Productivity Research Conference  4th – 5th September 2025 Find out more

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.

Dr Jen-Chung Mei

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge

Research Theme: Knowledge capital

Career

Jen’s research interests lie in the measurement of firm-level and sectoral-level productivity with a specific focus on understanding productivity trends in the UK and worldwide. He is also interested in international economics where his current research explores various issues relating to foreign direct investment, multinational firms, and multi-product firms. Jen has also been involved in a research team based in the National University of Ireland Galway, studying the star-scientist recruitment policy.