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Tenreyro: The fall in productivity growth: causes and implications
Many thanks for the invitation. Maurice Peston was an inspiration and role model for economists, having combined a distinguished career in academia with an unwavering commitment to public policy. As well as his legacy here at Queen Mary, he also left a big mark at the LSE, both as a student and later as a faculty member. It is a true honour to be here to give the Peston Lecture. My talk today will be about productivity, and more specifically, about the UK productivity puzzle. Recently we have heard a lot about the productivity puzzle in the media, with policymakers, journalists and academics debating different ... (full story)