Trade and UK Productivity: From Global Markets to Local Gains

Productivity Puzzles by The Productivity Institute

Jun 19, 202500:53:16Government & Organizations

This episode explores the vital link between international trade and the UK's productivity challenges. Host Bart van Ark is joined by three experts as they discuss why trade matters for productivity, the current state of...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Productivity Puzzles.

The Productivity Impetus from Generative AI

Jul 30, 2026 - 00:50:10

Generative AI has moved from curiosity to everyday tool with remarkable speed. But the big productivity q...

Why do Firms (not) Invest?

Jun 25, 2026 - 00:51:51

Why do firms invest when they do and not necessarily when they should? Are firms too cautious to invest?...

Ask the expert on… keeping Britain working: health, work and productivity

May 1, 2026 - 00:27:50

If one in five working‑age people are inactive, what does that say about the UK’s productivity problem? W...

Ask the expert on… skills, education and regional productivity

Apr 30, 2026 - 00:31:05

If universities are engines of growth, why isn’t productivity accelerating? What’s the point of educating...

Ask the expert on… what is productivity?

Apr 29, 2026 - 00:29:34

Do we need to rethink how we measure productivity in the age of digital technologies and AI? Productivity...

Ask the expert on… making digital technologies deliver productivity

Apr 28, 2026 - 00:29:43

Why doesn’t digital technology always translate into productivity growth? What if the technology and your...

Ask the expert on… regional productivity and place-based growth

Apr 27, 2026 - 00:30:34

Why do places matter for productivity? If productivity is local, why is policy still so centralised in th...

What Does it Take to Improve NHS Productivity?

Mar 17, 2026 - 00:50:43

Why does productivity vary so widely between NHS organisations? Can new technologies like AI and remote m...