Publications in: Public Policy
Green Home Finance: Expert Analysis from a Behavioural Perspective
| Published: | 1 March, 2024 |
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Green home finance presents an opportunity to support the UK Government in achieving its Net Zero Ambitions. This study by London Economics and partners Basis Social, Cambridge University and University College London explores the appetite for GHF products amongst consumers, the barriers and enablers to GHF delivery, and how behavioural science can be used to […]
Venture Capital Schemes Evaluation – SEIS and EIS
| Published: | 22 November, 2023 |
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How do HMRC’s Venture Capital Schemes help reduce the challenges early-stage businesses face in struggling to raise finance and how do they impact company performance? London Economics worked with Kantar Public and Ipsos to undertake mixed methods evaluations of HMRC’s Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and Enterprise Investment Scheme. These schemes aim to incentivise investment in […]
How Can Governments Best Support Businesses During Times of Crisis? An Evaluation of the Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Schemes, Led by London Economics, Addresses This Question
| Published: | 28 November, 2023 |
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In March 2020, in response to the massive disruption caused to businesses by the Covid-19 pandemic, the government rapidly deployed £78bn of finance to business through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). The second of three phases of the […]
Women’s Health Economics: Investing in the 51 Per Cent
| Published: | 02 October, 2023 |
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London Economics was commissioned by the NHS Confederation to conduct the data analysis and econometric modelling for a report on women’s health economics in the UK. The study found that for every additional £1 of public investment in obstetrics and gynaecology services per woman in England, there is an estimated return on investment of £11. […]
Evaluation of the Trade Credit Reinsurance (TCR) Scheme
| Published: | 12 July, 2023 |
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The uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic posed serious risks to businesses and by extension to the trade credit insurance (TCI) market. To prevent the likely withdrawal of cover from the TCI market by insurers, the government decided to design and operate the Trade Credit Reinsurance (TCR) Scheme. The scheme’s aim was to support UK […]
Share Schemes Evaluation – CSOP, SAYE, SIP
| Published: | 5 June, 2023 |
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HMRC commissioned London Economics to conduct an evaluation of three tax-advantaged employee share schemes (TASS), which form part of the government’s non-structural tax reliefs. Specifically, HMRC were seeking a quantitative, qualitative and econometric analysis of Company Share Option Plan (CSOP), Save As You Earn (SAYE) and Share Incentive Plan (SIP). CSOP, SAYE and SIP aim […]
Part and Parcel: The Economic and Social Value of Post Office – February 2023
| Published: | 22 February, 2023 |
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London Economics were commissioned by Post Office to analyse the economic and social value of Post Office. Post Office generated an economic impact of £4.7 billion in 2021/22 throughout the whole of the United Kingdom, with at least £2 million of economic impact originating in every parliamentary constituency. Post Office also supported nearly 50,000 full-time […]
The Creative Industry Tax Reliefs Evaluation
| Published: | 17 November, 2022 |
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1.1 Key points from the evaluation there is strong evidence that the tax reliefs across film, high-end TV, animation and children’s TV have made the UK a more attractive filming and production location, and led to more productions taking place in the UK the reliefs were seen as having aspects which made them competitive beyond […]
Study on the Impact of the Data Act Proposal on European Telecom Operators’ Offerings, Business Models, and Innovation
| Published: | 25 October, 2022 |
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Following the publication of the European Commission’s Data Act proposals in February 2022, ETNO, the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association, commissioned LE Europe, in partnership with Plum Consulting and Wiggin LLP, to produce a study on the impact of the Data Act proposal on European telecom operators. The study investigated how the proposed new rules […]
LE Europe HE Fees and Funding Options in Ireland
| Published: | 4 May, 2022 |
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London Economics’ sister company, LE Europe, as part of the AARC Consortium (incorporating AARC, LE Europe and Indecon) were commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) to provide an analysis of the sustainability of higher education (HE) and further education and training (FET) in Ireland. The project’s general objective was […]