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

Harris, Richard; Moffat, John

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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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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2022). The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18: the sources of the London productivity advantage. Regional Studies, 56(10), 1713-1728. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.2004308

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 28, 2021
Online Publication Date Dec 21, 2021
Publication Date 2022
Deposit Date Feb 18, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Regional Studies
Print ISSN 0034-3404
Electronic ISSN 1360-0591
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 56
Issue 10
Pages 1713-1728
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.2004308
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1213010

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