Press Release: Post-Brexit UK Trade – An Update
Brexit changes caused 22.9% slump in UK-EU exports into Q1 2022 Researchers at Aston assessed the impact of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK UK exports fell by an average of 22.9% in the first 15 months following the deal Variety of UK products exported to EU down by 42% 25 November 2022 | Birmingham, UK Research by…
News: House of Lords Written Evidence ‘A Creative Future’ Published
House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee's Inquiry, ‘A Creative Future' [Published: 5 October 2022] Professor Jun Du, Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo and Dr Emine Beyza Satoglu submitted written evidence to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee's inquiry, ‘A creative future’ which has now been published on the…
New Book Chapter: Brexit and UK Services Trade
Brexit and UK Services Trade [Published: 23 June 2022] Prof Jun Du and Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo have had a book chapter ‘Brexit and UK Services Trade’ published in 'The Economics of Brexit: What Have We Learned?' by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Further details of the book chapter can be found here.
New Article: Why has the UK-EU TCA so far Proven Costly?
Why has the UK-EU TCA so far Proven Costly? [Published: 22 June 2022] Prof Jun Du and Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo, have published a new article in Comment Central entitled 'Why has the UK-EU TCA so far Proven Costly?'. In the article they argue the introduction of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 2021 severely constrained UK trade and…
New Policy Brief: Is The Post-Communist Transition Over?
Is The Post-Communist Transition Over? [Published: 15 June 2022] A leading German economic policy institute IZA World of Labor published a brief by Professor Tomasz Mickiewicz, along with co-autor Associate Professor Elodie Douarin (University College London) entitled ‘Is the post-communist transition over? IZA World of Labor. 16 June 2022.……
New Publication & Media Coverage: TCA, Non-tariff Measures and UK Trade
TCA, Non-tariff Measures and UK Trade [Published: 15 June 2022] Prof Jun Du and Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo have published a new article entitled ‘TCA, Non-tariff Measures and UK Trade’ that has received coverage from the Financial Times. Abstract The UK exit from the EU generates additional trade costs between the two parties, and…
New Publication: Tail Risk, Systemic Risk and Spillover Risk of Crude Oil and Precious Metal
Tail Risk, Systemic Risk and Spillover Risk of Crude Oil and Precious Metal [Published: May 2022] Dr Sajid Chaudhry, along with co-authors Dr Rizan Ahmed (University of Birmingham), Chamaporn Kumpamool (Khon Kaen University) and Chonlakan Benjasak (Walailak University), have published a new article entitled 'Tail Risk, Systemic Risk and Spillover…
News: Global Strategy Journal Best Paper Award
News: Global Strategy Journal Best Paper Award [8-9 April 2022] Jun Du, Chris Jones, Yama Temouri, Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi, Emine Beyza Satoglu, Xiaocan Yuan, Santiago Gallego De Cáceres from Centre for Business Prosperity presented seven papers in the 2022 Academy of International Business (AIB) UK Conference on 8-9 April held at the University of…
New Publication: Digital Economy in the UK: Regional Productivity effects after Early Adoption
Digital Economy in the UK: Regional Productivity effects after Early Adoption [Published: Special Issue 2021] Dr Anastasios Kitsos, along with co-authors Dr Emmanouil Tranos (University of Bristol) and Prof Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Raque (University of Birmingham) have had an article 'Digital Economy in the UK: Regional Productivity effects after…
News: Prof Jun Du and Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo Secured Funding
Prof Jun Du and Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo Secured Funding Application [10 January 2022] Prof Jun Du and Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo have been awarded funding to the value of £20,000 for the period January - April 2022. The topic of the application was 'Brexit Uncertainty and International Trade in Services, Evidence from UK Creative Industries'.
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