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The Productivity Institute is seeking Country Analysts to contribute to a study, “Bridging Policies for Productivity and Decent Work”, which explores how national productivity policies align with dece...

The latest issue of the #InternationalProductivityMonitor features a symposium of four insightful and timely contributions addressing the UK productivity puzzle—assuming, of course, that one still con...

A blog by Bart van Ark examining the 2025 release of the UK sub-regional productivity estimates by the Office for National Statistics.

by Bart van Ark The Productivity Institute, 19 June 2025 The 2025 release of the UK sub-regional productivity estimates by the Office for National Statistics, covering data up to 2023, is a timely and...

The obstacles to higher growth in Britain are well known

Bart van Ark explains why business leaders need to create a compelling story about why productivity is important.

Professors Bart van Ark and Andy Westwood write about the need for government at all levels to adopt a place-based perspective on productivity growth.

Some of the critical stepping stones are being laid but it will all depend on execution.

Professor Jagjit S. Chadha is to stand down as Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) in December 2024.

Skills England needs to be at the centre of efforts to build a system with long term clarity and stability.

How we work with policy makers on critical productivity issues at both a local and national level.

The UK chancellor should take some hard decisions on employment, productivity and investment

Working with places to better understand how they can improve productivity, along with their economic and social conditions with the aim of becoming more prosperous.