How do local infrastructure investments impact on an area’s economic performance either in isolation or through complementarities with other investments such as housing or commercial property?
Background
BEIS is striving to create fairer, inclusive and flexible workplaces so that everyone has the change to succeed, whilst balancing home and work life. We will unlock enterprise and cut burdens to help businesses start and grow, while reforming corporate governance and improving boardroom diversity. To that end, BEIS needs research to better understand the following:
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Topics
- economy, business and finance
- economic sector
- construction and property
- commercial building
- real estate
- economic organisation
- environment
- politics
- government policy
- economic policy
- economic development incentive
- infrastructure policy
- science and technology
- social sciences
- economics
- geography
- society
- social condition
Related UKRI funded projects
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i-BUILD: Infrastructure BUsiness models, valuation and Innovation for Local Delivery
Our national infrastructure - the systems of infrastructure networks (e.g. energy, water, transport, waste, ICT) that support services such as healthcare, education, emergency response and thereby ensure our social, econ...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project discusses infrastructure challenges and proposes innovative business models, but does not directly address the impact of local infrastructure investments on economic performance.
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Transport investments and spatial economic performance
The research is seeking to understand the implications of transport investments for the spatial economy by identifying effects on workers and firms (e.g. productivity, employment, wages). The research will provide the fi...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly investigates the implications of transport investments for the spatial economy, including effects on productivity, employment, and wages.
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DAFNI-ROSE
Infrastructure provides the backbone of modern societies. In our daily lives, we depend on supplies of water and energy, road, rail and other transport networks, communication networks, and waste disposal and recycling, ...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project discusses the impact of infrastructure on society and the environment, but does not directly address the impact of local infrastructure investments on economic performance.