Do UK Research and Collaborations in R&I promote Economic Prosperity and Levelling-Up?: An analysis of UKRI funding between 2024-2021

Raquel Ortega-Argiles; Pei-Yu Yuan

Do UK Research and Collaborations in R&I promote Economic Prosperity and Levelling-Up? An analysis of UKRI funding between 2024-2021

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Abstract

We analyse the impact of public funding on research-related investments in the UK and its contribution to regional development and interregional convergence. Our novel methodology, using multilevel-mediation modelling and social network analysis techniques, enables us to identify complex effects within and between regions, resulting from UK Government R&D public support during the period 2004-2021. We demonstrate that publicly-supported R&D leverages private R&D as intended.
However, the effects on regional economic development and convergence depend crucially on the levels and forms of regional collaboration designed in the programmes.
These insights have not before been empirically demonstrated in such a robust manner.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Manchester
Publisher	The Productivity Institute
Pages	1-37
Number of pages	37
Volume	046
Publication status	Published - Apr 2024

Publication series

Name	Working Paper
Publisher	The Productivity Institute
Volume	046

Keywords

Research collaborations
Public Support to R&D
Innovation
Levelling Up
regional development
UK

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