What impact does devolution have on UK productivity? This evidence review examines fiscal decentralisation, the Manchester Model and Andy Burnham's plans.

This paper examines how AI can be responsibly harnessed to enhance productivity in England’s adult social care sector.

New evidence shows how management practices, particularly performance measurement, are linked to AI adoption among UK firms.

Explore insights from The Productivity Institute Conference 2026, featuring academic research and policy debate on productivity, innovation and growth.

EAC member, Prof. Jun Du, explains how to solve the UK trade barriers with the EU.

UK productivity growth has improved, but ONS data shows why labour input and working hours complicate claims that UK firms have become more productive.

This paper examines how digital skills, green tasks and intangible capital shape labour productivity growth across 16 OECD countries.

This paper uses job advert data to examine regional digital skills demand in the UK, including AI skills and strategically important industries.

On the whole, the 2020s has been a disastrous decade for UK productivity growth. But an under-discussed revival appears to be underway. While the much-maligned Labour Force Survey’s headline number is...

This paper examines how public policies, institutions, skills, markets, R&D, trade and environmental measures shape productivity across advanced economies.

This study explores how organisational capital and ICT investment interact to boost labour productivity, especially in digitally intensive industries.

Using Eurostat enterprise survey data, this paper analyses how skills, policy, costs, demographics and business barriers shape AI adoption across the EU.

In her first blog as Managing Director of The Productivity Institute, Professor Jun Du explores how the UK can adapt to economic change, technological disruption and global uncertainty, and outlines k...

Read our independent FCA-commissioned research exploring how UK financial services hubs relate to regional growth, productivity and SME access to finance.

How can places boost productivity and prosperity? This report explores how investment in local capital assets can support inclusive growth across UK communities.

Bart van Ark reflects on six years at The Productivity Institute, exploring productivity, place, policy alignment and the value of collaboration.

Walsall’s productivity lags behind the West Midlands and UK averages. But its long-term growth rate outpaces the region and is catching up.

In this paper, we investigate the link between public investment and output in the United Kingdom.

What can Greater Manchester's economic performance tell us about UK growth? Explore evidence and analysis on productivity, investment, governance, trade and regional development from The Productivity ...

Has Greater Manchester become one of the UK's strongest-performing city regions? This paper investigates the evidence behind the "Manchester Model", examining growth, productivity, investment and gove...

This study examines whether firms’ R&D investment shapes labour market power by affecting the wedge between workers’ marginal revenue product and wages.

Post-Brexit trade only survives where companies were already "locked in" to each other through complex, shared manufacturing processes. But smaller, simpler trade relationships are being systematicall...

How do UK managers make an investment decision? Research from The Productivity Institute looks at the process and the decision-making.

A new study finds a clear positive association between improvements in mental health and increases in household income.

This paper explores how the ‘Manchester model’ of devolved governance and strategic collaboration offers solutions to the UK’s regional inequalities by addressing key barriers to investment, innovatio...

Why do firms invest when they do and not necessarily when they should? This episode of Productivity Puzzles explores why the UK has invested less than its peers.

The 50th issue of the International Productivity Monitor covers AI, intangible capital, manufacturing productivity, healthcare measurement, and the cost of living.

Post-Brexit trade only survives where companies were already "locked in" to each other through complex, shared manufacturing processes. But smaller, simpler trade relationships are being systematicall...

Post-Brexit trade only survives where companies were already "locked in" to each other through complex, shared manufacturing processes. But smaller, simpler trade relationships are being systematicall...