Alan Sutherland's picture
Affiliation: 
University of St. Andrews
Credentials: 
Professor of economics

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The UK Productivity Puzzle

Question 4: Which of the following policies would be your second choice of policy to boost private sector productivity, in addition to or absent your first choice?

Answer:
Infrastructure investment
Confidence level:
Not confident

In the last two questions you are asked which government policies are best suited to help the UK emerge from its productivity growth slowdown. Question 3 asks for your most preferred policy option, while question 4 asks for your second choice. You may use the comment section to outline specific policy recommendations.

Question 3: Which of the following policies would best help improve private sector productivity?

Answer:
Investments in human capital including education and job retraining
Confidence level:
Not confident

Question 2: Which of the following was the second most important cause for the slowdown in UK productivity growth?

Answer:
Human capital including education and employee skills
Confidence level:
Not confident

Question 1: Which of the following was the most important cause for the slowdown in UK productivity growth?

Answer:
Productivity mis-measurement
Confidence level:
Not confident

Labour Markets and Monetary Policy

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Question 2: Do you agree that, in a period of great uncertainty and after a prolonged period of weak real wage growth, monetary policy makers can afford to wait for greater certainty about real wage developments and building inflationary pressure before raising interest rates?

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Answer:
Agree
Confidence level:
Confident

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