Investment, capital formation, speculation
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- How might COVID-19 shape wider social attitudes towards trade and investment?
- To what extent can investment promotion optimise UK export markets? What are the limits to intervention under specific conditions of market failure?
- What different patterns can be observed in trade and investment flows following exogenous shocks (such as COVID-19), compared to endogenous shocks (such as a financial shock) to the economy?
- How can specific provisions in trade agreements be effectively evaluated in terms of benefits to developing countries?
- How can artificial intelligence, machine learning, simulation, agent based modelling and other leading data science techniques contribute to better understanding of trade and investment patterns?
- What is the role of inward and outward investment in economic performance indicators, for example national and regional growth, employment, and macroeconomic stability?
- What is the impact of large exporters on the UK economy beyond exports (for example. national and regional growth such as employment, investments, R&D, productivity and GVA)?
- What activities – from government or other actors – contribute to monetised outcomes?
- What factors have historically been important to identify large businesses which are high value or volume exporters? To what extent are these factors sector specific?
- How will COVID-19 affect global technological adoption rates and what will that mean for disruptions to global trade and investment patterns?
- What is the best way to track and measure the value of DIT’s service interventions?
- How can we evaluate additionality of government support in investment promotion?
- How can we quantify the impact of individual barriers on trade and investment?
- How effective is trade and investment policy in creating economic security and resilience that safeguards against shocks? What can we learn from comparing different country responses?
- What are the sub-regional implications of future trade agreements and trade policy more broadly
- Where non-tariff measures behave as fixed costs to trade, how can these be most effectively incorporated in trade modelling?
- What data and methods can improve estimation of intra-regional trade within the UK?
- How can we best evaluate economic impact of including sectoral annexes to chapters in trade agreements?
- How can global demand shocks (including for emergency and medical supplies) be best modelled, accounting for uncertainty?
- Which statistical methods can help reconcile foreign investment and trade asymmetries between partner countries?
- What impact have technological and geopolitical changes had on global investment trends and has this altered investor sentiment?
- What are the wider impacts associated with exporting, beyond firms directly affected? How does this vary by business size, export experience and sector?
- What further data sources could help us build a more complete picture of the investor journey, including who is involved?
- How can we use novel datasets to understand capital investment needs across the UK, including by sector and region?
- How can we effectively measure the long-term sectoral impacts of shifting consumer preferences for greener goods?
- What long-term trade opportunities and risks may arise from changes in the use of technology and ways of working resulting from COVID-19?/