Economists have argued for decades about the best treatment for the UK’s persistent economic malaise.
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Just one degree of temperature rises can curb economic growth by 2.4%, research has found.
The chancellor has £600 billion a year to spend – so how does she balance fairness with returns?
“Awful April” hasn’t helped people to feel good about their finances.
Rail delays and other disruption caused by ageing infrastructure is threatening UK economic growth.
Bell’s book points to public investment as the key to moving Britain on from its era of stagnation.
Not all jobs and pay levels will be conducive to a four-day working week.
Growth has been elusive for UK governments for decades, and with Brexit challenges now part of the mix, Labour will have its work cut out to deliver on its pledges.
The country is crying out for more investment, and more devolution would help deliver it.
The autumn statement failed to deliver for the early years sector, which will struggle to deliver an expansion in childcare promised in the 2023 spring budget.
Pension changes, industry investment and national insurance cuts announced in the autumn statement could all help women.
Live blog: all the announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and instant reaction from experts.
Adam Smith’s arguments for accessible, universal, quality education could be applied to address the UK skills shortage.
Collective bargaining has worked well in other countries.
Owning a home by age 30 is increasingly a distant dream thanks to a growing generational wealth gap.
In these troubled economic times, skills and technology are key to lifting the UK out of the productivity doldrums.
While Johnson brings a modicum of certainty about the UK’s direction of travel – out of the EU – its future beyond 2020 remains uncertain.
Listening to employee suggestions could give the UK the productivity boost it desperately needs.
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Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Employment Relations & HR Management, University of Birmingham
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University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer, Political Economy and Public Policy, Keele University
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Vice Dean and Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Professor in Economics, University College Cork
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Research Fellow, University of Manchester
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
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Associate Dean of Faculty of Business and Law and Associate Professor in Finance, Coventry University
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Professor of Economics, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Anglia Ruskin University