With the holiday season almost upon us we are launching our
summer reading list. The Economics Team read dozens of articles to
come up with our top six picks for summer reading. All are
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Since the Industrial Revolution each generation in the UK has
been around 25% better off than their parents. Rising prosperity
has been driven by rising productivity – producing goods and
services more efficiently. The standstill in UK productivity since
the global financial crisis poses a power threat to the idea of
rising prosperity across generations. This speech by the Bank of
England's Chief Economist, Andy Haldane,
