The Economic Impacts on Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors

Lead Research Organisation: University of Birmingham
Department Name: Strategy and International Business

Abstract

The Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Sectors, its Cities and its Regions

What are the economic impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities?

The findings from our recent research suggest that the UK's cities and regions which voted for Brexit are also the most economically dependent on EU markets for their prosperity and viability. This is a result of their differing sectoral and trade composition. Different impacts are likely for different sectors, and also different impacts are likely between sectors, and these relationships also differ across the country's regions. Some sectors, some regions and some cities will be more sensitive and susceptible to any changes in UK-EU trade relations which may arise from Brexit than others and their long-run competiveness positions will be less robust and more vulnerable than others. This suggests that these sectoral and regional differences need to be very carefully taken into account in the context of the national UK-EU negotiations in order for the post-Brexit agreements to be politically, socially as well as economically sustainable across the country.

This project aims to examine in detail the likely impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities by using the most detailed regional-national-international trade and competition datasets currently available anywhere in the world (and the people who built these data). These two datasets, are the 2016 WIOD World Input-Output Database and the 2016 UK Interregional Trade Datasets developed respectively by the University of Groningen and by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. WIOD covers 43 countries, 56 sectors and 15 years of trade-GDP-demand relationships, while the EU Interregional Tables covers 59 sectors and 240 EU regions. The quantitative research will allow us to understand the role in shaping UK regional trade behaviour which is played by global value-chains, whereby goods and services crisscross borders multiple times before being finally consumed by household and firms. The UK is heavily integrated with the rest of the EU via such global value-chains and reshaping the future post-Brexit UK trade arrangements with the EU will also involve reconfiguring these global value-chains. Our data allows us to examine the impacts of different trade scenarios and to map out the sensitivity of UK sectors and regions to different post-Brexit scenarios. Brexit will also reshape the national and international competiveness rankings of the UK regions and again our data allows us to examine the likely long run changes which will arise.

At the same time, these changes will also all have profound implications for the design and governance of UK city and regional development policy logic and settings. However, the withdrawal of EU Cohesion Funds, alongside changing UK-EU trade relationships means that both the economic and the public policy environment facing local regions will shift significantly. The ongoing UK devolution agenda at the level of both the three devolved national administrations as well as the English city-regions will be heavily affected by the changing external environment and our project will identify the governance, policy and institutional options which key stakeholders perceive to offer the greatest possibilities for adjusting to the new realities. Our quantitative research will therefore also be undertaken in parallel with qualitative research based on key stakeholder engagement sessions. Participatory workshops with city, regional and national stakeholders will be organised in order to develop alternative post-Brexit scenarios for empirical analysis as perceived by the city and regional as well as national institutions. The mix of quantitative and qualitative approaches will allow us to identity the impacts of Brexit at the crucial meso-levels of the individual sectors, the individual cities and the individual regions.

Planned Impact

The pathways to impact of this project are built into the very logic of the project, which is designed as a co-learning project between the analytical team and stakeholders operating at the levels of UK cities and regions, as well as in central government. Our project is based heavily on interaction and engagement with key stakeholders, mixing qualitative arguments and insights with quantitative analyses. The beneficiaries of this project will be central government policy makers and trade negotiators, city-regional authorities and policy-makers, members of the devolved administrations, and advocacy organisations representing different UK industries and regions.

The project is designed to elicit the Brexit and post-Brexit ideas, views, concerns and opportunities of local actors as perceived from the vantage point of regional and city stakeholders. The workshops will be organised in conjunction with our institutional partners to ensure that the perspectives and views from the regions are embedded in both our national-sectoral and regional-sectoral analyses rights from the start of the project. The different ideas arising from the experience and priorities of the city and regional stakeholders will then be tested empirically. We will feedback the results of our analyses to the project participants to get their interpretations of our empirical findings, and then wherever possible the models will be re-run and re-estimated on the basis of their feedback.

The data at our disposal, which is the best currently available anywhere in the word, is not currently available to UK regional or city authorities, and even UK central government authorities at present do not have the detailed knowledge or experience skills to use the data. However, the participatory workshop participants, most of whom will be outside of the academic world, as well as the central and local government authorities, will be the key end users of both our interim and final project outputs. Our work therefore provides immediate benefits to different tiers of government and to institutional stakeholders across the UK governance system, as well as to private sector and civil society organisations involved in our workshops.

