Productivity

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Universities innovation
Do universities anchor innovation or just organise it?

London School of Economics

Universities are often invoked as vital drivers of local economic growth, innovative technologies and businesses. However, as James Evans discusses their influence on local innovation may be overestimated in comparison to the role they play in organising and helping these businesses develop.

External Article 19 Jun 2024
Next government should put big cities at the centre of a national mission to make the UK richer than Germany

The UK is an outlier among leading G7 nations as its largest cities outside the capital act as a drag on the economy rather than leading it. Equivalent cities in leading G7 economies France, Germany and the US are more productive than the rest of their respective countries and this is key to explaining why their national economies outstrip the UK.

Press Release 12 Jun 2024