UK business and economy
Our research on UK business and economy delves into key issues shaping the nation's economic landscape. We explore topics such as regional growth and financial imbalances, while providing insights into the challenges of financial markets and the impact of emerging economic policies.
Discover practical insights through our blog posts, reports, and podcasts to help drive economic growth, address financial challenges, and shape effective policies for the future of UK business.
Spotlight blog posts
View all UK business and economy blog posts here.
Podcast episodes
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Reports and policy briefs
- Policy brief: Lessons from the four-day week: Reducing working time in the digital transformation of work, Professor Brendan Burchell, Professor David Spencer, Professor Simon Deakin and Professor Jill Rubery – Digit, September 2024
- “Challenges and entrepreneurial opportunities for hill and upland farmers post-Brexit” – Dr Peter Gittins, July 2024
- “Employers’ post-Brexit workforce strategies and their use of migrant workers” – Professor Chris Forde, Dr Ioulia Bessa, Professor Gabriella Alberti, Dr Marketa Dolezalova, Dr Zinovijus Ciupijus and Dr Jo Cutter, 2024
- “Covid-19 and the spatial distribution of business closures: evidence from West Yorkshire” – Dr Gissell Huaccha and Professor Jamie Morgan, July 2022
- “Essential but undervalued: early years care and education during Covid-19” – Dr Kate Hardy, Professor Jennifer Tomlinson, Dr Helen Norman, Dr Katie Cruz, Dr Xanthe Whittaker, Dr Nathan Archer, February 2022
- “Policy note: Equity finance for business growth: Shaping policy and informing practice” – Professor Nick Wilson, May 2020
Research projects
Entrepreneurship and business models
- Constrained rural entrepreneurship
- Adopting a circular economy business model for resource efficiency in ICT industry (ACE4ICT)
- Entrepreneurship in the Adult Entertainment Industry: Insights from OnlyFans Content Creators
- Sustainability in Britain’s pub industry: exploring the social, economic and environmental impacts of different pub models
- Return policies
Economic impacts of Covid-19
- Covid-19 and the Spatial Distribution of Business Closures: Evidence from West Yorkshire
- Transformational effects of COVID-19 on inequalities at work: An international analysis of job polarisation, occupational segregation and emerging policy responses
- Childcare during COVID-19
- Protest of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Financial and labour market dynamics and policies
- Financial fraud and scandal: Lessons from history
- Yorkshire and Humber Policy Innovation Partnership
- Transition to Parenthood in UK SMEs
- Labour mobility in transition: a multi-actor study of the re-regulation of migrant work in 'low-skilled' sectors (LIMITS)
- Do Private Equity firms create value? Evidence from PE-backed companies
- UK Families in the Energy Crisis: Impact and Implications of the UK Price Cap Policy
Contact us
To find out more about any of the above research, or how you can work with us in these areas, contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk.