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The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18: the sources of the London productivity advantage

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  • Richard Harris
  • John Moffat

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The UK government has committed to ‘levelling up’ regional economic performance. Through deriving geographically disaggregated estimates of total factor productivity from plant-level data, we show that the productivity advantage of London is far greater than differences between other regions. Evidence is then provided on the extent to which differences in multinational ownership, trade involvement, enterprise structure, plant age, research and development, subsidization, size, and industrial structure explain the London productivity advantage. Less than half can be explained by these characteristics, which suggests that they should not be the main focus of policy to reduce spatial productivity differentials.

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  • Richard Harris & John Moffat, 2022. "The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18: the sources of the London productivity advantage," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(10), pages 1713-1728, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:56:y:2022:i:10:p:1713-1728
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.2004308
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    1. Paul Lavery & John Tsoukalas & Nick Wilson, 2024. "Private equity financing & firm productivity," Working Papers 041, The Productivity Institute.
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    3. Vickerman, Roger, 2024. "The transport problem: The need for consistent policies on pricing and investment," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 49-58.
    4. Hang Do & Kiet Duong & Toan Huynh & Nam T. Vu, 2024. "The Real Effects of Brexit on Labor Demand: Evidence from Firm-level Data," Working Papers 117, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Business and Management, Centre for Globalisation Research.

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