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Increased investment in national and local infrastructure across the UK is fundamental to increasing productivity and economic growth. There is a pressing need to adopt a broad, integrated approach to infrastructure planning, valuation and engineering.
Stamp duty discourages house moving locally, slowing down the housing market. Replacing it with an annual local tax on the value of land or property could increase housing mobility and provide incentives to local authorities to build more housing and to property owners to use land more efficiently.
Skills in the workforce are crucial for firms’ ability to putinnovative ideas into practice and increase productivity. Focus has traditionally been on high-level skills, but intermediate-skilled technicians and wider workforce skills are also essential.
African governments are once again promoting large plantations and estates, but a study highlights the complex choices and trade-offs of different farming models.
Women in zero-hours contracts or part-time employment are left out of family-friendly work arrangements mainly aimed at standard full-time employees.
Family background may not be a greater barrier to economic success in Britain than other parts of the world, says research from University College London.
More consumers are concerned that farmers are paid fairly than that the cost of their food is low, says study of our attitudes to the food supply chain.
The uneven spread of industry across Britain limits productivity and innovation in low-performing areas, with London productivity 32% higher than the UK average in 2015. A new analysis highlights patterns of industry distribution and business performance across the country.
The launch of the Scottish National Investment Bank, which could leverage a total of £3.4 billion funding in its first year, is heavily influenced by research from PhD student Gemma Bone Dodds.
Income inequality is higher in the UK than in several other European countries, and is set to increase over the coming years. Child poverty is increasingly concentrated among one-earner couples, and policies supporting this group could have the most impact on reducing poverty in the future.
