Productivity Puzzles

The Productivity Institute

Topics: Government · Business · Education

No. 63 in GovernmentNew

Join Bart van Ark, Professor of Productivity Studies at the University of Manchester, and the managing director of The Productivity Institute as he brings you discussions with leading minds from the UK and abroad about how to improve productivity for almost everything: from health care to car manufacturing, at national and regional levels, for business and for your own personal productivity. This podcast series investigates why UK productivity is lower than in many other countries and why are there such large differences in productivity across and within the regions and devolved nations. We’ll also get the best insights from research on smart policies and effective business practices to...

Latest episodeWhat Will It Take to Raise UK Productivity?October 15, 2026 · 50 min

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Latest episodes

1. What Will It Take to Raise UK Productivity?October 15, 2026 · 50 min
2. The Productivity Impetus from Generative AIJuly 30, 2026 · 50 min
3. Why do Firms (not) Invest?June 25, 2026 · 52 min
4. Ask the expert on… keeping Britain working: health, work and productivityMay 1, 2026 · 28 min
5. Ask the expert on… skills, education and regional productivityApril 30, 2026 · 31 min
6. Ask the expert on… what is productivity?April 29, 2026 · 30 min
7. Ask the expert on… making digital technologies deliver productivityApril 28, 2026 · 30 min
8. Ask the expert on… regional productivity and place-based growthApril 27, 2026 · 31 min
9. What Does it Take to Improve NHS Productivity?March 17, 2026 · 51 min
10. Place-Based Policy Making in Modern TimesJanuary 16, 2026 · 51 min

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