The Productivity Institute
banner
productivity.bsky.social
The Productivity Institute
@productivity.bsky.social
ESRC-funded research organisation bringing together world-leading experts from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. Headquarters at Alliance Manchester Business School.
#Budget day is on Wednesday - does the UK need to invest more money in the NHS? @teraallas.bsky.social provides her expertise on the latest Productivity Puzzles ep.: podfollow.com/productivity...
The ep. also features @econstevem.bsky.social & Louise Hellem, alongside host @bartvanark.bsky.social.
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Does increasing growth in the long run mean making politically difficult decisions in the short term? podfollow.com/productivity...

This special Budget episode features Louise Hellem (CBI), @teraallas.bsky.social (@alliancembs.bsky.social) & @econstevem.bsky.social (@niesrorg.bsky.social).
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Reducing uncertainty should be a core aim of next week's Budget. @econstevem.bsky.social from @niesrorg.bsky.social is on the latest ep. of Productivity Puzzles, w/ @bartvanark.bsky.social, Louise Hellem (CBI) & @teraallas.bsky.social from @alliancembs.bsky.social: podfollow.com/productivity...
November 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
How might the Budget impact the productive output of the UK? Long-term planning can help the business environment, says @teraallas.bsky.social on the new episode of Productivity Puzzles: podfollow.com/productivity...

#podcast #productivity #Budget #Budget2025 #growth
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
💭 Interested in wellbeing and workplace productivity? Join our online discussion on 19 November 6-7:30pm in conjunction with @resmedia.bsky.social and The University of Glasgow.

Register via emailing: socsi-events@glasgow.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We were pleased to welcome 11 senior leaders to @alliancembs.bsky.social this week for the third Strategic Productivity Executive Education course.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to explore how to turn productivity insight into action.

#StrategicProductivity @bartvanark.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A fantastic afternoon yesterday with students from Xaverian College as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences.

It was great to welcome the students to TPI headquarters at AMBS and speak to them about their thoughts on topics such as politics, society and the environment.
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The latest series of #ProductivityPuzzles is here! @bartvanark.bsky.social and his guests explore the vital questions: Has the productivity puzzle been solved yet? Have we been asking the right questions? And what’s next?

Listen wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/productivity...
October 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Global Forum on Productivity kicks off in London!

📢 @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social delivered the keynote this morning
💡 @bartvanark.bsky.social and Tony Venables will set the stage for panel discussions.

Great to see TPI experts shaping the global productivity debate.
September 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
☑️ Productivity Research Conference - done!
Thank you to everyone who presented, attended, contributed and supported our two-day conference and made it such a success. If you want to hear more about our future events and research, sign up to our weekly newsletter: www.productivity.ac.uk/subscribe/
September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
💭 More discussions from the afternoon sessions at the international Productivity Research Conference.

- Marianne Sensier & Alfonso Silva Ruiz from @alliancembs.bsky.social
- @joshmartinecon.bsky.social for @escoeorg.bsky.social and from the Bank of England
- Sumit Deole from @unitrier.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today's afternoon sessions are underway!
Including presentations from:
- Benjamin Olomu from @salforduni.bsky.social
- Adeel Ahmad Dar from the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
- @econstevem.bsky.social from @niesrorg.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A great line-up of speakers for our parallel sessions on day 2 of the Productivity Research Conference, including:
- @ninajorden.bsky.social & @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social from @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
- Jun Du from Aston University
- Iris Smiderle from Luiss Business School

#productivity #conference
September 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Jeffrey Anderson provides insights on place-based policymaking.
September 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🎤 @andywestwood.bsky.social provides opening remarks and introduces Jeffrey Anderson for the keynote session.
September 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
It’s Day 2 of the Productivity Research Conference! 🧩 Professor Jeffrey Anderson from Georgetown University will deliver the keynote this morning.
September 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
It’s a full house for the conference dinner!
September 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Poster session time at the conference! 📊📑
September 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Further discussions at the Productivity Research Conference from Pei-Yu Yuan, Begonya Ebot, Jun Du, Myungun Kim and more.
September 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The third set of parallel sessions for the day have begun! Including @mariasavona.bsky.social, @jonatanpinkse.bsky.social and Juan Durán discussing their productivity research.
September 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The afternoon sessions have begun at the Productivity Research Conference!
#productivity #research #conference
September 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
More from our parallel sessions at the Productivity Research Conference at @manchester.ac.uk 🧩
#econsky
September 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"We need to be better at factoring natural capital and the environment into our measurement of productivity" - @joshmartinecon.bsky.social during the panel session at the Productivity Research Conference.

Read his TPI blog "Greening productivity measurement": www.productivity.ac.uk/news/greenin...
September 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
September 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Our parallel sessions are underway at the International Research Conference. Plenty of insightful discussions today!
#productivity #research #conference
September 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM