Grants
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Mehmet Ugur | Management & Business Studies | 24 May 2013
Innovation is a major source of economic growth in the long-run, but its effects on employment are less clear-cut. In addition, the evidence base on uk firms is less developed compared to evidence from major oecd countries. This project aims to inves ...
Professor Simon Deakin | 31 March 2013
The aim of the project is to understand the role of labour law in alleviating poverty in developing countries and to produce a diagnostic tool or template to assist those who are reforming labour laws to do so in a way which is appropriate to the sta ...
Dr Elena Novelli | Management & Business Studies | 18 March 2013
A firm intending to introduce a new product into the market has to look beyond successfully inventing a product. For the product to be successful a set of complementary products also need to be available that will enhance the focal product's value fr ...
Dr Angus Armstrong | 02 March 2013
The aim of this project is to re-examine the role of public policy in a modern banking system. We propose three separate studies. First, the policy debate over whether to separate specific banking activities (volcker rule and vickers report) depends ...
Professor David Bell | 01 February 2013
This research addresses economic aspects of constitutional change particulalry those associated with tax and spending. This will mainly be done in the context of the forthcoming referendum on independence in scotland. It will examine the change ...
Professor Stephen Roper | Entrepreneurship | 01 February 2013
The enterprise research centre (erc) is an independent research centre which aims to provide trusted, robust and independent commentary on sme research and policy. Erc has six core research programmes focussing on entrepreneurial intentions, sme lead ...
Dr Jonathan Reynolds | 01 February 2013
We are not short of rhetoric and opinion on the future of retail places in the uk. We are short, however, of rigorous, evidence-driven analysis. This timely project seeks to combine the data resources of the local data company with the 25 years' expe ...
Professor Tim Jackson | Earth Resources | 01 February 2013
Passage aims to explore the relationship between sustainability and prosperity in the context of the ‘green economy’. The award will support professor jackson over three years in two principal tasks. The first of these is to synthesise th ...
Mr Jonathan Portes | 07 January 2013
This exchange fellowship has two strands:
the engagement focus aims to increase government use of academic work, by increased engagement between bis, niesr and the wider academic community through:
a series of seminars for those working on policy wi ...
Professor Catherine Hall | Economic & Social History | 31 December 2012
This project examines the nature and significance of caribbean slave-ownership in the formation of britain in the crucial coincident years of the peak of the slave-economy and a decisive period in the industrialisation of britain. It develops a histo ...
Outputs
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Simon Parris | 23 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Impact Record
Academic research in the field of non-profit governance has shifted from an initial interest into the role of boards as a mechanism for managing uncertainties emanating from the external environment of organisations, to a focus on boards as a phenome ...
Simon Parris | 23 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Impact Report
Academic research in the field of non-profit governance has shifted from an initial interest into the role of boards as a mechanism for managing uncertainties emanating from the external environment of organisations, to a focus on boards as a phenome ...
Simon Parris | 23 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Impact Record
Academic research in the field of non-profit governance has shifted from an initial interest into the role of boards as a mechanism for managing uncertainties emanating from the external environment of organisations, to a focus on boards as a phenome ...
Timothy Coles | 23 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Dissemination / Communication
U7 and u9 presentations at rfu roadshows in hampshire, warwickshire and durham
Simon Down | 23 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Impact Report
Report of the scientific and economic/societal impacts relating to the grant
Stephen Vainker | 23 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Seminar/workshop
Learning staff seminar
Michael Devereux | 23 May 2013 | Economics | Newspaper
Businesses should be assessed on where they make their sales, writes professor michael devereux, director of the oxford university centre for business taxation.
Simon Down | 22 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Other
Following an expression of interest we were invited to submit a tender to the business, innovation and skills department. This tender, attached to this ros output, is attached.
Rita De La Feria | 21 May 2013 | Economics | Conference paper/presentation
Presentation on designing a destination-based corporate tax.
Simon Down | 21 May 2013 | Management & Business Studies | Newspaper
Esrc magazine
Case Studies
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Case Study | 22 June 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media
Researchers at the university of leeds, carried out the largest study to date of the erotic dancing industry in the uk night-time economy to assess the realities of negative claims about the industry. Following co-operation with the researchers, loca ...
