Ahead of the publication of the Government's 'Levelling Up'white paper, this paper reviews
the current role of institutions and governance structures across English regions in tackling …

This paper explores the 'politics of productivity'by focusing on the political institutions, the
system of governance, and the policies that have shaped the UK's poor productivity …

Since 2008, the UK's productivity has stagnated, leading to the widely debated “productivity
puzzle”. Understanding this phenomenon and its drivers is crucial for managers and …

1. Fragile Foundations The UK's economic model is broken, stuck as it is in a low-
productivity, low-wage and low-growth cycle whence it will not escape by way of disrupting …

Populism is a paradoxical phenomenon that resists easy categorisation because it both
rejects and intensifies certain elements of technocracy. Populist politics is at once a …

This paper investigates the role of fiscal policy on financial development in Sub-Saharan
African economies, drawing on a sample of 23 countries from 2000 to 2021 using the panel …

1 The authors are grateful to Janine Boshoff, Jagjit Chadha, Huw Dixon, Barry Naisbitt and
Manuel Tong Koecklin for helpful comments and to Patricia Sanchez Juanino for preparing …

Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022, and the sanctions imposed in response
by the UK and other countries, are likely to have a significant impact on the UK economy …

Among the many subjects of discussion within the European Fiscal Rules' debate, the topic
of “complexity” has become common over the past decade, both in policy circles and the …

The UK today exhibits one of the world's most centralised governance systems while at the
same time also exhibiting amongst the highest interregional productivity and income …