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Maximise employment, reduce economic inactivity, and support the progression of those in work How do economic cycles affect employment, unemployment, economic activity and wages? How do any effects vary for different groups? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023
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Maximise employment, reduce economic inactivity, and support the progression of those in work What are the longer-term impacts and consequences on the labour market and on productivity of policies introduced to address the challenges of COVID-19? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023
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Grow and level up the economy How is freight demand likely to change in the future? What impact will reduce transport costs of delivery have?  Department for Transport, 2023
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Economics and trade What will be the long run economic pressure on international institutions and where or how should the UK engage to ensure most influence Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2020
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Economics and trade What will be the distributional impacts? Will developing countries and emerging markets be hit relatively harder by the long run economic consequences of coronavirus? Will women? Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2020
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Economics and trade What are the implications for stability of the euro area Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2020
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Housing supply and affordability To what extent is housing tenure (e.g. social rented, private rented, home ownership etc) driven by choice? What drives people’s choices? For example, is private renting seen as a ‘stepping-stone’ to home ownership? And how does this vary across different geographical areas? Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 2022
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Local economic performance and COVID-19 What is the emerging evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies and productivity of cities and regions, coastal/rural, and deprived areas? How does this vary across the different parts of the UK? Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 2022
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Local resilience and economic performance Which factors, or characteristics, make some areas perform better than others at different spatial scale (towns, cities, regions)? Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 2022
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Satisfaction with place Can we further explore quantitatively the role of expectations and narrative in determining the economic fortunes of regions and sub-regions of the UK? Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 2022
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Trade remedies and trade disputes (guiding research) What insights does the academic literature provide on the economics of trade remedies, and issues that have arisen in recent World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes, including subsidies and market distortions? Department for International Trade, 2020
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Market access and non-tariff measures (guiding research) How can we best evaluate the trade restrictiveness of different categories of non-tariff measures (at both bilateral and multilateral levels, across goods, services and investment)? Department for International Trade, 2020
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COVID-19, trade shocks and economic recovery (guiding research) What can we learn about sequencing the levels of intervention and openness in an economy following a shock? How can economic theories, such as transition economics, inform this? Department for International Trade, 2020
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Resources and waste Increasing understanding of the macro-economic benefits of resource efficiency. Developing metrics and measurement techniques to identify key areas for intervention to achieve these benefits and to monitor progress Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Clean and safe seas Determine the socio-economic costs of plastic litter on marine wildlife, ecosystems, and maritime industries. The costs incurred from changing to other materials, including the potential benefits to be made from new industries including small medium-size enterprise. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Taking a natural capital approach What is the value of different elements of the natural environment in economic terms and more generally? How can we best capture and integrate intangible values into decision-making? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Land use What is the best way to model trade-offs and synergies across multiple environmental, social, and economic goals resulting from land use and land management? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Areas of interest in adaptation: How do climate risks interact with socio-economic factors and vulnerabilities? Where do inequalities lie, and how can access to adaptive benefits be maximised for the most socially vulnerable/disadvantaged in society? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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