Department for International Trade (UK)

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How can forecasting methods inform long-term total factor productivity growth?

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How can we assess the longer-term structural changes to the global trading system following a shock, including the assessment of the long-term impacts of short-term responses to COVID-19?

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What measures limit international trade restrictions on exports (including healthcare supplies) and investment resulting from global shocks?

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In response to a trade shock, what innovative approaches to support data collection, dissemination and application can be taken, without burdening businesses and frontline staff?

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How can data flows be rapidly improved, promoting data sharing across research, government and industry to allow secure collaboration?

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How can geospatial analysis and mapping help monitor trade patterns during recovery and target business support?

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How effective have existing trade agreements been in reducing the trade restrictiveness of non-tariff measures?

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What are the economic costs faced by businesses across different sectors, in relation to conformity assessment?

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What role does trade play in variation in sub-regional growth productivity and employment in the UK?

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What is the capacity for increasing exports in those parts of the country where the levelling up agenda is particularly focused on?

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What specific trade and investment policy interventions are most effective in creating inclusive growth for both UK and developing countries?

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In terms of business environment, which characteristics of developing markets should be considered when helping businesses engage in exporting activity?

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What are the common costs of entering new markets for UK small and medium sized enterprises and what are the success rates in recovering these costs through new sales?

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How much does UK businesses’ ability to offer financing options for their products affect their likelihood of exporting and competitiveness?

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What is best practice in developing the international classifications underpinning trade measurement – including product codes for goods, classifications for services and their relationship to sectors?

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Which technologies are most likely to disrupt the pattern of global trade and investment in the coming decades and what impact will they have on productivity growth?

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How can advances in communication technologies be used to inform our understanding of trade in digital services?

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To what extent can investment promotion optimise UK export markets? What are the limits to intervention under specific conditions of market failure?