economic growth

Time to address the North-South health divide through proportionate economic growth incentives

By Iain Buchan Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care Posted: August 7, 2017

New research has revealed widening inequality between death rates in the northern and southern England. Here Professor Iain Buchan explains the significance of his research and calls on policymakers to take action and introduce northern weighting in industrial growth funds to address the North-South health divide. There has been an alarming rise since the mid-90s […]

Short-termism and the future of Britain’s cities

By Mike Emmerich Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Devo, Urban Posted: February 28, 2017

Ahead of the release of his book, Britain’s Cities, Britain’s Future, Mike Emmerich looks at the issue of short-termism in policy making and sets out some ways forwards for addressing the geographic imbalance of economic growth and productivity in the UK’s cities. Encouraging long-term thinking in policy making has long been a challenge, both with […]

The productivity puzzle

By Diane Coyle Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: December 14, 2016

Last week, policy@manchester hosted a roundtable on productivity with representatives from HM Treasury, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and academics from The University of Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds. Here, Professor Diane Coyle reflects on the discussion and lays out her views on what needs to be done to boost the UK’s economic productivity. If the pre-financial […]

VIDEO BLOG: What could Trump mean for international development?

By David Hulme Filed Under: All posts Posted: December 1, 2016

With Donald’s Trump US election win, questions are being raised about what this means for global development especially due to his, often disputed, policies regarding immigration and economic growth . Professor David Hulme, Executive Director of the Global Development Institute, shares his thoughts: The development implications are profound especially if people like Trump pursue the […]

Giving time in a time of change

By Fiona Ramsey and Karen Hancock Filed Under: All posts Posted: November 28, 2016

Tuesday 29th November marks Giving Tuesday. The initiative, set up by the Charitable Aid Foundation (CAF), was introduced to the UK in 2014. Last year Giving Tuesday raised £6,000 per minute, breaking the world record for the amount of money donated within a 24 hour period. It now runs in over 70 countries with a […]

Local economic growth – three years on, what works and what’s next?

By Professor Henry Overman Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Inclusive Growth Posted: November 21, 2016

We know that a solid evidence base should be essential for policymaking across all areas. The What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth examines which polices are most effective at increasing local economic growth and supports policymakers to produce more high quality evidence to better guide future decision making and policy effectiveness. Professor Henry Overman, […]

Time to address the North-South health divide through proportionate economic growth incentives

Short-termism and the future of Britain’s cities

The productivity puzzle

VIDEO BLOG: What could Trump mean for international development?

Giving time in a time of change

Local economic growth – three years on, what works and what’s next?

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