The impacts of the project will be generated via three major forms. Firstly, our data-based scenario-sensitivity trade-GDP analysis along with our trade-specialisation-competitiveness analysis will allow government central government analysts and trade-negotiators to understand the likely range of the expected GDP and local wage-income outcomes of their various proposals and choices across different UK sectors, regions and cities, as well as the longer term impacts on competiveness on different UK regions.

Secondly, we will be able to translate the complex empirical and analytical insights into diagrammatic and tabular formats which are amenable to policy makers and negotiators as well as to the wider public, without in any way compromising the quality of the analysis. This will help with discussions and scenario-building exercises, and also with the wider dissemination of the project findings to broader non-academic audiences.

Thirdly, the exchange of stakeholder ideas, insights and concerns, and the associated empirical analyses which are generated by the discussions in our participatory workshops, will facilitate a wider 'learning journey' whereby different industry and regional stakeholders will come to a greater understanding of the likely effects of Brexit on their communities and also their potential opportunities for traversing the likely changes to be engendered by Brexit.

By combining the best quantitative sources of evidence and analysis with the best qualitative sources of ideas, evidence and insights, we will be able to provide the most robust, detailed and extensive analysis of the likely impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities.
 
Title Extended videos - regional stakeholder workshops 
Description This is a compilation of the videos we record during the sessions in our 4 regional stakeholder workshops conducted in May 2018 in the UK. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2019 
Impact With the videos we may possible to extend our research to a bigger audience that the ones that could attend the workshop in May 2018 
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/city-redi-brexit-regional-participatory-workshop-videos/
 
Title Regional Stakeholder Workshops Videos 
Description These videos were recorded in four main regional stakeholder workshops organised in May 2018 as part of the ESRC - The UK in a Changing Europe grant: The economic impact of Brexit on the UK, its regions, its cities and its sectors. Four thematic regional stakeholder workshops were held around the country (1) on the economic impact of Brexit on the devolved nations, 4 May 2018 in Edinburgh; (2) on the economic impacts of Brexit in advanced manufacturing, 11 May 2018 in Birmingham; (3) on the economic impacts of Brexit in services industries and (4) on the economic impacts of Brexit in the North of England and the levelling up held on the 21 of May 2021 in Leeds. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2021 
URL http://edata.bham.ac.uk/667/
 
Title Short video - workshop highlights 
Description Over two weeks in May 2018 we visited 4 major UK cities to present research findings from the project. We brought political and business leaders together with academics and civil society organisations to discuss the likely impacts of Brexit and actions that needed to be taken. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2019 
Impact The video summarises some of the interviews that we conducted during our regional stakeholders in May 2018. 
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7l6esF3mC8
 
Title The expert view on Brexit: the economic impact of Brexit - Video 
Description Chair of Regional Economic Development and University of Birmingham lead Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles offers an overview of the project. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2018 
Impact The impact has been posted in social media and has received around 650 views. 
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlslJ7vX9o0
 
Title Video ESRC Festival of Social Sciences 
Description Project lead Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles presents at the ESRC Festival of Social Science event 'Brexit: The Road Ahead' on 7 November 2017. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2017 
Impact The ESRC Festival of Social Science is a festival to bring to the General Public research that it is being conducted in the UK. This event was devoted to the research that it is conducted on Brexit at the University of Birmingham 
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ipP_sOUkNUk
 
Title Video Professor Bart Los 
Description Project team member Professor Bart Los presents some of the findings and analysis in a video from the University of Groningen. 
Type Of Art Film/Video/Animation 
Year Produced 2018 
Impact Research community, general public, students were aware of the research that we are conducting and how it can affect their regions and sectors. 
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm0rq6HGuDQ
 
