The Productivity Impetus from Generative AI
Generative AI has moved from curiosity to everyday tool with remarkable speed. But the big productivity question is not simply whether people are using it; it is whether firms, sectors and economies c...
30 Juli 50min
Why do Firms (not) Invest?
Why do firms invest when they do and not necessarily when they should? Are firms too cautious to invest? Or just realistic about uncertainty? Is the real investment gap about money or about mindset? ...
25 Juni 51min
Ask the expert on… keeping Britain working: health, work and productivity
If one in five working‑age people are inactive, what does that say about the UK’s productivity problem? Why does ill health push so many people out of work in the UK, but not in peer countries? Ris...
1 Maj 27min
Ask the expert on… skills, education and regional productivity
If universities are engines of growth, why isn’t productivity accelerating? What’s the point of educating graduates if regions can’t keep or use them? Skills are central to regional economic perfor...
30 Apr 31min
Ask the expert on… what is productivity?
Do we need to rethink how we measure productivity in the age of digital technologies and AI? Productivity is a fundamental measure of how effectively people, firms and places transform resources in...
29 Apr 29min
Ask the expert on… making digital technologies deliver productivity
Why doesn’t digital technology always translate into productivity growth? What if the technology and your business model don’t quite fit? Despite unprecedented advances in digital technologies, pro...
28 Apr 29min
Ask the expert on… regional productivity and place-based growth
Why do places matter for productivity? If productivity is local, why is policy still so centralised in the UK? Productivity varies widely across regions, shaping economic opportunity and growth. Dr...
27 Apr 30min
What Does it Take to Improve NHS Productivity?
Why does productivity vary so widely between NHS organisations? Can new technologies like AI and remote monitoring help the health service seize the opportunity to redesign care for the long term? T...
17 Mars 50min
