Moving public agencies out of London was a major plank of the levelling-up agenda. The effects on local economies seem smaller than hoped - and it's important to compare them with those of other tools of regional policy: key infrastructure, new institutions and encouraging private sector investment.

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19 December 2024

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Economics Observatory

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https://www.economicsobservatory.com/do-cities-and-regions-gain-from-public-sector-relocation

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This publication comes under the following theme: Urban inequality: The role and determinants of urban productivity, What determines urban growth and urban decline and what should be the role of policy?