Description Our research studies the degree to which EU regions and countries are exposed to negative trade-related consequences of Brexit, via an analysis of the nature and scale of their trade relationships. We quantify the shares of regional and national GDP and labor income (in the EU and in the UK) that are at risk due to Brexit. Our results show: • 2.64% of EU GDP is at risk because of Brexit negative trade related consequences. • In the UK, the Brexit trade related consequences account for 12.2% of its GDP. • Adverse effects are likely to be more severe in the regions which have the least ability to respond to adverse shocks including: many of the UK's economically weaker regions, with lower levels of diversity, skills and connectivity, including regions that voted to leave the EU such as the UK's non-core regions in the Midlands and in the North of England. • London and northern Scottish regions have exposure levels which are much lower, although they are still higher than for regions outside the UK. • These profound differences in regional resilience, allied with a likely pattern of Brexit-related shocks which will more adversely impact on the weaker regions, implies that the post-Brexit UK economy will be one of even greater interregional imbalances. In our sectoral analysis an industry's exposure to Brexit is defined as its value added - embodied in a product or service - that crosses a UK-EU border at least once. Exposure levels indicate how much the industry has to restructure its supply chains (by re-shoring stages of production and exploiting non-EU markets, for example) in order to mitigate the value added and employment losses due to reduced post-Brexit trade with the EU. The results from our analysis of 54 UK sectors show that in 15 out of 54 industries: • More than 20% (and up to 36%) of economic activity is at risk from Brexit, in industries such as fisheries, chemicals and motor vehicle manufacturing. • The industries which face the severest risks and which are likely to be the hardest hit by a 'no deal' Brexit are services industries, including professional, scientific, administrative and technical services. • Other high-risk exposure industries include the wholesale trades, legal and accounting services, retail trade, warehousing, land transport services, computer programming, and activities auxiliary to financial services. Importantly, these are all industries which are dissipated across the wider economy and have very little structured lobbying power or media profiles. In our work on the Interregional Inequalities and UK Sub-National Governance Responses to Brexit, based on a comprehensive review of initiatives that UK sub-national governance bodies have initiated in preparation for Brexit, we discuss the various potential impacts of Brexit on UK regions and outline the sub-national governance challenges raised by them. The evidence show: • The UK sub-national institutional system is largely unprepared for the post-Brexit realities. • The vast majority of evidence suggests that Brexit is likely to make the UK's interregional inequalities worse than they already are, with many Leave-voting regions being especially vulnerable. • Although recently there have been some very tentative steps towards a more place-based governance system, the UK's highly centralised and top-down governance system would seem to be uniquely ill-equipped to deal with these eventualities. • Moreover, these inabilities are currently exacerbated by Brexit which is leading to both further governance centralisation and also the stalling of many policy arenas, including regional economic development. • The many observed Brexit-related initiatives and activities are largely ad hoc and uncoordinated between localities, reflecting the widespread policy paralysis evident in the UK institutional system.
Exploitation Route The results of the project have been presented at the European Parliament, European Committee of the Regions, UK Parliament, UK Treasury, UK Foreign Commonwealth Office, UK Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, among many academic forums and conferences. The results of the project have appeared in UK national media including the BBC TV and Radio, Channel 4 TV, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Times, Huffington Post, Evening Standard, The Washington Post, Metro; The New Statesman, as well as in the international press: Le Monde, The Wall Street Journal, Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung, La Vanguardia, Il Post, Swiss Public Radio.

The results also has been taken over/used by regional stakeholders such as the West Midlands Combined Authority to support requests for funding to the UK National Government a REF impact case has been written with evidence that supports this impact. Including letters from Andy Street (Mayor of West Midlands) and other members of his cabinet.
Sectors Aerospace

Defence and Marine

Agriculture

Food and Drink

Chemicals

Construction

Creative Economy

Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software)

Financial Services

and Management Consultancy

Government

Democracy and Justice

Manufacturing

including Industrial Biotechology

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology

URL https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/research/research-projects/city-redi/economic-impacts-of-brexit-on-the-uk.aspx
 
