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Press cuttings in March 2017


16 March 2017
Media Release: SCDI Forum - Exporting key to resilient growth during Brexit and second independence referendum | AllMediaScotland.com

12 March 2017
Brexit, the appeal of the London School of Economics: "Immigrants are fundamental to the economy" | Business Insider (Italy)

07 March 2017
Britain Seeks to Plug Skills Shortages Sapping Productivity | The New York Times

02 March 2017
Hard Brexit will 'open Pandora's box' for UK businesses says CBI president | The Independent

01 March 2017
What trading outside the Single Market looks like | LSE Brexit Blog


Press cuttings in February 2017

28 February 2017
Britain is damning itself to a low wage, low productivity economy | Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph

27 February 2017
Britain becoming a one-party state focused on fewer migrants | The Irish Times

26 February 2017
Our nation of shoppers needs a new growth model | David Smith, The Sunday Times

24 February 2017
Brexit Bulletin: Team May Hits Back | Bloomberg News

24 February 2017
Britain 'needs more skilled migrants' to help drive growth | The Times

23 February 2017
Morgan Stanley Said to Weigh Moving 300 UK Jobs on Brexit | Bloomberg

23 February 2017
UK Banks' Loss of EU Passport a `Major Threat,' LSE Study Says | Bloomberg

23 February 2017
LSE Growth Commission sets out economic reform proposals | Public Finance

22 February 2017
LSE Growth Commission Report - UK Growth: A New Chapter | CCR Magazine


Press cuttings in December 2016

01 December 2016
Does raising the National Living Wage make economic sense? | LSE Business Review Blog


Press cuttings in November 2016

24 November 2016
Autumn Statement does little to dampen fears for the economic health of the UK | LSE Business Review Blog

24 November 2016
Brexit and its effect on the pound, the UK's trading position and productivity | LSE Business Review Blog

23 November 2016
Industrial policy: Past, present and future in post-Brexit Britain and beyond | LSE Business Review Blog

21 November 2016
May seeks solution to productivity conundrum | Financial Times

03 November 2016
People moving to UK are not taking British jobs | says George Osborne, Guardian

03 November 2016
George Osborne: Brexit government likely to keep controversial state aid rules | New Statesman

03 November 2016
Beware UK's isolation, warns Osborne | The Times

03 November 2016
'Brexit bakcers didn't think of economy and immigrants aren't taking jobs', blasts Osborne | Express Online

03 November 2016
Investing in the future of the UK: LSE relaunches its Growth Commission | Productivity Puzzle

02 November 2016
George Osborne rejects Theresa May's claim that immigration causes unemployment | Independent

02 November 2016
Lord Darling interviewed on UK Economic Growth | All Out Politics, Sky News

02 November 2016
Vince Cable interviewed on manufacturing and mechanics of Brexit | prior to his appearance at the Growth Commission Panel, BBC Radio London


Press cuttings in August 2016

03 August 2016
Are academic economists out of touch with voters and politicians? | LSE Business Review Blog


Press cuttings in February 2013

05 February 2013
Why democracies aren't good at bridge building | Bloomberg

04 February 2013
Scheme is no guarantee of reviving the economy | The Times

03 February 2013
We've been on a roll - and can do it again | The Sunday Times

02 February 2013
Investment failure blighting Britain | Daily Mail

01 February 2013
A Growth Manifesto: New report challenges Britain to embrace technocrats | The Economist

Planning for long-term growth tells us what we should do in the short-term | New Statesman


Press cuttings in January 2013

31 January 2013
Anthony Hiltion: Urgent need is for a growth agenda | Evening Standard

UK needs industrial strategy, LSE economists say | Daily Telegraph

Britain needs infrastructure bank, say academics | The Times

If this is the future, it looks brighter already | The Times

Failing schools 'hampering economy': Britain will not prosper unless education is overhauled, report warns | Mail Online

Household income data is measure of economic recovery, LSE panel says | The Guardian

Economists warn poor standard of British schools will hurt GDP | City AM

Politics blamed as a bar to growth | Chris Giles, Financial Times

A Manifesto for Growth: The LSE Growth Commission Report | Interview with John Van Reenen, YouTube

Investment key to economic recovery | Press Association

Top economists urge action for growth | Morning Star

30 January 2013
Britain needs a long-term prosperity plan | John Van Reenen and Richard Lambert, Financial Times

22 January 2013
Research to kick-start the UK economy | cisionwire.com


Press cuttings in October 2012

15 October 2012
Cameron must commit to a low-carbon economy | Nicholas Stern, Financial Times


Press cuttings in September 2012

15 September 2012
Timing is everything: Fiscal consolidation during depression | John Van Reenen interviewed by Viv Davies for VOXeu.org

13 September 2012
Do we want more growth? A preliminary assessment of the LSE Growth Commission | Vicky Pryce for Policy-Network.net


Press cuttings in August 2012

02 August 2012
UK should have waited to enforce austerity | Jonathan Portes & John Van Reenen, Financial Times


Press cuttings in June 2012

11 June 2012
A canny way to revive our moribund housing sector | Tim Besley and Tim Leunig, Financial Times


Press cuttings in May 2012

14 May 2012
What to expect from Francois Hollande | Philippe Aghion, Financial Times (subscription only)

10 May 2012
What would a growth agenda look like? | BBC Business News

09 May 2012
We need a Queen's Speech for Growth | Nicholas Stern, Financial Times


Press cuttings in April 2012

27 April 2012
Fiscal Consolidation: Too much of a good thing? | John Van Reenen, VOXeu.org

16 April 2012
Growth Must be the Goal | John Van Reenen, The Times


Press cuttings in March 2012

29 March 2012
Wanted: A real budget for growth - Commetary on UK Budget 2012 | John Van Reenen, VOXeu.org


Press cuttings in January 2012

29 January 2012
Small do in growth is big blow to confidence | David Smith, The Sunday Times

28 January 2012
No growth, but LSE is looking for it | Tim Harford, Financial Times

25 January 2012
LSE Growth Commissioner Lord Browne interviewed on PM with Eddie Mair, BBC Radio 4

24 January 2012
Debt hits £1trn milestone | Richard Johnstone, Public Finance magazine

23 January 2012
Supply chains: time tariffs | The Economist

Will LSE's Growth Commission make a difference? | Larry Elliott, The Guardian