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Research problems linked to this topic
- How much does UK businesses’ ability to offer financing options for their products affect their likelihood of exporting and competitiveness?
- 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 we measure the market access restrictiveness of a country from a UK perspective?
- To what extent does the use of voluntary standards facilitate or restrict trade? How does this vary by country and sector?
- How can we best evaluate the impact of DIT’s campaigns and events on businesses?
- To what extent will mobile market consolidation impact: (i) mobile coverage, (ii) consumer choice, (iii) consumer behaviour? How might the government or regulatory body need to prepare or intervene?
- 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?
- What is the persistent of exporting businesses in a market? What characteristics impact longevity of exporters in a market?
- How can we evaluate additionality of government support in investment promotion?
- What are the best ways to measure business perceptions of risk in relation to exporting post COVID-19?
- 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?
- How can various data sources inform how we identify, address and resolve market access barriers relating to goods, services and foreign investment?
- What is needed to bring the UK to a best-in-world performance on recycling, particularly in difficult areas such as urban recycling? How can we improve secondary material markets to drive further recycling increases?
- How can we effectively measure levels of ‘servitisation’ and ‘servicification’? [footnote 1]
- How has Covid-19 impacted the financial resilience of UK aviation companies as well as the wider aviation supply chain, and what impact will this have on the Government’s strategic objectives? Have these impacts modified the market structure or associated labour markets?
- How can we better measure interactions of regulations and how they adapt in response to innovation?
- What are the big strategic questions in relation to ‘Pro-Innovation Regulation’ that the government should be focused on? Do regulatory mandates and remits need to change and if so how, as markets and the economy continue to shift? Is sector-focused regulation struggling to cope with changing markets, and how should it interact with horizontal regulation? Should innovation be made an explicit part of regulators’ remit, without diluting their responsibility for consumer safety? How far should regulation be used to create new markets or shape existing ones?
- Where non-tariff measures behave as fixed costs to trade, how can these be most effectively incorporated in trade modelling?
- What impact will the copper switch off have on the resilience for networks and their usage? How might it impact public sector service providers, such as care homes, emergency services and other NHS sites? How aware are customers that the copper switch off is taking place and what risks come from this for the market?
- What impact are podcasts having on the UK radio market? What is the scale and reach of the UK podcast market, in terms of the number of providers, usage of different platforms, market share of providers and platforms, demographics and other factors including financial dynamics?
- We are interested in estimates of the size of the future market for particular technologies.
- How can various data sources inform how we identify and target support to large businesses which are high value or volume UK exporters?
- What insights does the academic literature provide on the economics of trade remedies, and issues that have arisen in recent World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, including subsidies and market distortions?
- What are the potential harms and wellbeing risks that can impact consumers? How do we best measure and quantify these harms taking into account different online markets? How do different markets and tools engage in terms of reach and impact on individuals, for example to what extent does advertising follow and adversely impact consumers?
- What is the role of the consumer in delivering net zero and how can changes be achieved equitably? What are the potential market responses to such changes and how do we avoid unintended consequences?
- In what ways might the broadcasting market change in the long-term? What can an analysis of business models and changing viewing habits tell us about the likelihood of market convergence and whether that might be vertical or horizontal integration through the supply chain?
- How can the categorisation and measurement of trade in services by the modes of supply be developed and optimised?
- What are the best practices for the design and evaluation of export finance products and services?
- 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?
- How can we quantify the impact of good regulatory practice?
- Are digital markets, including digital intermediation services such as platforms, impacting creator remuneration, and if so how?
- 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?
- What are the global trends developments in the variety and scale of export finance products and services?
- What is international best practice to define and measure trade in services? This may include digital trade, e-commerce and cross-border data flows.
- What factors make countries and regions attractive as destinations for investment in high potential, early stage, technology-based entrepreneurs?
- What impact do non-bank financial institutions providing export finance have on national financial markets?