Economic globalisation
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Research problems linked to this topic
- Supply chain resilience: more comprehensive evidence on the supply chain relationships between companies in the UK and those in other countries, as well as evidence on the potential impact of supply chain restrictions.
- To what extent is the market and actors within it able to withstand economic shocks?
- In terms of business environment, which characteristics of developing markets should be considered when helping businesses engage in exporting activity?
- Comparative studies on international strategic advantages now and in the future.
- How should the UK position itself in terms of the global AI market? What sort of AI businesses should we particularly be looking to attract?
- How important are imports from developing countries for UK supply chains and what role can they play in diversification of supply chains?
- How can DIT use ODA for response to COVID-19 crisis and recovery?
- We are interested in which companies we might collaborate with in order to give the UK a leading role within global value chains.
- Data on risk-adjusted returns on UK start-ups relative to other countries.
- Analysis of international polling and other survey indicators of the impact on public attitudes towards globalisation. Are there differences between developed vs. lower and middle income countries, or generational differences, and do these suggest significant changes compared to results from recent decades
- How can the UK build its potential to transform research into intellectual property (IP) and products/services and to commercialise to increase its global market share?
- We are interested in which companies we might collaborate with in order to give the UK a leading role within global value chains.
- What is the nature of international investment in science and tech related R&D?
- Providing sufficient scale up capital for fast growing tech and deep tech companies is always a very important topic, as part of the global race for leadership.
- We are always interested in comparing the situation and activity in the UK to what is happening in our global partners and competitors.
- We are interested in understanding situations where we are heavily reliant on a particular country in order to source key components.
- What is the impact of increased trade and investment on poverty reduction in developing countries?
- Which trade policy levers could have the greatest impact in terms of reducing global emissions? Which are the most realistic mechanisms to achieve clean growth?
- How does international R&I activity affect the local economy?
- What are the digital technology trends that the UK Government should be considering in the long term?
- With growing preference for greener investments, how should sustainability goals be balanced with ensuring all sectors can continue to access financial markets?
- What are the opportunities to influence global digital standards?