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Solving the Productivity Puzzle with Ed Balls, Anna Stansbury and Dan Turner | The We Society S8 Ep8

In the final episode of Season 8 of the We Society, our host Will Hutton is joined by economist and former Labour politician Ed Balls, Dr. Anna Stansbury, a researcher in labor and macroeconomics from MIT, and Dan Turner, Chief Research Officer for the Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown focused on national and regional inequalities. All three have recently collaborated on papers to do with regional inequality in the UK and the lessons the UK can learn from Bidenomics. In this conversation, they discuss the worsening regional disparities in productivity, income, and overall economic performance within the UK, particularly highlighting the stark contrast between the economic conditions in the South East compared to cities like Nottingham, Manchester, and Birmingham. The traditional narrative of the North-South divide, which primarily focused on employment levels and unemployment rates, has evolved. Instead, the emphasis has now shifted towards productivity, revealing that while employment rates may be comparable across regions, the productivity of economic output varies greatly. To read more about Ed, Anna and Dan’s research papers, find them here: Tackling the UK’s regional economic inequality: Binding constraints and avenues for policy intervention https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/m... What should the UK learn from ‘Bidenomics’? https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/m... Join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society’s most pressing problems. The We Society podcast is brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust. Don’t want to miss an episode? Listen and follow the show on your favourite podcast platform: https://podfollow.com/the-we-society/... You can find out about the Academy of Social Sciences and our activities at: www.acss.org.uk The views expressed in this video are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Academy.