AI study reveals England's productivity divide is far more complex than North-South

Researchers at the University of Manchester have conducted a study using artificial intelligence to explore England's productivity variations, revealing a more complex situation than the traditional North-South divide. The study, published in the Spatial Economic Analysis journal, was led by Professor Cecilia Wong and Dr. Helen Zheng, who utilized "GeoAI" techniques to analyze productivity across local authorities in England from 2010 to 2022.