With the UK creeping out of recession, here’s an economist’s brief guide to improving productivity
- Written by Nigel Driffield, Professor of International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

At the end of last year, the UK was officially in recession. The economy shrank by 0.3% between October and December 2023, after a previous contraction between July and September.
New figures for January 2024 show a slight improvement. But there is nothing to indicate that the UK has made meaningful progress when...