Sushil Wadhwani, an "external" member of the monetary policy committee of the Bank of England, explains why he is a "productivity optimist". Over the last decade, forecasters have systematically underestimated GDP growth in the UK and simultaneously overestimated inflation. He also suggests ways in which the Bank of England's current published forecasts could be made "more informative". By Executive Editor Neil Courtis.

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