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Productivity Puzzles

von The Productivity Institute

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Join Bart van Ark, Professor of Productivity Studies at the University of Manchester, and the managing director of The Productivity Institute as he brings you discussions with leading minds from the UK and abroad about how to improve productivity for almost everything: from health care to car manufacturing, at national and regional levels, for business and for your own personal productivity.

This podcast series investigates why UK productivity is lower than in many other countries and why are there such large differences in productivity across and within the regions and devolved nations. We’ll also get the best insights from research on smart policies and effective business practices to increase productivity and find out how this will drive prosperity, wellbeing and inclusive sustainable growth.

Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research project involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight regional productivity forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policymakers at all levels of government.

Find out more about at www.productivity.ac.uk

The Productivity Institute is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

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  1. What makes FDI transformative?

    49 Min.Staffel 4 · Folge 8

    Is all foreign direct investment good for productivity? Can the UK still compete for the world's most valuable investment projects? And what makes FDI transformative rather than merely incremental? This episode …

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    Is all foreign direct investment good for productivity? Can the UK still compete for the world's most valuable investment projects? And what makes FDI transformative rather than merely incremental?

    This episode explores the shift from the quantity of inward investment to its quality, what researchers now call transformative FDI, and uses the West Midlands as a case study in how investment promotion, local capabilities, and long-term economic strategy can work together to drive productivity growth.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Professor Jun Du, Managing Director, The Productivity Institute; Professor of Economics, Alliance Manchester Business School.


    • Nigel Driffield, Professor of International Business, Warwick Business School; Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Regional Engagement, University of Warwick.


    • Neil Remi, Chief Executive, West Midlands Growth Company.


    For more information on the topics discussed:

    • Transformative FDI & Regional Productivity Research: Publications and studies by Professor Nigel Driffield and Professor Jun Du at The Productivity Institute.







    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  2. What Will It Take to Raise UK Productivity?

    50 Min.Staffel 4 · Folge 7

    Is the UK’s recent productivity recovery a sign of lasting improvement? How could AI, technology adoption and shifting global economic conditions shape the country’s future productivity? This episode of …

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    Is the UK’s recent productivity recovery a sign of lasting improvement? How could AI, technology adoption and shifting global economic conditions shape the country’s future productivity?

    This episode of Productivity Puzzles explores the challenges facing the UK economy, from weak technology diffusion and widening gaps between firms to trade, competitiveness and the priorities needed to support long-term productivity growth.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Professor Jun Du, TPI Managing Director and Professor of Economics at Alliance Manchester Business School


    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  3. The Productivity Impetus from Generative AI

    50 Min.Staffel 4 · Folge 6

    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 can turn …

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    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 can turn that use into lasting productivity gains.

    This episode of Productivity Puzzles explores the challenges and opportunities that Generative AI presents, centring on a new article just published in the International Productivity Monitor, the joint journal of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards and The Productivity Institute.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Martin Baily, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Brookings Institution
    • Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy and Research Director, Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge

    For more information on the topic:

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  4. Why do Firms (not) Invest?

    52 Min.Staffel 4 · Folge 5

    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? This …

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    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?

    This episode of Productivity Puzzles explores why the UK has invested less than its peers, drawing on two brand-new studies from The Productivity Institute: one looking at how firms invest, the other at how managers think.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Tera Allas, Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School, Chair Advisory Board, at The Productivity Institute.
    • Stephen Roper, Professor of Enterprise at Warwick Business School, founding Director of the Enterprise Research Centre, Co-Director of the Innovation Research Caucus, and Research Programme Lead on “Firms in Transitions” at The Productivity Institute.
    • Catherine Mann, Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England, Programme Lead on “Finance and Investment” at The Productivity Institute.

    For more information on the topic:

    E. Golubova, S. Roper (2026) Understanding productive investment decisions: Investment patterns and decision-making processes, The Productivity Institute and Enterprise Research Centre.

    T. Allas, S. Roper (2026) Ambitious but risk averse: UK manager attitudes and the investment gap, The Productivity Institute.

    C. Mann (2026) Finance, Investment, and Productivity: Distillation and Synthesis of TPI Research Programme on Finance. Productivity Insights Paper No. 085, The Productivity Institute.

    T. Allas, D. Zenghelis (2025) The UK’s capital gap: a short-fall in the trillions of pounds that will take decades to bridge. Productivity Insights Paper No. 055, The Productivity Institute.

