Could a new policy institution help solve the UK's productivity problem?

Comparatively sluggish productivity growth is one of the UK's biggest policy challenges. Past strategies to solve the problem have lacked commitment and proper evaluation. One solution could be to establish a growth and productivity institution to coordinate policies over the long term, say Anna Valero and Bart van Ark.

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Anna Valero and Bart van Ark

25 January 2024

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Economics Observatory

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https://www.economicsobservatory.com/could-a-new-policy-institution-help-solve-the-uks-productivity-problem

This work is published under POID and the CEP's Growth programme.

This publication comes under the following CEP theme: UK productivity and policy