Independent:
Recovery of UK economy is the slowest since records began, say unions
1 August 2015
... Top economists echoed the TUC's concerns yesterday ... Growth in recent years has been ''anaemic'', according to University College London's Professor Stephen Machin, and research director at the Centre for Economic Performance. ''The productivity growth has been pretty lacklustre, and we are getting closer to the pre-downturn levels but it's taken a lot longer than the previous two recessions, so I'm not sure that [motoring ahead] is the right phrase to be using.''
This article was published by the Independent on August 1, 2015
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Related links
Stephen Machin webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage
CEP Real Wages Updates webpage