Vox:
Investing in UK prosperity: skills, infrastructure and innovation
31 January 2013
The latest GDP figures confirm that the UK economy has been more or less flat-lining since the financial crisis began. This column presents the LSE Growth Commission's integrated recommendations for reigniting UK growth, arguing that an inability to achieve sustainable growth is rooted in longer-term problems arising from a failure to invest, notably in skills, infrastructure and innovation. The UK must engage evidence-based policy, in both word and deed, if it is to overcome international competition and myriad global changes.
This article was published online by Vox on January 31, 2013
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Related publications
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
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Francesco Caselli webpage
Christopher Pissarides webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage
Macro Programme webpage
LSE Growth Commission website