This paper provides a historical overview of productivity trends and pro- (and anti-) productivity policies in post-independence India.
This paper examines the roots of Italy’s persistent productivity slowdown in a historical, sectoral and international context.
We study long-term productivity trends and summarize policies of the last 70 years with potential effects on productivity in the Netherlands. We conclude with lessons for future pro-productivity policies.
This paper explores the comparatively fast productivity growth of the US and what causes it, as well as the future impact of AI.
This paper examines (the absence of effective) pro-productivity policies in Germany, reflecting a “same tools, different paths” model.
This paper explores Korea's productivity history since the 1960s, presenting a path to improved productivity in the future.
This paper explores Spain's history with productivity growth, what has hindered productivity, and what could help.
This paper asks whether weak public policy explains Canada's productivity decline and whether new pro-productivity policies could reverse it.
A Productivity Insights Paper analysing pro- and anti-productivity policies in Brazil regarding resource allocation and business dynamism.
This paper examines how AI can be responsibly harnessed to enhance productivity in England’s adult social care sector.
Exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) adoption impacts firm-level productivity across FinTech, Retail, and Advanced Manufacturing sectors.
The primary barrier to leveraging AI is not the technology, but a lack of capabilities in public sector organisations and the wider innovation ecosystem.
This report presents the findings of the TPI Investment in Places Policy Fellowship Clarifying the Devolution Dividend.
How do conceptualisations of productivity vary between and within organisations?
This paper argues that subnational governments, namely mayors and strategic authorities, are well-placed to fill the gap in industrial strategy coordination and implementation in England.
A case-study approach to unpick the key features of the US’s place-based turn under Biden.
A low level of capital to support workers is a key cause of the UK’s low labour productivity.
What factors give performance indicators motivational power in the non-profit cultural heritage sector?
This review explores the debates underpinning purpose in business, defined in terms of focusing on finding profitable solutions for people and the planet.
An investigation into how HS2 got into a financial mess, with the goal of learning the lessons and ensuring that they are never repeated.
The East Anglia Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
The Northern Ireland Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
The Wales Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
The Midlands Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
The Yorkshire, Humber and North East Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
The North West Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
The Scotland Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
The London and South Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
Examining the potential of work-integrated learning models to address skills challenges in the UK space sector
This paper looks at the regional economic and political structure of the UK and Canada, and how these have evolved over time.
This paper examines the role played by financial markets in shaping UK regional growth fortunes.
A comprehensive analysis of the significant and persistent impact of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement on UK-EU trade relations.
An overview of results from the Investment in Productive Places study for Rochdale
Innovation drives economic growth, but its benefits are not always shared equally.
The disconnect between rising ICT investments and stagnant productivity gains remains a significant challenge for organisations.
A review of UK investment assessing the past and offering perspectives on how to improve the UK business investment outlook and outcome.
This report focuses on the relationship between the management of new technology and productivity
Exploring the potential for inward investment into the UK to contribute to reducing regional inequality.
This paper provides a conceptual overview of the different measures of productivity that are relevant to climate change.
Part-time work can be a mechanism to enable productive lives for those with care responsibilities or ill-health, But it also may limit talent utilisation even for those able to secure a retention-type part-time job.
Identifying four different types of accountability in English devolution to help foster economic growth and productivity at a place-based level.
This report suggests a shift in the public sector productivity discussion from cost efficiency to a more comprehensive evaluation of organisational productivity and effectiveness.
This research identifies significant challenges that impede the deployment of charging infrastructure for individuals without access to home charging.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 10: A new statutory growth and productivity commission is needed for the UK.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 1: The UK needs an integrated range of pro-productivity policies coordinated within all levels of government.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 9: Productivity differences in the UK regions have been increasing for 35 years and cannot be addressed without institutional reform.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 8: Further public sector efficiency gains will be hard to achieve through cost-cutting measures alone.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 7: The Net Zero business opportunity requires action on the supply and demand side.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 6: The UK's policy architecture is inadequate for a high productivity, high skill growth model.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 5: Investment is needed in physical infrastructure and organisational change to get the full benefits of digital technology.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 4: The UK’s innovation economy needs to focus on translation, innovation diffusion and discovery.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 3: UK firms would benefit from a simpler and more stable policy environment.
The Productivity Agenda Chapter 2: Investment should be high in public spending priorities and policy design to help the Net Zero transition.
This research identified five primary issues that limit the use of MMC as a way to improve productivity in housing construction.
Exploring new data from the Office for National Statistics about the capital investment done in different parts of the UK.
Reviewing the scope, role and impact of national productivity commissions in 10 countries, including the UK.
A look at the history and future of the UK's science and innovation policy.
What were the context, aims and legacy of the National Productivity Year IN 1962 and what does it mean for today’s productivity debate?
Providing initial data to explore the relationship between prosperity and inequality growth at a UK regional level.
Reviewing the literature on Further Education Colleges (FECs) in the UK and internationally and their role in skills provision to the local and regional economy.
The UK’s endemic regional-national productivity problems cannot be addressed by the UK’s current institutional and governance set-up.
A look at the productivity issues in East Anglia, part of a series of regional insights from TPI.
An in-depth look at the productivity challenges in the Midlands, part of a series looking at regional issues throughout the UK.
What reforms to the UK's interregional fiscal system will be needed to help deliver the Levelling Up agenda?
An in-depth look at the productivity challenges in Wales, part of a series looking at regional issues throughout the UK.
An in-depth look at the productivity challenges in Scotland, part of a series looking at regional issues throughout the UK.
The current role of institutions and governance structures across English regions in tackling spatial inequality and low productivity.
An in-depth look at the productivity challenges in the North West of England, part of a series looking at regional issues throughout the UK.
An in-depth look at the productivity challenges in Northern Ireland, part of a series looking at regional issues throughout the UK.
The impacts of the deficiencies of the industrial policymaking landscape in the UK, and how that contrasts with other advanced economies.
Examining the impact of court judgments on Uber's employment model on productivity and the broader gig economy.
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