Exports
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Research problems linked to this topic
- 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?
- What are the key routes for UK trade? What makes them key routes?
- How can we isolate the impact of export finance on trade in specific goods and services?
- How can we evaluate additionality of government support in trade facilitation?
- What are the global trends developments in the variety and scale of export finance products and services?
- How much does UK businesses’ ability to offer financing options for their products affect their likelihood of exporting and competitiveness?
- To what extent does evidence support the case for selective export promotion policy?
- We are interested in which companies we might collaborate with in order to give the UK a leading role within global value chains.
- How do delays in obtaining finance affect international buyers’ confidence in UK exporters?
- What are the best practices for the design and evaluation of export finance products and services?
- Using regional and local studies, what is the impact of export finance services on localised markets? How does export finance services support regional growth and development?
- How can aviation best facilitate trade?
- How can we best measure the impact of large exporters at a sub-regional level (for example, agglomeration effects, supply chain effects)? How can we measure the structure and interactions in the supply chain in exporting sectors?
- How do UK businesses compare with non-UK businesses in their use of trade finance and credit insurance?
- What impact do non-bank financial institutions providing export finance have on national financial markets?
- What are the key disruption risks to UK maritime? What are the most effective mitigations at the local and global level to ensure the safe and reliable passage of goods and passengers to, from and around the UK?
- We are interested in which companies we might collaborate with in order to give the UK a leading role within global value chains.
- How can various data sources inform how we identify and target support to large businesses which are high value or volume UK exporters?
- How has COVID and EU exit affected the movement of goods between Ireland, the UK and the rest of the EU? Are these impacts short or long term?
- How does export finance help in developing an integrated supply chain?
- To what extent do business strategies include exporting as a means of achieving business growth? How does this vary by business characteristics?
- 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 is the persistent of exporting businesses in a market? What characteristics impact longevity of exporters in a market?
- How important is transport to trade flows? How might international trade evolve and how might this affect our transport network requirements?
- What is the productivity premium on exporters versus non-exporters in the UK?
- What is the effect on wages, employment and survival on UK exporters versus non exporters?
- What further data sources could help us build a more complete picture of the exporter journey?
- To what extent is export support for large businesses effective in providing opportunities for small businesses in the UK supply chain? How regionally specific is this relationship?
- We are interested in understanding situations where we are heavily reliant on a particular country in order to source key components.
- 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 are the wider impacts associated with exporting, beyond firms directly affected? How does this vary by business size, export experience and sector?
- What are the main barriers of the UK's bilateral trade with partner countries? How do non-tariff and tariff barriers impact trade?