We use UK micro data to explore whether planning regulation reduced UK retailing productivity growth between 1997 and … which increased the costs of opening large stores. This might have caused a slowdown in productivity growth if firms (a … productivity works out at about £80,000 per small chain supermarket store. …

data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for evidence … or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government innovation …

on output, inputs and total factor productivity. The analysis provides evidence on the diffusion of intangible investment … slowdown in labour productivity growth has been driven by a decline in TFP growth with relatively a minor role for tangible and …