Productivity Insights Network International Advisory Board meeting and Conference 2019
Vicki Belt participated in the International Advisory Board meeting for the Productivity Insights Network (PIN) which took place on 13th March in Sheffield. The PIN is an ESRC-funded network of social scientists working to develop new insights on the productivity puzzle. There are many linkages with the ERC’s work, and ERC researchers are pleased to be playing a key role in contributing insights and expertise to the network.
ERC Research Fellows also attended the Productivity Insights Network 2019 Conference on 14th March in Sheffield, which brought together researchers and policymakers to discuss the productivity challenge faced by the UK. Many different sub-themes were explored: productivity disparity across regions, agglomeration benefits and drawbacks, skills mismatch, regulation, innovation, infrastructure and inequality, several references were made to ERC research by speakers during the event. An Early Career Researcher (ECR) workshop was held after the Conference in order to aid ECRs working on productivity in bid and grant applications for PIN funding, and ERC Research Fellows also participated in this.
Find out more about the PIN here
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