Publications

Evaluation of the Fiscal Stimulus Initiative

Client: UK Trade & Investment
Published: March, 2012

UKTI’s Fiscal Stimulus Initiative was a programme aimed at facilitating access to opportunities created by fiscal stimulus measures around the world in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008/09. The project evaluated the performance of the programme and the effectiveness of the chosen implementation through consultations with UKTI specialists in the UK and […]

Regulation on the Approval and Market Surveillance of Two- or Three-wheeled Vehicles and Quadricycles

Client: European Parliament
Published: February, 2012

This study is a three-part impact assessment of amendments proposed by the IMCO Committee to three measures contained in the European Commission’s proposal for a “Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheeled vehicles and quadricycles”. The first part concerns the fitting of an anti-lock braking system (ABS), the second part concerns […]

Debt Advice in the UK

Client: N/A
Published: February, 2012

This study describes the current debt landscape in the UK and highlights information gaps for further exploration. It consists of a comprehensive review of existing debt advice literature and research materials, supplemented by consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.

Potential Impacts of Stamp Price Increases: Consumer Research

Client: N/A
Published: February, 2012

Consumer Focus has published the report by London Economics “Potential impacts of stamp price increases: Consumer research”. The study examines how consumers might react to stamp price increases in the context of potential rises following Ofcom’s Royal Mail price control, using an online choice experiment methodology. In particular, we analyse the extent to which consumers […]

The Impact of State Guarantees on Banks’ Debt Issuing Costs, Lending and Funding Policy

Client: EC DG Economic & Financial Affairs
Published: February, 2012

This study investigates the effectiveness of state guarantee schemes and ad hoc guarantees given to banks over 2008-10. The study analyses the market value of state guarantees as reflected in the costs banks faced in raising funds on wholesale financial markets and whether state guarantees influenced the funding and (ultimately) lending behaviour of banks. The […]

Basic Banking Services

Client: N/A
Published: January, 2012

Presentation to the European Parliament by London Economics.

Funding Debt Advice in the UK – A Proposed Model

Client: N/A
Published: January, 2012

The Money Advice Service (MAS) commissioned London Economics to examine how the costs of debt advice work undertaken by MAS could be allocated across a spectrum of creditors, whilst also considering the allocation of the debt advice costs within the current FSA fee blocks. The study concludes that Bank of England data on lending to […]