    C. Mann (2024) UK Business Investment: Economists, Managers, Financiers. An Integrated Framework to Analyse the Past and Underpin Prospects. Productivity Insights Paper No. 036, The Productivity Institute.

    Productivity Puzzles podcast, Business Dynamism: is turbulence good for productivity?, The Productivity Institute.

    Y. Xue, C. Mann (2026) Cost of Capital and Investment: Evidence from the UK. Working Paper No. 072, The Productivity Institute

    S. Roper, R. Owen (2026) The early-stage, equity-finance journey of potential high-growth companies in the UK, Department for Business and Trade.

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  5. Ask the expert on… keeping Britain working: health, work and productivity

    28 Min.Staffel 4

    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? Rising economic …

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    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?


    Rising economic inactivity linked to health has become a major challenge for the UK economy. In this discussion, Charlie Mayfield draws on insights from the Keep Britain Working review to explore the role employers can play in supporting people to remain in work. The conversation examines how workplace practices, health support and collaboration between employers, government and communities can help strengthen workforce participation and productivity.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Charlie Mayfield, Chair, Keep Britain Working Review, and Former Chair, John Lewis Partnership


    For more information on the topic:




    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  6. Ask the expert on… skills, education and regional productivity

    31 Min.Staffel 4

    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 performance, but …

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    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 performance, but translating the supply of graduates into broader workforce productivity remains a challenge. In this session, Duncan Ivison discusses the relationship between higher education, further education and place-based development. Using Greater Manchester as an illustration and drawing on international examples, the conversation explores how policy can strengthen skills systems, support graduate retention and migration, and better connect education with regional economic growth.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Manchester


    For more information on the topic:




    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  7. Ask the expert on… what is productivity?

    30 Min.Staffel 4

    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 into improved …

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    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 into improved living standards. Diane Coyle talks about why understanding productivity depends on improved economic measurement, including more accurate valuation of intangible, natural and digital capital. She also explains why the effects of technologies such as digitalisation and AI remain difficult to capture in traditional statistics, with significant implications for policy and how we judge economic progress.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge


    For more information on the topic:



    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  8. Ask the expert on… making digital technologies deliver productivity

    30 Min.Staffel 4

    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, productivity …

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    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, productivity growth has stalled, revealing a striking paradox: innovation is abundant, but its benefits are not. We discuss with Chander Velu why the issue lies not in the technologies themselves but in the failure to redesign how organisations create and capture value when adopting automation, digital fabrication, or quantum technologies.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Chander Velu, Professor in Innovation and Economics, University of Cambridge


    For more information on the topic:



    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  9. Ask the expert on… regional productivity and place-based growth

    31 Min.Staffel 4

    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. Drawing on …

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    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. Drawing on international evidence and Philip McCann’s extensive research on regional development, the discussion considers how cities and regions can strengthen their economic performance and contribute to national productivity growth.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Philip McCann, Sir Terry Leahy Chair in Urban and Regional Economics, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester


    For more information on the topic:



    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  10. What Does it Take to Improve NHS Productivity?

    51 Min.Staffel 4 · Folge 4

    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? This episode …

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    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?

    This episode of Productivity Puzzles explores the critical challenges and opportunities facing the UK’s health service, with a discussion centring on the NHS Productivity Commission’s major new report, From Diagnosis to Delivery: A Framework for Accelerating NHS Productivity Growth.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Anita Charlesworth, Senior Economic Adviser at the Health Foundation and co-chair of the NHS Productivity Commission.
    • Tera Allas, Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School and co-chair of the NHS Productivity Commission.
    • Mark Britnell, Professor at the Global Business School for Health at University College London and Chair of Health Innovation Manchester.


    For more information on the topic:



    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.



  11. Place-Based Policy Making in Modern Times

    51 Min.Staffel 4 · Folge 3

    What does it really mean to grow a place? This episode unpacks the concept of place-based productivity and explores how it differs from traditional regional development. The discussion examines real-world …

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    What does it really mean to grow a place? This episode unpacks the concept of place-based productivity and explores how it differs from traditional regional development. The discussion examines real-world examples and whether this approach works everywhere, from rural towns to major metropolitan areas.

