This section sets out the key areas where we want to deepen our understanding to drive the levelling up agenda, and to unleash opportunity, prosperity and pride in place across the UK. In addition, we want to understand in more granular detail which interventions best drive local growth (local growth is an area of joint responsibility between BEIS and DLUHC).
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The aim of this project is to examine how the UK Government can create an improved public funding allocation system in England to drive forward Levelling Up. This project will contribute to the Government's policy goal t...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
The project specifically focuses on improving funding allocation for Levelling Up, directly addressing the question about the impact of longer term funding packages on outcomes.
The What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth was set up in 2013. The overall aim of What Works Growth is to increase the cost-effectiveness of policies for local economic growth by improving the use of evidence and ev...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project is relevant as it discusses the impact of funding on the effectiveness of policies for local economic growth, but it does not provide direct evidence on whether longer term funding packages result in better outcomes.
Award holders will in close collaboration with research organisations and local stakeholders e.g., public sector, public policy organisations, businesses, local innovators and the third sector: a) Identify / diagnose loc...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leicester
While the project focuses on local policy challenges and innovative solutions, it does not directly address the question about the impact of longer term funding packages on outcomes.