Case Study | 11 March 2011 | Business, General public, International, Press/media
A study of reinsurance underwriting and broking practices in the london and bermuda analysed the strengths and weaknesses of face-to-face and electronic trading approaches, highlighting how they affect training and business development.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
The centre for economic performance made a significant contribution to the research evidence base for a national minimum wage, which has benefitted over 12 million workers.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
A scheme introduced by southampton city council granted planning permission for a new store - on the condition that the company guaranteed interviews to jobseekers who had completed a pre-employment training course.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
The centre on skills, knowledge and organisational performance's research has informed the english skills strategy and policies in finland, norway and australia.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Schools, Voluntary sector
The esrc business engagement strategy scheme has funded a wide range of projects, resulting in benefits for both business and academia.
Features
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Feature | 21 May 2013 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media
One of the enterprise research centre’s newly published white papers concludes that both start-up companies and established businesses have rapid growth potential.
Feature | 07 May 2013 | General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media
A study supported by the esrc and the department for international development presents some surprising results of the controversial zimbabwean land reform - and challenges five particular myths.
Feature | 11 April 2013 | General public, International, Partnerships, Press/media, Schools
Muslim ethnic minority communities have been integrating into british and german cities for some time, according to research presented at the norface migration conference at university college london this week.
Feature | 09 April 2013 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media
Nicholas crafts, professor of economics and economic history at the university of warwick and director of the esrc centre for competitive advantage in the global economy, examines how the economic policies of the thatcher era affected the uk economy. ...
Feature | 07 March 2013 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media
Professor david newberry argues that public investment in the right areas will fuel uk economic growth - with the short-term impact of giving work to domestic private companies who will create jobs.
Feature | 05 March 2013 | Business, General public, Press/media, Schools
An evaluation of home-working showed a dramatic increase in employee performance and reduction in staff turnover, according to findings from a team including professor nicholas bloom from esrc's centre for economic performance.
Feature | 01 March 2013 | Business, General public, Press/media, Schools
Linguistic studies show that women in senior management think hard about what they say and how they say it.
Feature | 14 February 2013 | Business, General public, Press/media, Schools
The recession has had a profound impact on britain's workplaces - but findings from the workplace employment relations study show that parts of working life have actually improved since the survey was last conducted in 2004.
Feature | 12 February 2013 | Business, General public, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
The sixth workplace employment relations study, co-funded by the esrc, reveals that the tough economic climate has led to pronounced increases in workload and working hours for many employees in britain.
Feature | 06 February 2013 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
More government borrowing and public sector job cuts, as tax rises are on the horizon, warns the ifs green budget.
Press Releases
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Press Release | 11 February 2013 | Academic, General public, Policymakers, Press/media
The official launch of the tax administration research centre is taking place on tuesday 12 february at church house conference centre in westminster. The centre is a joint partnership between the university of exeter and the institute of fiscal stud ...
Press Release | 22 January 2013 | Academic, Business, Policymakers, Press/media
What will it take put the uk back on the path of sustained economic growth? re-igniting growth, published by the economic and social research council (esrc), includes a series of interviews with key academics funded by the esrc.
Press Release | 12 November 2012 | Academic, Business, Policymakers, Press/media
Warwick and aston universities have been chosen to host a new enterprise research centre that will help develop understanding of the factors affecting business investment, performance and growth.
Press Release | 07 September 2011 | Academic, Business, Further education, General public, Higher education, Partnerships, Postgraduate, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
In these tough economic times, universities are under pressure to use their knowledge and discoveries to drive economic growth, but an economic and social research council (esrc) study reveals that not all universities are equal.
Press Release | 21 July 2011 | Academic, Business, General public, International, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector
Following the victory of the scottish national party (snp) in the recent scottish elections on may 5, a unique in-depth survey of the entire snp membership conducted throughout 2008, funded by the economic and social research council (esrc), reveals ...
Press Release | 27 January 2011 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
A new report released today (thursday 27 january) by the economic and social research council (esrc) provides a snapshot of what we know about our current economic situation and explores what can be learned by looking at evidence from economic and so ...
Press Release | 16 March 2010 | Press/media, Schools
Staged on the hebridean isle of lewis an event will see two school teams lock horns on the question 'are people living in rural areas innovative?' in the strathclyde university innovation debate. The event is part of the economics and social research ...
Press Release | 09 March 2010 | Business, Press/media
Issues such as employee engagement and wellbeing will be the topic of a debate over tea and toast at the business breakfast seminar, staged by consultiwp.
Press Release | 25 November 2009 | Policymakers, Press/media
The government's skills for life initiative has not significantly improved literacy or the economic performance of participating companies, despite what policymakers believe.
Press Release | 02 April 2009 | Academic, Business, Further education, Higher education, Postgraduate, Press/media
Over the past decade the growth in business schools has created a global market for well trained staff, who are already in short supply.
