Closing the UK's productivity gap: the latest research evidence (Themed Report) - Tapa blanda

Recent research into the productivity gap between the UK economy and other western economies such as the US, France and Germany suggests there has been an acceleration of US productivity since 1995 which is yet to happen in the UK or continental Europe. So how do we close the productivity gap? One of the government's key targets since it came into power over a decade ago was to achieve higher productivity growth and close the productivity gap. There are many different factors influencing productivity growth which may take a long time to materialise. However, a series of valuable insights into the nature and causes of the gap and what polices might be effective to close the gap, is detailed in this report.