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The Sources of The Scotland-Rest Of The UK Productivity Gap: Implications For Policy

Harris, R.; Moffat, J.

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The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap: implications for policy. Regional Studies. This paper finds that aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) in Scotland was 16% below the ‘rest of the UK’ in 2012. This is mainly due to negative ‘non-place’ effects in the service sector. It also finds that new plant start-ups and foreign-owned plants contributed negatively to TFP growth during 1997–2012. This casts doubt on whether continuing to focus on increasing the rate of new firm formation and foreign investment will result in a ‘step change’ in productivity growth.

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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2017). The Sources of The Scotland-Rest Of The UK Productivity Gap: Implications For Policy. Regional Studies, 51(9), 1297-1311. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1160044

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 22, 2016
Online Publication Date May 31, 2016
Publication Date Sep 2, 2017
Deposit Date Feb 24, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Regional Studies
Print ISSN 0034-3404
Electronic ISSN 1360-0591
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 51
Issue 9
Pages 1297-1311
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1160044
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1390751

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