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Authors

CPP Co-Director
Richard is Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP) and Senior Research Fellow at IFS.

Helen Simpson

Research Fellow University College London
Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.

Research Associate
Wenchao is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sussex and an IFS Research Associate.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0109
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Blundell, R et al. (2013). 'What can micro-data tell us about the UK's productivity puzzle?' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/what-can-micro-data-tell-us-about-uks-productivity-puzzle (accessed: 21 May 2025).
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