Karen Bonner

Senior Economist

Karen is a senior economist at Ulster University’s Economic Policy Centre and also works with the ERC on projects relating to entrepreneurship, business demography and innovation. She is involved primarily in firm-level economic research utilising micro-data to examine aspects of firm performance in both Northern Ireland and the UK. Karen works with ERC members to produce the UK Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Other recent projects include those for BEIS, DfE, and Scottish Enterprise. Previously she worked as a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Queen’s University, Belfast.

Contact Details

Email:ka.bonner@ulster.ac.uk

Research Themes

  • Business Growth

Biography

Karen is a senior economist at Ulster University’s Economic Policy Centre and also works with the ERC on projects relating to entrepreneurship, business demography and innovation. She is involved primarily in firm-level economic research utilising micro-data to examine aspects of firm performance in both Northern Ireland and the UK. Karen works with ERC members to produce the UK Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Other recent projects include those for BEIS, DfE, and Scottish Enterprise. Previously she worked as a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Queen’s University, Belfast.

Research Report

Benchmarking Local Innovation: The Innovation Geography of England 2016 -18

ERC Research Report

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ERC

Research Report

Productivity in the ICT sector in Northern Ireland: A Pilot Study

ERC Research Report

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ERC, Karen Bonner, Nola Hewitt-Dundas

Research Report

Northern Powerhouse Local Growth Dashboard

ERC Research Report

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ERC

Research Report

UK Local Growth Dashboard 2019

ERC Research Report

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ERC

Research Report

State of Small Business Britain 2019

ERC Research Report

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ERC

Research Report

Benchmarking local innovation – the innovation geography of England: 2019

ERC Research Report


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Stephen Roper, Karen Bonner

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NI Local Growth Dashboard

ERC Research Report

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Queen's University , ERC

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UK Local Growth Dashboard 2018

ERC Research Report


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ERC

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State of Small Business Britain Report 2018

ERC Research Report

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ERC

Research Paper

Fast-growth firms in the UK: definition and policy implications.

ERC Research Paper No 63

Policy Briefing
Research Report

Benchmarking Local Innovation

ERC Research Report

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ERC

Insight

LEP Innovation Benchmarks 2002. 2010

ERC Insight Paper