Britain’s growing regional divides
Reviewing the regional economics, politics and policy-making of the UK since 1979
A project sponsored by the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School; the Department of Political Economy and the Policy Institute, King’s College London; and the Gatsby Foundation. The project has been conducted with the cooperation of HM Treasury.
Research strands
Tackling the UK’s regional inequality
Why hasn’t UK regional policy worked?
What needs to be done?
Anna Stansbury, MIT Sloan
Dan Turner, Harvard Kennedy School
Ed Balls, Harvard Kennedy School and King’s College London
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In our first project, we identify the binding constraints to growth facing the UK’s regional economies.
Dan Turner, Harvard Kennedy School
Nyasha Weinberg, Harvard Kennedy School
Esme Elsden, University College London
Ed Balls, Harvard Kennedy School and King’s College London
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In our second project, we publish the full transcript of ninety-three interviews will top-level policy practitioners, alongside our own summary.
Nyasha Weinberg, Harvard Kennedy School
Dan Turner, Harvard Kennedy School
Anna Stansbury, MIT Sloan
Esme Elsden, University College London
Ed Balls, Harvard Kennedy School and King’s College London
In our third project, we synthesise the findings of our first papers to set out policy recommendations for the next UK parliament.
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- In memoriam: Paul RowsellWe interviewed nearly one hundred leaders – from prime ministers to central bankers, to local government leaders – who had spent…
- Coverage of our third paper in The Times, The GuardianFollowing the UK launch of our third paper A Growth Policy to Close Britain’s Regional Divides: What Needs to be Done,…
- New release: “A Growth Policy to Close Britain’s Regional Divides: What Needs to be Done.”We are pleased to announce the publication of our newest working paper, which you can access here via the Mossavar-Rahmani Center…
- Project authors published “By Invitation” in the EconomistEd Balls and Dan Turner were invited to write in this week’s The Economist’s ‘By Invitation’ slot, as part of a…
- Coverage of “Why hasn’t UK regional policy worked?”This week saw the launch of our second working paper, Why hasn’t UK regional policy worked?. We were pleased to launch…