A diverse community of leading experts, policymakers and practitioners

The Institute’s key research themes are led by ten academic partners spread across the UK.

Working closely with policymakers

We’re a UK-wide research organisation exploring what productivity means for business

Businesses are crucial to solving the UK’s productivity problems.

Productivity Puzzles Podcast

The latest season of our podcast Productivity Puzzles is out now.

Budget 2025: Hyperactive Incrementalism and the Missing Long View

Patrick Diamond, Dave Richards, Darcy Luke, Sam Warner, Andy Westwood | November 2025
  • Policy Commentary

Pro-Productivity Policies in Germany: Same Tools, Different Paths

Thomas Niebel | November 2025
  • Insights Paper
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Boosting Productivity to Sustain Economic Growth in South Korea in the Face of a Shrinking and Ageing Population

R. Jones | November 2025
  • Insights Paper

Will We Get a Productive Budget?

Bart van Ark | November 2025
  • Policy Commentary

Philip McCann receives Walter Isard Award for Scholarly Achievement

TPI | November 2025
  • News
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The Bang for the Buck: Aggregate Impact of Firm -Level R&D Incentives

M. Ignaszak , D. Robbins , P. Sedláček | November 2025
  • Working Paper

Highlights from the Lab

The Productivity Laboratory is our data science centre of excellence, the “engine room” for collecting, disseminating, and producing productivity data.

Productivity Forums

Our 9 Productivity Forums represent the English regions and devolved nations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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