power, wind energy, battery storage, cybersecurity and clean technology.

Twin Transition and Productivity Growth: why intangible capital matters

Ettore Gallo, Cecilia Jona-Lasinio, Iris Smiderle | Aug 2026
  • Working Paper
Wooden blocks featuring factory and policy icons, illustrating the factors that shape productivity.

Are pro-productivity policies effective? Evidence from cross-country historical data

Cecilia Jona-Lasinio, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Océane Vernerey | Aug 2026
  • Working Paper

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

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