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

Blog – Nov 16th, 2023

Productivity animation explainer

Productivity is how we turn our resources into better outcomes for firms, people and places. But what is productivity and why is lack of productivity growth a problem?

Find out in our animation explainer:

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