What are most effective ways to appropriately account for displacement effects (meaning where the expansion of an activity, such as economic activity, in one location has the effect of bringing about a reduction in that activity elsewhere) of levelling up policies and interventions?
Background
We are keen to hear about cutting-edge approaches the research community is using which could have applications to our work. Particularly in ground-breaking evaluations, with robust focus on impact and value for money, what works and using more innovative techniques and data sharing
Next steps
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.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth 2023-2025
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
Why might this be relevant?
The project is relevant as it focuses on evaluating policies for local economic growth and their impact, which could potentially include displacement effects, but does not explicitly mention this aspect.
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What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth
The What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth was set up in October 2013 as part of the What Works network to analyse which policies are most effective in supporting and increasing local economic growth. The overall a...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question by providing evidence synthesis, communicating the evidence base to policymakers, and improving and supporting the evaluation of specific policies. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.
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Local Economic Growth What Works Centre
The What Works Centre aims to significantly improve the use of evidence in the design and delivery of policies for local economic growth and employment leading to more effective policies and policymaking in these areas. ...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question by aiming to significantly improve the use of evidence in the design and delivery of policies for local economic growth and employment. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.