    The episode also looks at how the world is changing around place-based strategies, diving into the big shifts shaping the landscape: deglobalisation, digitalisation, and political upheaval. Should policy stay technocratic, or embrace politics to make place-based growth stick?

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Jeff Anderson, Professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown University.
    • Andy Westwood, Professor of Public Policy, Government and Business at The University of Manchester and Policy Director at The Productivity Institute.


    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.



  12. Will We Get a Productive Budget?

    46 Min.Staffel 4 · Folge 2

    The Chancellor’s Budget is on the horizon. Will it bring higher taxes, deeper cuts, or more borrowing? Does the Budget really matter for productivity? And how does productivity shape the Budget? This episode of …

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    The Chancellor’s Budget is on the horizon. Will it bring higher taxes, deeper cuts, or more borrowing? Does the Budget really matter for productivity? And how does productivity shape the Budget? This episode of Productivity Puzzles looks into these big questions for this important fiscal event, as well as examining where public spending and investment should go to help boost productivity.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Tera Allas, Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School
    • Louise Hellem, Chief Economist at the Confederation of British Industry
    • Stephen Millard, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research


    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  13. Lessons Learned and What’s Next?

    46 Min.Staffel 4 · Folge 1

    Productivity is the key to economic growth and living standards. But has the productivity puzzle been solved yet? Have we been asking the right questions? And what’s next? After five years of research at The …

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    Productivity is the key to economic growth and living standards. But has the productivity puzzle been solved yet? Have we been asking the right questions? And what’s next? After five years of research at The Productivity Institute, we’re kicking off season 4 of the podcast with reflections from our recent international research conference on productivity, held at the University of Manchester on the 4-5 September 2025. Five big themes. And still, big questions ahead.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Josh Martin, Economic Advisor at the Bank of England and Research Associate with the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence.
    • Mary O’Mahony, TPI Research Director and Professor of Applied Economics at King’s Business School.
    • Catherine Mann, External member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England and Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School and The Productivity Institute.
    • Chander Velu, Professor of Innovation and Economics at The University of Cambridge.
    • Kate Penney, Research Fellow at The Productivity Institute.


    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, nine Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.



  14. Trade and UK Productivity: From Global Markets to Local Gains

    53 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 12

    This episode explores the vital link between international trade and the UK's productivity challenges. Host Bart van Ark is joined by three experts as they discuss why trade matters for productivity, the …

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    This episode explores the vital link between international trade and the UK's productivity challenges. Host Bart van Ark is joined by three experts as they discuss why trade matters for productivity, the current state of UK trade post-Brexit and COVID and the structural issues impacting trade and productivity. The conversation also looks at potential trade policies and agreements to strengthen the UK’s position and boost productivity.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:



    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  15. Books Festival: Diane Coyle & Jan Mischke

    57 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 11

    This episode explores new insights into the productivity puzzle from two fresh pieces of work. First, Diane Coyle discusses her book The Measure of Progress, explaining why what we measure is profoundly …

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    This episode explores new insights into the productivity puzzle from two fresh pieces of work. First, Diane Coyle discusses her book The Measure of Progress, explaining why what we measure is profoundly important but increasingly difficult. Then, Jan Mischke from the McKinsey Global Institute shares a striking finding from their report The Power of One: a relatively small number of "standout firms" deliver a very big share of a country's productivity growth.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy.
    • Jan Mischke, Partner at McKinsey Global Institute.

    For more information on the topic:

    • Diane Coyle (2025), The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters, Princeton University Press.
    • Jan Mischke et al. (2025), The power of one: How standout firms grow national productivity, McKinsey Global Institute May.
    • Kate Barker (2025), Review of The Measure of Progress, The Society of Professional Economists, 14 April.
    • McKinsey Global Institute (2025), Online summary of The Power of One.
    • The Productivity Institute (2023), The Productivity Agenda. A blueprint for boosting the UK’s productivity.
    • The Productivity Institute (2024), Productivity Primer. Why productivity matters for the economy, business and places.
    • Diane Coyle and Leonard Nakamura (2021), Time Use, Productivity, and Household-Centric Measurement of Welfare in the Digital Economy, The International Productivity Monitor.
    • Diane Coyle (1999), The Weightless World: Strategies for Managing the Digital Economy, MIT Press.
    • Diane Coyle (2021), Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be, Princeton University Press.
    • Zvi Griliches, Productivity, R&D, and the Data Constraint, The American Economic Review Vol. 84, No. 1 (Mar., 1994), pp. 1-23.

