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

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

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

Michael Pollitt
Academic Profile

Professor Michael Pollitt

Professor of Business Economics at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge

Research Theme: Transitions

Career

Michael is Professor of Business Economics at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He is an Assistant Director of the Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) and a joint academic director of the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE). Michael is a Fellow in Economics and Management at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Michael was external economic advisor to Ofgem from 2007 to 2011. He has published 12 books and over 90 refereed journal articles on efficiency and productivity analysis, energy policy and business ethics. He is currently a Vice President of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).

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