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SGS Economics and Planning Productivity or perish

Productivity or perish - the Australian challenge for the 21st century

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Arts and Culture, Employment, Retail, Transport

American economist Paul Krugman once famously said, “Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run, it’s nearly everything.” Productivity is the efficiency with which firms, industry, and the economy, convert inputs such as labour, capital, and raw materials, into income. It increases when output grows faster than input and is a crucial factor driving improved standards of living. Labour productivity, in particular, is essential in driving growth in living standards. Therefore, cities, regions, and countries devote extra time and effort to improve in this area. How can regions improve productivity across the country? Read on.
SGS Economics and Planning Luke Nicholls

We are delighted to welcome Luke Nicholls to our team

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We are delighted to announce that Luke Nicholls is joining our SGS team from July 2018 to lead project delivery across Western Sydney and work with us to grow our team and our impact. Luke is an experienced City Planner with over 20 years in local government strategic planning, management, project delivery and environmental law. He has been Director of Planning and Environment at major local authorities in Western Sydney as well as for the regional city of Port Macquarie. Luke was a key part of our team from 2011-2014 when he held various roles including Sydney Practice Leader, Principal and CEO. We're excited to welcome Luke back!
SGS Economics and Planning Innovation Precinct Paper

From alleys to valleys: creating innovation precincts through inclusive policy

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Arts and Culture, Education, Employment

Public policy literature overwhelmingly focuses on premium inner-city innovation precincts - but planned innovation outside typical inner-city innovation precincts is both important and possible. In this paper, we identify what makes planned innovation precincts successful and recommend that policymakers consider different policy mixes to support innovation in both the alleys of the cities and the valleys of the regions.