This research theme focuses on the dynamics of business demography.

The central focus is to build understanding of the growth rate distribution of UK businesses and which types of firms are responsible for job creation and economic growth. Developing and updating data has been a major feature of work in this research theme this year. Key to this has been updating the Business Structures Database and related analysis. Find out more.

Meet the Team

The research around Business Demography is being led by Professor Mark Hart with support from Drs Anyadike-Danes, Jun Du and Karen Bonner. The team are located at Aston Business School, Birmingham.

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Publications

Moving on from the ‘Vital 6%’ (Insights Paper No 3)

Localisation of Industrial Activity across England’s LEPs: 2008 & 2012 (Research Paper No 15)

Supporting Sustained Growth among SMEs (White Paper No 7)

Burden or Benefit? Regulation as a Dynamic Influence on SME Performance (Research Paper No 7)

Accounting for Job Growth (Research Paper No 2)

Firm Dynamics and Job Creation in the UK (White Paper No 6)