How could a new trade agreement revitalize SMEs in the agri-food sector?
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the agri-food sector, Brexit has ushered in a new era of challenges. Previously accustomed to the frictionless trade afforded by EU membership, these businesses now face significant trade barriers, including stricter checks and complicated documentation requirements. SMEs are particularly affected, as they often lack the resources to navigate… Read more
What do we know about the factors that affect business export decisions?
The State of Small Business Britain 2023 A manifesto for small business growth and productivity
The factors that shape a country’s ability to benefit from international R&D spillovers
Mapping Schumpeterian Outcomes in the UK Small Business Population over Time – The Effect of Social and Environmental Orientation on Innovation, Exporting & Growth
Business Confidence, TCA Adaptation, and Export Performance
Of chickens and eggs: Exporting, innovation novelty and productivity
Of chickens and eggs: Exporting, innovation novelty and productivity
New Research Paper : TCA, Non-tariff Measures and UK Trade
UK exports suffered £12.4bn decline in 2021, largely attributed to non-tariff measures – new research Professor Jun Du and Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo from Aston University analysed the effects of the end of the Brexit transition period on UK exports This equals to a nearly 16% of UK total exports in the first half of 2019… Read more
TCA, Non-tariff Measures and UK Trade
TCA, Non-tariff Measures and UK Trade
The end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end for UK trade?
2020 was a terrible year for UK trade. Overall, UK exports in goods contracted by almost 15%, down by £54.5 bln[i] in the twelve-month period, this is even worse than the contraction seen in the UK economy as a whole, which was just under 10% in GDP terms. [ii] Furthermore, the early 2021 bilateral trade… Read more
Export status and SME productivity: learning-to-export versus learning-by-exporting.
Export status and SME productivity: learning-to-export versus learning-by-exporting. Research Paper No 71
Exporting, ambition, finance and SME performance: Exploratory analysis of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2015 and 2016
Persistence in exporting: cumulative and punctuated learning effects.
Persistence in exporting: cumulative and punctuated learning effects. Research Paper No 50
Unlocking UK Productivity
UK productivity to be boosted by increasing exporting and innovation among small and medium-sized firms. Britain’s productivity is falling behind other economies because it is slower to turn ambitious smaller firms into exporters of innovative new products and services, according to a new report. With more support, it is estimated that up to 110,000 small… Read more
Experience, age and exporting performance in UK SMEs.
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