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council

  16. A Regional Productivity Agenda for England

    58 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 10

    Regional growth is a key component for improving productivity growth in the UK. The gaps in productivity between English regions are unusually large compared to other countries. Why is that? What can be done …

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    Regional growth is a key component for improving productivity growth in the UK. The gaps in productivity between English regions are unusually large compared to other countries. Why is that? What can be done about it?


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:



    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.


  17. A Productivity Agenda for the Devolved Nations

    1 Std. 2 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 9

    In this episode of Productivity Puzzles, we examine the productivity performance of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. How do the three devolved nations perform on productivity? What are the differences and …

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    In this episode of Productivity Puzzles, we examine the productivity performance of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. How do the three devolved nations perform on productivity? What are the differences and the similarities between them? How do they compare to England?


    The discussion features insights from Melanie Jones, John Turner, and Graeme Roy. Together, they discuss the economic indicators influencing productivity in the devolved nations and explore how regional and national policies can drive productivity growth. Highlighting the role of education, health, and business innovation, the conversation provides an in-depth analysis of the systemic challenges and potential solutions for improving productivity in each of the devolved nations.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Graeme Roy, Professor of Economics, Adam Smith Business School; Assistant Vice Principal, University of Glasgow.
    • John Turner, Professor of Finance and Financial History, Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University Belfast.
    • Melanie Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University


    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.


  18. Strategic Productivity: Unlocking the UK’s Productivity Potential

    55 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 8

    How do different leaders within a firm think about productivity? This can vary significantly between the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Human Resources Officer, and the Chief Information Officer. How do …

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    How do different leaders within a firm think about productivity? This can vary significantly between the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Human Resources Officer, and the Chief Information Officer. How do they work with their teams on productivity-related issues? What are the opportunities and barriers they face?

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Irena Teneva, Associate Director of Research & Development team at AICPA/CIMA, which amalgamates the American Institute of Certified Professional Accounts and the UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
    • Nina Jörden, Research Associate at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and a member of The Productivity Institute.
    • Marion Devine, Principal Researcher in Human Capital at The Conference Board Europe.

    For more information on the topic:

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  19. Wrapping Up 2024: Is there a productive growth path forward?

    50 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 7

    2024 has been quite a year. A new government, big plans, but a growth and productivity revival isn’t visible yet. These things take time. Is the UK still on track for a reset of policy to boost growth and …

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    2024 has been quite a year. A new government, big plans, but a growth and productivity revival isn’t visible yet. These things take time. Is the UK still on track for a reset of policy to boost growth and productivity? Or is there something fundamentally wrong with how we're thinking about these subjects?

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge & Director at The Productivity Institute.
    • Richard Jones, Vice-President for Innovation and Regional Economic Development and Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy, University of Manchester, and Policy Fellow at The Productivity Institute.

    For more information on the topic:

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  20. Industrial Strategy: What To Do and What Not To Do?

    53 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 6

    With a new government in town, industrial strategy is back. Why now? How will it help growth and productivity? How do we get it right? And, perhaps equally important, how do we make sure we don’t get it wrong …

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    With a new government in town, industrial strategy is back. Why now? How will it help growth and productivity? How do we get it right? And, perhaps equally important, how do we make sure we don’t get it wrong this time?

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Dame Kate Barker, Chair of the Universities Superannuation Scheme and Chair of The Productivity Institute’s Governing Council.
    • Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government and Specialist partner at Flint Global.
    • Andrew Westwood, Policy Director, The Productivity Institute and Professor of Public Policy, Government and Business at The University of Manchester.


    For more information on the topic:

    Diane Coyle and Adam Muhtar, UK’s Industrial Policy: Learning from the Past?, Productivity Insights Paper No. 002, The Productivity Institute. October 2021.


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  21. Business model innovation and strategic productivity

    52 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 5

    Why is business model innovation the key to an organisation’s productivity? What does it take to do it right? New technologies and new business practices don’t just come out of the blue. They happen because …

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    Why is business model innovation the key to an organisation’s productivity? What does it take to do it right? New technologies and new business practices don’t just come out of the blue. They happen because firms embed them in their processes so they can create a valuable proposition for their customers. This episode explores the challenges and opportunities for both large incumbents and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting new business models, particularly in the context of digital transformation and the transition to a net-zero economy.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Sir Charlie Mayfield, former executive chair of John Lewis. Chair of QA Limited and founder and chair of Be the Business.
    • Chander Velu, Professor of Innovation and Economics at the Institute for Manufacturing in the Engineering Department at Cambridge University.

