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In the Autumn 2004 edition of CentrePiece:

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Productivity: understanding regional differences

What drives variations in economic performance across Britain? Patricia Rice and Tony Venables find that access to cities has a big influence on regional productivity. Read more...
North and south

Joining the European Union had a big impact on the geography of UK trade and manufacturing. Henry Overman and Alan Winters trace the continuing effects of that decision on the North-South divide. Read more...
Teacher shortage: another impending crisis?

How can the UK education system recruit and retain the high-quality teachers it needs, especially for the places and subjects where there are severe shortages? Arnaud Chevalier and Peter Dolton examine the role of pay an... Read more...
Jobless recovery: whatever happened to the great American Jobs machine?

In terms of employment creation, the US economic expansion since 2001 has been the worst in over half a century. Richard Freeman and William Rodgers explore what's been going on in the labour market during this 'jobless ... Read more...
Seeking a premier economy

In the 1980s and 1990s, successive UK governments enacted a series of economic reforms to establish a more market-oriented economy. A major new book assesses the impact on productivity, employment and income inequality. Read more...