Productivity Commission

The Productivity Commission is the policy arm of The Productivity Institute and regularly meets to discuss ongoing policy questions throughout the UK. Based at our partner, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, it is an independent academic forum for the development of research-based policies and a focal point for Whitehall initiatives.

The objectives of The Commission are:

• To help understand and communicate the policy implications of new academic research related to UK productivity;
• To collect evidence from key stakeholders and provide summaries of research and evidence with an emphasis on regions and the devolved nations;
• To examine the implication of planned policies, respond to policy initiatives in Whitehall, elsewhere and overseas, provide policy advice and develop policy proposals.