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Britain needs infrastructure bank, say academics

31 January 2013

An influentual group of academics and business leaders has called on the Government to create an independent infrastructure bank to mitigate the "political procrastination" that has deterred investors from making long-term commitments in Britain. The London School of Economics Growth Commission, whose members include Rachel Lomax, the former deputy governor of the Bank of England, and Sir Richard Lambert, the former head of the CBI, said that the lender should be based on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and would help to boost long-term growth in the UK.

This article was published in The Times on January 31, 2013
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LSE Growth Commission Report - Investing for Prosperity: Skills, Infrastructure and Innovation, by Philippe Aghion, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Christopher Pissarides, Nick Stern and John Van Reenen, January 2013 download here

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Francesco Caselli webpage
Christopher Pissarides webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage
LSE Growth Commission website

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