    For more information on the topic:

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  22. UK Election 2024: A Productivity Plan

    52 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 4

    The election manifestos published in the second week of June 2024 sparsely recognise the importance of productivity. This is perhaps because it's not the most glamorous topic for voters to be excited about …

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    The election manifestos published in the second week of June 2024 sparsely recognise the importance of productivity. This is perhaps because it's not the most glamorous topic for voters to be excited about being canvassed on their doorstep. But for any incoming government, productivity will need to run through the core of the policy agenda in the coming years.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.
    • Dame Diane Coyle, Co-Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, and Co-Director of The Productivity Institute.
    • Andy Westwood, Policy Director at The Productivity Institute and Professor of Government Practice at The University of Manchester.

    For more information on the topic:

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  23. How do business leaders think about productivity?

    54 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 3

    Why should firms care about productivity? How does it add to the bottom line? What exactly drives productivity? And how can you get better at it? This episode is a conversation with three current and former …

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    Why should firms care about productivity? How does it add to the bottom line? What exactly drives productivity? And how can you get better at it? This episode is a conversation with three current and former business leaders talking about how they think about productivity, what it means to them, and what practical productivity measures their firms use.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Katy Davies, Managing Director of Evolve Your Future.
    • Lou Cordwell, Special Advisor to the Office of the President and Vice-Chancellor at The University of Manchester and Professor of Innovation at the Alliance Manchester Business School.
    • Greg McDonald, Founder and Executive Chair of Goodfish.


    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.


  24. Government policy and business productivity: does it help or harm?

    60 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 2

    What is the best thing government can do to help improve business productivity? Provide more business support? Create better conditions for doing business? Or simply, get out of the way. In other words, can …

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    What is the best thing government can do to help improve business productivity? Provide more business support? Create better conditions for doing business? Or simply, get out of the way. In other words, can government policy and business growth ever become a happy marriage?

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by a co-host:

    Bart and Rebecca are joined by two guest speakers:

    • Jane Galsworthy, Managing Director of Oxford Innovation Advice and Steering Group Chair at the Enterprise Research Centre.
    • Tera Allas, Director of Research and Economics at McKinsey & Company, UK, and Chair of the Advisory Committee at The Productivity Institute.

    For more information on the topic:

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  25. Business Dynamism: is turbulence good for productivity?

    53 Min.Staffel 3 · Folge 1

    What is business dynamism? Do we need a bit more turbulence in business creation, growth and change to get productivity up again? This episode, the first of three on the productivity of firms, looks at the …

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    What is business dynamism? Do we need a bit more turbulence in business creation, growth and change to get productivity up again? This episode, the first of three on the productivity of firms, looks at the mechanism between productivity and business dynamism, whether there are big differences between countries, and whether and how we can get a bit more turbulence.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by a co-host:

    • Rebecca Riley, Professor of Practice at King’s College London; Director of the Economics Statistics Centre of Excellence; Lead on Measurement and Methods theme at The Productivity Institute

    Bart and Rebecca are joined by two guest speakers:

    • John Van Reenen, Ronald Coase Chair in Economics at the London School of Economics Professor, where was also the Director of Centre for Economic Performance. Currently John is Director of the Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID)
    • Javier Miranda, Professor of Economics, Productivity Research at Friedrich-Schiller University (Jena), and Head of Center for Factor Market Transformation and Productivity Growth at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH). Co-director of The Competitiveness Research Network (CompNet)

    For more information on the topic:

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  26. Wrapping up Productivity Puzzles 2023: brief interviews with productivity experts

    43 Min.Staffel 2 · Folge 12

    The final episode of Productivity Puzzles Season 2 examines whether 2023 has brought us closer to putting the productivity puzzle together. What are some of the most important insights from this season of the …

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    The final episode of Productivity Puzzles Season 2 examines whether 2023 has brought us closer to putting the productivity puzzle together. What are some of the most important insights from this season of the podcast? And what can we learn from The Productivity Institute's Productivity Agenda? The conversation covers the challenges in institutional decision-making, the diffusion of technology and skills, and diversity in firm performance, investment and the adoption of good practices, as well as possible pro-productivity policies for the future.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Diane Coyle - Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
    • Adrian Pabst - Deputy Director at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
    • Mary O’Mahony - Professor of Economics at King's College Business School in London.
    • Stephen Roper - Professor of Enterprise at Warwick Business School and Director of the Enterprise Research Centre.


