Britain is falling behind the US and productivity is largely to blame

Bahl, Aadya (2025) Britain is falling behind the US and productivity is largely to blame. British Politics and Policy at LSE (19 Aug 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The gap in living standards between the UK and US has widened sharply in recent years. Aadya Bahl argues that reversing this trend means confronting the UK’s deep-rooted productivity and investment challenges.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	05 Sep 2025 10:06
Last Modified:	05 Sep 2025 10:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129397

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