Research Blogs and Insights

This section brings together my published blogs and shorter public facing writing on productivity, labour markets, public policy, and wider social and economic issues. These pieces translate academic and policy debates into a more accessible form, offering evidence based reflections on contemporary challenges while engaging audiences beyond academia.

My public writing forms part of my wider commitment to research communication, policy engagement and the clear presentation of evidence. Across these pieces, I aim to connect rigorous analysis with practical relevance, showing how research can inform public debate, organisational decision making and policy thinking.

Below, visitors can find a selection of published blogs and follow the links to read each piece in full.

From Productivity Gap to Delivery Gap: What Wales Needs Next

Published by The Productivity Institute

This blog reflects on Wales’s productivity challenge and argues that improving economic performance requires attention not only to productivity gaps, but also to the delivery capacity needed to turn strategy into action. It highlights the importance of coordination, implementation and long term institutional support in strengthening Wales’s economic prospects.

Wales Productivity Forum Insights Paper Informed Senedd Budget Scrutiny

Published by The Productivity Institute

This blog outlines how evidence from the Wales Productivity Forum contributed to Senedd budget scrutiny. It highlights the role of research in supporting policy debate and demonstrates how productivity evidence can inform public finance discussions and regional economic decision making.

Stronger Together: Wales and the UK’s Productivity Challenge

Published by The Productivity Institute

This blog reflects on the close economic relationship between Wales and the wider UK, highlighting the importance of productivity, collaboration and long term investment in supporting sustainable growth and stronger living standards.

Lessons for Wales: 3 Smart Takeaways from Productivity Pitches #7: Welfare

Published by The Productivity Institute

This blog considers lessons for Wales from wider discussions on welfare, productivity and public policy, with particular attention to the role of support systems, skills and labour market participation in shaping economic outcomes.