Aadya Bahl and Henry Overman discuss the difficult but essential decisions the UK Government must make to target investment strategically so that we can close the country's productivity gap and create economic growth. In particular they highlight the potential advantages of targeted investment in Greater Manchester.

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27 May 2025

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Academy of Social Sciences

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https://acss.org.uk/closing-the-uks-productivity-gap-requires-targeted-investment/

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This publication comes under the following theme: Urban inequality: The role and determinants of urban productivity