BIS economics and social research strategy 2009-10: an overview of economic and social research. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Consolidates existing and ongoing research to ensure that it aligns with the Department's key policy objectives. Provides an overall picture of the Department's economics research in order to identify potential gaps in the evidence base. Also demonstrates that the Department is focussed on its longer term objectives whilst responding to more immediate challenges posed by the current economic situation.
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| 10/534 | 25-01-2010 |
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Business support cross product monitoring survey: final report [wave 6]. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Methodology and findings of the sixth wave of the Department's business support cross product monitoring survey, a survey of beneficiaries of the Departmental business support products.
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| 06/2273 | 30-10-2006 |
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Business support cross product monitoring survey: final report on intermediary data [wave 5]. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Methodology and findings of the fifth wave of the Department's business support cross product monitoring survey. This surveys the intermediaries associated with the current suite of Departmental business support products.
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| 06/2272 | 30-06-2006 |
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Common core impact indicators for assessing effects of DTI industrial support policies. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Useful guidance notes for evaluators undertaking DTI evaluations.
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| 01/1768 | 28-02-2001 |
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Comparative advantage and green business. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Ernst & Young study commissioned by BERR. Focuses on UK business opportunities to shift the economy to a low carbon resource efficiency economy.
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| 08/1036 | 25-06-2008 |
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Competitiveness and productivity of the UK design engineering sector. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BERR commissioned PACEC to work with industry to develop understanding of the independent design engineering (IDE) sector in two customer industries: electronics and automotive. The study found that UK IDE sector has a competitive advantage in its specific niches, tends to be high value added, is innovation and export intensive. In the electronics sector in particular, the increase in competition brought about by globalisation has led many firms to outsource and offshore design as well as manufacturing.
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| 08/672 | 26-02-2008 |
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Does global size matter for productivity of MNEs? (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Studies the relationship between the global size of multinational enterprises and their productivity.
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| 06/1948 | 28-09-2006 |
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DTI 2004-05 economic and social research programme: list of all projects. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A list of all the projects undertaken in the period 2004 to 2005 under the DTI 's economic and social research programme.
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| 04/2298 | 01-01-2004 |
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DTI business support cross product monitoring survey 2. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report of the second wave of the regular business support monitoring surveys.
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| 04/2109 | 31-05-2004 |
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DTI business support cross product monitoring survey 3 business survey. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report of the third wave of the regular business support monitoring surveys. This report covers the survey of businesses.
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| 04/2110 | 30-11-2004 |
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DTI business support cross product monitoring survey 3 intermediaries survey. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report of the third wave of the regular business support monitoring surveys. This report covers the survey of intermediaries.
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| 04/2111 | 31-12-2004 |
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DTI business support cross product monitoring survey 4: final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Findings of the fourth wave of the DTI Business Support Cross Product Monitoring Survey, a survey of various DTI Business Support Scheme users.
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| 05/1389 | 31-03-2005 |
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DTI business support cross product monitoring survey: overview report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
The findings of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Business Support Cross Product Monitoring Survey, a survey of various DTI Business Support Scheme users.
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| 03/1776 | 30-09-2003 |
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Evaluating the impact of regulation: developing a methodology. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report by SQW who were commissioned by the DTI to develop a methodology for evaluating regulatory impact assessment (RIA) methods.
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| 05/1371 | 08-07-2005 |
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Evaluation of grant for research and development & Smart. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Final report by PACEC of an evaluation on grant for research and development Solutions for Business product. Aims to assess the achievements and impact of the grant for research and development, and its predecessor Smart, on the
national economy.
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| 09/1059 | 26-06-2009 |
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Globalisation and the changing UK economy. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Examines what globalisation involves, how the UK economy is being transformed in response to globalisation, and the policies that the Government is putting in place to best enable businesses to maximise the opportunities and meet the challenges of globalisation.
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| 08/607 | 04-02-2008 |
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Guidance on preparing evaluation plans. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Useful guidance notes for evaluators undertaking DTI evaluations.
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| 00/1724 | 01-01-2000 |
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Modelling the productivity distribution of foreign and domestic firms in the UK. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Models the productivity distribution of UK multinationals, foreign and domestic plants, focussing on the impact of R&D expenditure.
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| 06/1951 | 27-09-2006 |
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Productivity in the UK 7: securing long-term prosperity. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Outlines the Government's overarching framework for increasing the productivity growth rate and narrowing the overall gap with comparator countries. Also sets out five levers that Government can use to make the most difference to the UK's productivity performance and effectively respond to the long-term challenges and opportunities faced.
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| 07/P30 | 27-11-2007 |
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Public services industry review. Understanding the public services industry: how big, how good, where next? (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A review by DeAnne Julius of the public service industry (PSI) in terms of its value to the economy and the numbers of people it employs. Also looks at lessons learned about private and third sector delivery of public services, and assess how Government can help the PSI to be more successful in delivering high quality public services both at home and abroad. See also report on the sector URN 08/1075 and international comparisons report 08/1076.
