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24th July 2024
COVID-19’s impact on sectoral productivity: short-term fixes or long-term changes?
This blog discusses the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic on global productivity growth, emphasising short-term declines and subsequent recovery. Drawing on the UK Innovation Report 2024, it examines the role of knowledge-intensive services and the manufacturing sector in driving recovery across five countries and questions the sustainability of these trends.
3rd July 2024
Becoming a technology superpower: is the UK producing enough scientists?
4th June 2024
Firing on just a few cylinders: recent performance of the UK machinery and equipment manufacturing sector
28th May 2024
Navigating the path to Net Zero: a closer look at the UK’s low-carbon and renewable energy economy
7th May 2024
Moving differently: why the transport we use matters for reducing carbon emissions
17th April 2024
China’s emerging industrial vision: the significance and impact of ‘New Quality Productive Forces’
4th March 2024
Brazil’s new industrial policy plan: three sources of optimism and three words of caution
21st February 2024
Rising above challenges: the resilience and innovation of UK aerospace manufacturing
11th January 2024
Forging ahead: ten years of growth and innovation for the UK food and drinks sector
29th September 2023
The development crossroads of small island states: the case of Timor-Leste
15th August 2023
Manufacturing a more equitable world through informed policy-making
22nd June 2023