Description Our findings have been used for multiple non-academic impacts. 1. City-REDI blog "The Implications of Brexit for the UK's Regions", Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés Posted 6 December 2018 https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/the-implications-of-brexit-for-the-uks-regions/ Parts of the blog were quoted verbatim in: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmtreasy/1819/1819.pdf House of Commons Treasury Committee 2. The UK's Economic Relationship with the European Union: The Government's and Bank of England's Withdrawal Agreement Analysis Twenty-Fifth Report of Session 2017-19 Report, together with formal minutes relating to the report, ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 10 December 2018. HC1819 Published on 11 December 2018 by authority of the House of Commons 3. "Brexit is likely to exacerbate the UK's current interregional inequalities, which are already very high by international standards. Moreover, this conclusion holds largely irrespective of the eventual form of Brexit. The reason is that the UK's economically weaker regions, especially in the Midlands and the North of England, are more exposed to Brexit trade-related risks because they tend to be much more dependent on EU markets for their prosperity than the UK's richer regions." Page 17 Footnote 59: University of Birmingham, City-REDI blog, 6 December 2018 Quoted in a parliamentary question asked by Tracy Brabin MP Batley and Spen, Labour & Cooperative to Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer on 11 December 2018 "A buoyant high street is absolutely vital for communities such as mine in Batley and Spen. The Treasury Committee report released today suggests that northern towns are more exposed to Brexit trade-related risks than others. With that in mind, will the Minister tell us what has been put in place to support communities such as mine that will be hardest hit post Brexit?" Column 129, Hansard 11 December 2018 See: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-12-11/debates/35E114FE-E408-4C05-9F79-A23122E42C13/OralAnswersToQuestions 4. Parts of our analysis ["The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel", 2018, Papers in Regional Science, 97.1, 25-54, (with W. Chen, B. Los, P. McCann, M. Thissen and F. van Oort)] were included in the EU Committee of the Regions 2018 Territorial Impact Assessment The UK's Withdrawal from the European Union, 14 March, See:http://cor.europa.eu/en/events/Documents/tia-brexit.pdf 5. Parts of our analysis ["The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel", 2018, Papers in Regional Science, 97.1, 25-54, (with W. Chen, B. Los, P. McCann, M. Thissen and F. van Oort)] were included in the EU Committee of the Regions 2018 Report Assessing the Exposure of EU 27 Regions and Cities to the UK's Withdrawal from the European Union, 14 March, See:http://cor.europa.eu/en/events/Documents/ECON/Final-Report-on-the-UK-withdrawal.pdf 6. February 2019, The findings of our 2018 Papers in Regional Science article "The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel", (W. Chen, B. Los, P. McCann, R. Ortega-Argilés, M. Thissen and F. van Oort)" was the first graphic in the New York Times 'Top Stories' article entitled "Where Europe Would Be Hurt Most By A No-Deal Brexit", New York Times, 7 February 2019, See:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/07/world/europe/brexit-impact-on-european-union.html 7. July 2018, The work of Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés is discussed in the Huffington Post, 8 July, "Our Uneasy, Frustrated, But Still 'Contrary': Why Birmingham is Losing Patience About Brexit", See: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uneasy-frustrated-but-still-contrary-why-birmingham-wants-a-jobs-first-brexit-west-midlands-leave-vote-chequers_uk_5b40bdeae4b09e4a8b2d670d 8. June 2018, The findings of our 2018 Papers in Regional Science article "The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel", (W. Chen, B. Los, P. McCann, R. Ortega-Argilés, M. Thissen and F. van Oort)" paper featured heavily in a Bloomberg News Opinion article "Business Should Brace for the Worst Kind of Brexit", 20 June 2018, See: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-20/business-should-brace-for-the-worst-kind-of-brexit?srnd=condisc 9. February 2018, our blog "How Brexit will hit different UK regions and Industries", published by The Conversation, (with P. McCann), See:http://theconversation.com/how-brexit-will-hit-different-uk-regions-and-industries-91287 10. and also: http://ukandeu.ac.uk/how-brexit-will-hit-different-uk-regions-and-industries/ was also re-published by Yahoo News: See https://uk.news.yahoo.com/brexit-hit-different-uk-regions-121724304.html 11. January 2018, "An Assessment of Brexit Risks for 54 Industries: Most Services Industries are also Exposed", City-REDI Policy Briefing Series, (withBart Los, Wen Chen and P.McCann", December 2017, See: https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2018/01/City-REDI-Briefing-Template_Sectoral-Analysis.pdf Media coverage of our paper is in: The Herald Scotland, See:http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/15899111.