LSE Growth Commission

The LSE Growth Commission was set up to provide authoritative and evidence-based policy recommendations that target sustainable and inclusive long-term growth in the UK.

Some of its first set of recommendations in 2013 notably on infrastructure, were turned into concrete action by UK policymakers.

The Commission’s second Report and recommendations in its Growth Manifesto are due out in January 2017. They will address new questions facing the UK following the result of the June 2016 Referendum including:

• What is the UK’s economic future including its relationship with the EU?
• What is the future of the City of London?
• What is the role of industrial policy?
• What are the new developments in labour markets? 

Once again the Commission will draw on evidence given in public session by business leaders, academics, policymakers and stakeholders in the UK economy; a team of researchers at LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance using the latest data and techniques available will inform their report.

The five public sessions will be run during November & December 2016. If you would like to attend any of the session, please write to us at lsegrowth@lse.ac.uk.

Alongside the Commission's work the LSE Student Economics Association will be discussing and blogging about the economic challenges facing the UK. These will be drawn together into a final submission the Commission will consider.