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| 08/1074 | 10-07-2008 |
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Self assessment as a tool to measure the economic impact of BERR policies: a best practice guide. Main report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Guidance on survey research methodology to measure economic impact of policy interventions. The Department, formerly known as BERR, commissioned the National Centre for Social Research to develop and test a survey methodology for measuring the impact of Departmental policies, programmes and projects on businesses. See URN 09/1206 for a summary. For reports on stage one and two cognitive testing see URN 09/1207 and 09/1208.
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| 09/1205 | 04-09-2009 |
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Self assessment as a tool to measure the economic impact of BERR policies: a best practice guide. Summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Summary of guidance on survey research methodology to measure economic impact of policy interventions by the National Centre for Social Research, commissioned by the Department, formerly known as BERR. Intended to provide a set of best practice guidelines for the design and conduct of business surveys, specifically the measurement of economic impact. For main report see URN 09/1205. For reports on stage one and two cognitive testing see URN 09/1207 and 09/1208.
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| 09/1206 | 04-09-2009 |
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Self assessment as a tool to measure the economic impact of BERR policies: stage one cognitive testing. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report by the National Centre for Social Research commissioned by the Department, formerly known as BERR. Findings and recommendations from the initial cognitive testing of the existing questions on economic impact asked as part of the fifth wave of the 'Business support cross product monitoring survey'. For stage two cognitive testing see URN 09/1208, also 09/1205 for the main report and 09/1206 for a summary.
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| 09/1207 | 04-09-2009 |
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Self assessment as a tool to measure the economic impact of BERR policies: stage two cognitive testing. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report by the National Centre for Social Research commissioned by the Department, formerly known as BERR. Findings and final recommendations for question wording relating to the second round of cognitive testing, following on from stage one that tested questions asked in the fifth wave of the 'Business support cross product monitoring survey'. See URN 09/1207 for the stage one report, 09/1205 for the main report and 09/1206 for a summary.
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| 09/1208 | 04-09-2009 |
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Synthesis of evaluation evidence: final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report of research by SQW Consulting commissioned by the former Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) to review the ways in which the Department evaluated the impact of its policies and programmes. Provides a synthesis of the historic evaluation evidence relating to the type of interventions for which it was responsible in January 2008. It aims to assess the extent to which it could be inferred from the evidence what the contribution of the evaluated interventions had been to current high level Departmental objectives.
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| 09/1400 | 16-10-2009 |
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The 2007 productivity & competitiveness indicators. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Annual measure of indicators of UK performance on the five drivers of productivity framework: investment, innovation, skill, enterprise and competition. Assesses progress against public service agreement (PSA) targets.
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| 08/P39 | 09-01-2008 |
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The 2008 productivity & competitiveness indicators. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Annual measure of indicators of UK performance on the underlying drivers of productivity; investment, innovation, skills, enterprise and competition. Assesses progress against public service agreement (PSA) targets. Also provides analysis of the potential impact of the current economic slowdown on productivity.
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| 09/P39 | 03-02-2009 |
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The evaluation of DTI support for biotechnology. Annex A: UK performance in biotechnology-related innovation - an analysis of patent data. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report prepared for the evaluation of DTI support for biotechnology. Contains a review of patenting activity of UK companies in the US patenting system. See also the main report URN 08/976 and annex B, 08/978.
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| 08/977 | 12-06-2008 |
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The evaluation of DTI support for biotechnology. Annex B: UK performance in science related to biotechnology - an analysis of publications data. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report prepared for the evaluation of DTI support for biotechnology. Contains bibliometrics survey of publications and citations arising from UK research. See also main report URN 08/976 and annex A, 08/977.
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| 08/978 | 12-06-2008 |
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The evaluation of DTI support for biotechnology. Main report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Assesses the appropriateness, strategic positioning, impacts and costs of the suite of support programmes designed to pull through technology from a strong science base into a UK industry characterised principally by small and medium sized enterprises, with the exception of the pharmaceutical sector. See also annexes URN 08/977 and 08/978.
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| 08/976 | 12-06-2008 |
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The market for public services: international comparisons. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report by Oxford Economics that supports of the public services industry (PSI) review (URN 08/1074). Provides international comparisons of the PSI for the USA, France, Spain, Sweden and Australia based on the nearest equivalent data. See also UK report 08/1075.
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| 08/1076 | 10-07-2008 |
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The public services industry in the UK. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Report by Oxford Economics that supports the public services industry (PSI) review (URN 08/1074). Examines the size of the UK PSI together with recent historical trends. See also international comparisons report 08/1076.
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| 08/1075 | 10-07-2008 |
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UK Strategic Investment Fund: interim report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Interim report to inform stakeholders of where investments have been made from the Strategic Investment Fund (SIF). The SIF was established in the 2009 budget to support a range of targeted investments across the UK economy intended to strengthen its capacity for innovation, job creation and growth. It is a two year time-limited fund set at £750 million.
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| 09/1365 | 13-10-2009 |
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Valuation and appraisal techniques for DTI policies and projects. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Research undertaken by George Bulkley and James Foreman-Peck on behalf of the DTI on appraisal techniques that are appropriate for DTI policies and projects.
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| 05/1686 | 26-10-2005 |
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