___No_deal____Brexit_will_leave_a_question_mark_over_millions_of_jobs__study_shows/ The Daily Express, See: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/910174/brexit-latest-impact-on-financial-services-sector-negligible-UK-in-a-Changing-Europe CityAM, See: http://www.cityam.com/279499/financial-services-best-placed-weather-no-deal-brexit-storm The Financial Times, https://www.ft.com/content/48adaca2-0292-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5 12. December 2017, the media coverage of our paper "The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel", 2018, Papers in Regional Science, (with W. Chen, B. Los, P. McCann, M. Thissen and F. van Oort), Forthcoming, DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12334 was as follows: Tony Blair's Institute for Global Change report entitled Brexit - What We Now Know, referred to both our regional and sectoral work in detail. See:https://institute.global/news/brexit-what-we-now-know Robert Peston's post about our work had been retweeted around 3,322 times by 22/12/2017 and our work was featured in: The Guardian, See: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/20/brexit-vote-exposure-trade-effects-report-uk-regions The London Evening Standard, See: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/losing-single-market-access-far-more-damaging-to-uk-than-remaining-eu-countries-study-claims-a3722596.html Le Monde, See: http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2018/01/26/brexit-le-patron-de-jpmorgan-durcit-le-ton-contre-londres_5247465_3234.html The New Statesman, See: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/12/why-uk-has-weakest-hand-brexit-negotiations. Metro, See: http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/19/uk-likely-suffer-economic-disaster-eu-countries-brexit-7170930/ Politico.eu, See: https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-theresa-may-eu-european-union-leave-u-k-britain-uk-article-50-david-davis/ Politico.eu, https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-impact-on-european-regions-revealed-by-eu-report-phase-2-negotiations/ The Huffington Post, See: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-regions-leave-eu-exposed-brexit-university-birmingham_uk_5a3a4b0ee4b025f99e136dd4 The Star, https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/parts-of-uk-that-voted-brexit-like-sheffield-most-exposed-to-its-effects-report-says-1-8921205, 21-12-2017 Sunderland Echo, See: https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/new-report-say-regional-economies-are-at-risk-from-brexit-deal-1-8918763 South Yorkshire Times, See: https://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/parts-of-uk-that-voted-brexit-like-doncaster-most-exposed-to-its-effects-report-says-1-8921183 Wales Online, See: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/areas-voted-brexit-more-exposed-14059588 Yorkshire Post, See: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/uk-is-five-times-as-exposed-to-brexit-risk-as-eu-1-8916906 Chronicle Live, See: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/brexit-could-cost-north-east-14056622 EA Worldview, See: http://eaworldview.com/2017/12/brexits-impact-on-britains-regions-and-cities/ Lakeland Radio, See: http://www.lakelandradio.co.uk/news/local-news/brexit-could-reduce-cumbrias-economy-by-a-fifth-researchers-say1/ Economic Blog, See: https://european.economicblogs.org/voxeu/2017/los-mccann-ortega-argiles-thissen-exposure-brexit-regions-sides-channel Oekonomen Blog, See:http://www.insm-oekonomenblog.de/17941-5-vor-10-werbung-steuern-eu-brexit-wachstum/ Swiss Public Radio: https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/echo-der-zeit/donald-trump-lobt-sich-und-die-usa Agenda NI, Northern Ireland, See: http://www.agendani.com/analysing-the-continental-divide/ ITV Central News showed the results of our work three times in the Good Morning breakfast programme on 19 December
First Year Of Impact 2017
Sector Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology
Impact Types Societal