    For more information on the topic:



    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  27. Revisiting the UK productivity puzzle: national and regional perspectives

    1 Std. 14 Min.Staffel 2 · Folge 11

    Is the UK Productivity Puzzle anywhere closer to being solved? Where do we see progress? And what are the pieces of the jigsaw that still need to be found? This episode of Productivity Puzzles, released during …

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    Is the UK Productivity Puzzle anywhere closer to being solved? Where do we see progress? And what are the pieces of the jigsaw that still need to be found? This episode of Productivity Puzzles, released during National Productivity Week, examines the outlook for productivity growth and the best policies that will lead to better outcomes.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Ed Balls, Former Secretary of State and Shadow Chancellor; Professor of Political Economy at King’s College, London, a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.
    • Andy Haldane, CEO of the Royal Society of Arts; Chair of Levelling Up Advisory Council.
    • Rachel Wolf, Founding Partner at Public First; Former education and innovation adviser to the Prime Minister.


    For more information on the topic:



    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  28. Why does the UK do so well on the Global Innovation Index?

    55 Min.Staffel 2 · Folge 10

    How do we measure innovation and compare it across countries? And how can it be that the UK is doing so well as an innovation nation, while we seem to be underperforming on productivity? This episode of …

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    How do we measure innovation and compare it across countries? And how can it be that the UK is doing so well as an innovation nation, while we seem to be underperforming on productivity?

    This episode of Productivity Puzzles takes a deep dive into the latest 2023 Global Innovation Index (GII) and its implications for the UK's productivity. The UK ranks fourth on the Global Innovation Index, showcasing strengths in R&D, scientific output, and intangible asset intensity. But why does that not translate into productivity gains?

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:

    • Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Head of Section, Economics and Statistics Division, and co-editor of The Global Innovation Index (GII) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).


    • Anna Valero, Deputy Director of Programme on Innovation and Diffusion (POID) and Distinguished Policy Fellow, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics.

    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  29. What makes firms productive? Lessons learned from across G7 economies

    51 Min.Staffel 2 · Folge 9

    What makes a business productive? Do businesses have a sense of what they’re good at and where to improve? This episode of Productivity Puzzles looks at the Productive Business Index produced by Be The …

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    What makes a business productive? Do businesses have a sense of what they’re good at and where to improve? This episode of Productivity Puzzles looks at the Productive Business Index produced by Be The Business, one of The Productivity Institute’s strategic partners. The index, which has been published since 2020, serves as a barometer on how business leaders think their organisation is faring. The discussion looks at what UK businesses can do to catch up with peers in the G7 and how governments can help them to get there.


    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by:


    • Anthony Impey, CEO at Be the Business
    • Hannah Barlow, Managing Director at Dunsters Farm
    • Barry Leahey, President at Playdale


    For more information on the topic:

    About Productivity Puzzles:

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

  30. Science, Technology, Innovation and Pro-Productivity Policies

    48 Min.Staffel 2 · Folge 8

    What have policies to boost science, technology and innovation done for productivity? Which policies are most effective? Which countries have been most successful in using them? This episode of Productivity …

    Shownotes

    What have policies to boost science, technology and innovation done for productivity? Which policies are most effective? Which countries have been most successful in using them? This episode of Productivity Puzzles steps away from the usual panel format to engage in a reflective conversation between Bart van Ark and Dirk Pilat, a seasoned expert with over three decades of experience in shaping science, technology, and innovation policies.

    Host Professor Bart van Ark is joined by

    • Dirk Pilat, Research Fellow at The Productivity Institute, University of Manchester; and the Valencia Institute of Economic Research.


    For more information on the topic:


    About Productivity Puzzles

    Productivity Puzzles is brought to you by The Productivity Institute, a research body involving nine academic institutions across the UK, eight Regional Productivity Forums throughout the nation, and a national independent Productivity Commission to advise policy makers at all levels of government. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

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