Grants
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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 ...
Professor Nicholas O'regan | Manufact. Enterprise Ops& Mgmt | 10 December 2012
This project aims to develop an effective academic-business engagement support network that will focus on business leadership and decision-making in businesses that have the potential to grow and advance from small to medium sized business and from m ...
Outputs
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Katharine Sarikakis | 14 May 2013 | Organised event
A two-day collaborative international event with the institute of communication science, university of vienna, involving academics and practitioners from europe and the usa.
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Summary of Impact
The ‘revisiting the impact of large foodstores on market towns and district centres’ - study was disseminated to the planning community via professional journals such as town & country planning and property industry/planning seminars. It has been acc ...
Christopher Thompson | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Journal article
In the last few years, the discount retail food market in the uk has grown to record
levels. This followed a period of gradual increase in store numbers and also more
favourable trading characteristics for discounters given the recession and global
f ...
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Journal article
New evidence on linked trips and town centre viability
obtained from a study of the relocation of an ‘out-of-centre’ foodstore to an ‘edge-of-centre’ site
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Journal article
At a time of increasing government concern with the economic health of uk town centres and high streets, and with an independent inquiry (led by mary portas) on revitalising the high street to report by the end of 2011, this paper seeks to make four ...
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Journal article
A study of market towns and district centres in two regions in the uk, providing much needed new evidence of the changing linked trip activity associated with contemporary foodstore developments
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Further Funding
This project was based on a major three-year, two-region, before/after study of the impacts of foodstore developments on uk market towns and district centres. The aims of the study were to move forward highly-polarised policy debates, which have focu ...
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Further Funding
This study provides rigorous, up-to-date research relating to the impacts of small-store corporate food retail entry within a cross-section of five small towns in southern england. The aims of the study were threefold:
- to build upon the univers ...
Andy Newing | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Journal article
Visitor expenditure is an important driver of demand in many local economies, supporting a range of services and facilities which may not be viable based solely on residential demand. In areas where self-catering accommodation is prevalent visitor de ...
Neil Wrigley | 14 May 2013 | Human Geography | Dissemination / Communication
Presentation at the british property federation 'supporting economic growth through planning reform' seminar on the 2nd of december 2010.
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.
