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...“In the long term, productivity growth in the US is projected to be higher than in Europe,” said Bart van Ark, managing director at the UK-based Productivity Institute....
...Bronwyn Curtis: There is no single policy change that will boost the UK’s long-term growth....
...Bart van Ark, chief economist, The Conference Board The maturing of the business cycle, wage increases and especially the weak pound are adding to inflationary pressures in 2017....
...“In the end,” said Bronwyn Curtis, from the Society of Business Economists, “it comes down to money....
...Bart van Ark, chief economist, The Conference Board Who knows . . .?...
...Bronwyn Curtis, Society of Business Economists I don’t expect a change in the monetary policy stance in 2017....
...Bronwyn Curtis, Society of Business Economists If, as seems likely, some big companies and a lot of highly paid jobs leave the UK, there will be a hole in the tax take which will hard to fill....
...Bart van Ark, chief economist, The Conference Board The UK will need to find a decent solution on keeping a managed flow of immigrants going....
...Bronwyn Curtis, from the, Society of Business Economists It will slow by from 2.1% in 2016 to between 1.1% and 1.6% in 2017....
...Bart van Ark, the Conference Board Internal demand is likely to continue to remain strong, especially as the labour market is beginning to get tighter and wages are beginning to rise....
...Bronwyn Curtis, OMFIF Growth in the UK should be “satisfactory” if we just take the overall number....
...Bridget Rosewell, Volterra Yes, the uncertainty will be bad for investment Bronwyn Curtis, OMFIF Yes....
...Bart van Ark, Conference Board On the basis of the most common estimates, the unemployment rate has already dropped below the structural unemployment rate....
...Bronwyn Curtis, OMFIF Yes. Any coalition will have trouble keeping to such a tight spending reduction....
...Bart van Ark, The Conference Board The UK will most likely be the first economy among the mature economies to raise interest rates as the economy gradually returns to full capacity....
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