Business Creation in the UK
- Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Grant number: ES/V01529X/1
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20202022Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$319,677.47Funder
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Principal Investigator
Anthony SavagarResearch Location
United KingdomLead Research Institution
University of KentResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures
Research Subcategory
Economic impacts
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Not Applicable
Vulnerable Population
Not applicable
Occupations of Interest
Not applicable
Abstract
We will construct and analyse a population-wide dataset of firm creation in the UK using Companies House administrative data. We will use this data to understand the economic implications of COVID-19 on geographic regions and economic sectors of the UK. An important advantage of our project is that it provides a real-time snapshot of the state of the economy based on the entire company register for the UK economy. This coverage avoids underrepresentation or bias implicit in existing survey-based approaches. Our data can be broken down at the regional or industrial level and we can inspect the effects on business creation at a daily, weekly or monthly frequency. This coverage and granularity is our main value-added.