Committees

Jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus

Inquiry

This inquiry will examine how the Government can reduce the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on economic growth and employment rates. It will look at:

  • What difference government policy can make to economic growth
  • Why the UK’s productivity growth is persistently weak
  • How successful the Government’s response to the pandemic has been in protecting jobs and managing the impact on the economy.

Read the terms of reference to find out more about the inquiry.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 11 May 2022
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus - Oral evidence 11 May 2022
2:15pm
  • Charles Goodhart CBE FBA (Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance at London School of Economics)
  • Adam Posen (President at Peterson Institute for International Economics)
  • Kristin Forbes (Professor of Management and Global Economics at MIT's Sloan School of Management)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Monday 7 February 2022
3:00pm Private
3:15pm Public
Jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus - Oral evidence 7 February 2022
3:15pm
  • The Lord O'Neill of Gatley
  • Professor Jagjit Chadha (Director at National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR))
  • Roger Bootle (Chairman at Capital Economics)
  • Ann Pettifor (Director at Prime Economics)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Monday 13 December 2021
3:00pm Private
3:15pm Public
Jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus - Oral evidence 13 December 2021
3:15pm
  • Irene Graham OBE (Chief Executive at ScaleUp Institute)
  • Kitty Ussher (Chief Economist at Institute of Directors)
  • Stephen Phipson CBE (Chief Executive at Make UK)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 20 October 2021
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Jobs, growth, and productivity after coronavirus - Oral evidence 20 October 2021
2:15pm
  • George Dibb (Head of the Centre for Economic Justice at Institute for Public Policy Research)
  • Sir Geoffrey Owen (Head of Industrial Policy at Policy Exchange)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

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