COVID-19 has posed a major economic shock, disrupting trade flows, stretching supply chains, and challenging international organisations that uphold systems of global governance as well as broader perceptions of international openness. Beyond immediate policy responses, evidence should support long-term recovery and economic security within the global rules-based system.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
**Vision** - COVID-19 will change the nature of trade and impact the UK's economic performance, trade strategy/policy and global position. WTO forecasts global trade will fall 30% due to COVID-19\. COVID-19 places unique...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: CORIOLIS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
The project partially answers the question by providing real-time data and analytics, but does not specifically address policy measures to encourage and support businesses to recover and return to international trade post-crisis.
Brexit is the biggest change to the UK's external relations for at least a generation. Leaving the EU will lead to the introduction of new barriers to trade between the UK and the EU, while also creating opportunities fo...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project fully answers the question by studying the impact of Brexit on the UK's trade and economic performance, providing estimates of the effect of Brexit on various factors, and evaluating alternative post-Brexit trade policies.
What types of trade agreements should the UK join post-Brexit? The world trading system, comprised of multilateral, mega-regional, and bilateral trade agreements offers multiple paths forward for the future of UK trade. ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Cambridge
The project partially answers the question by conducting research on how individual firm responses to government policy and international agreements impact global trade flows, but does not specifically address policy measures to encourage and support businesses to recover and return to international trade post-crisis.