Economic

Policy & public services

 
Description Birmingham Post-Brexit Commission
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles is now a member of the new Birmingham Post-Brexit Commission supporting the City of Birmingham in the Brexit transition period. The commission has been constituted by Birmingham City Council with representation from academics from Aston University, Birmingham City University and The University of Birmingham.
 
Description Citation on a Policy Document - 2nd Mention at the House of Commons Treasury Committee
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact City-REDI blog "The Implications of Brexit for the UK's Regions", Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés Posted 6 December 2018 https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/the-implications-of-brexit-for-the-uks-regions/ Quoted verbatim in: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmtreasy/1819/1819.pdf House of Commons Treasury Committee The UK's Economic Relationship with the European Union: The Government's and Bank of England's Withdrawal Agreement Analysis Twenty-Fifth Report of Session 2017-19 Report, together with formal minutes relating to the report, ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 10 December 2018. HC1819 Published on 11 December 2018 by authority of the House of Commons Page 16 Point 45: "Brexit is likely to exacerbate the UK's current interregional inequalities, which are already very high by international standards. Moreover, this conclusion holds largely irrespective of the eventual form of Brexit. The reason is that the UK's economically weaker regions, especially in the Midlands and the North of England, are more exposed to Brexit trade-related risks because they tend to be much more dependent on EU markets for their prosperity than the UK's richer regions." Page 17 Footnote 59: University of Birmingham, City-REDI blog, 6 December 2018
URL https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmtreasy/1819/1819.pdf
 
Description Mention at UK national parliament
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact Our analysis presents an opportunity for sub-national government to have some empirical evidence to lobbying during the negotiation processes. Our analysis shows that the economic impact of Brexit will affect differently different part of the UK and some MPs from the most affected geographical areas are using our results to be able to provide some impact. Our analysis is changing the perception that London and Financial Services are the geographical area and sector that are going to be more affected by offering a higher granularity of the case.
URL https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-01-16/debates/D57C9B33-2C83-42D0-B4CF-6821CF691349/Europe...
 
Description Mention at the EU Committee of the Regions Report
Geographic Reach Europe 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact We organise a workshop at the EU Committee of the Regions in February 22 2019 with more than 140 delegates attending it.
URL https://cor.europa.eu/Documents/Migrated/news/impact-brexit.pdf
 
Description Mention in the policy document: The Impact of Brexit on Birmingham and the West MIdlands
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact This report will bring some evidence to support the regional development strategy of West Midlands and help on the negotiations with the national government in terms of devolution and resilience.
URL https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/330/independent_brexit_impact_analysis
 
Description Participation in an advisor industrial committee (Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles) Managing Partners Forum
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL https://www.mpfglobal.com/advisory-board.aspx
 
Description Quoted in a parliamentary question asked by Tracy Brabin MP Batley and Spen, Labour & Cooperative to Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer on 11 December 2018
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-12-11/debates/35E114FE-E408-4C05-9F79-A23122E42C13/OralAn...
 
Description •North East Brexit Group (2018) "Leaving the European Union. A review of evidence about opportunities, challenges and risks to the North East economy and its key sectors with recommendations for action"
Geographic Reach Local/Municipal/Regional 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://www.nelep.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nel377-sector-study-a4-final-version.pdf
 
Description ESRC Impact Accelerator Account
Amount £9,700 (GBP)
Funding ID AJAM.RRAI20983 
Organisation Economic and Social Research Council 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2018 
End 02/2019
 
Title An integrated regional economic development strategy WEBSITE TOOL 
Description This site is developed by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. It introduces a policy concept in which three types of regional economic policies (industry-, innovation- and competitiveness policies) are combined in order to enable the development of a comprehensive regional economic development strategy. This concept is the starting point to develop a regional economic policy strategy of any European region. The website does not present such a ready-made regional development strategy but combines tailored-made regional economic information into an integral view on the state of the regional economy which should be the starting point of the development of any such regional development strategy. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2019 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This site is developed by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. It introduces a policy concept in which three types of regional economic policies (industry-, innovation- and competitiveness policies) are combined in order to enable the development of a comprehensive regional economic development strategy. We expect European regions to use the website for the design and implementation of local and regional economic strategies/industrial strategies. 
URL https://themasites.pbl.nl/winnaars-verliezers-regionale-concurrentie/#/evaluatie?region=R236§or=...
 
Title European NUTS 2 regions: construction of interregional trade-linked Supply and Use tables with consistent transport flows 
Description A description of the dataconstruction can be found in: Mark Thissen & Olga Ivanova & Giovanni Mandras & Trond Husby, 2019. "European NUTS 2 regions: construction of interregional trade-linked Supply and Use tables with consistent transport flows," JRC Working Papers on Territorial Modelling and Analysis 2019-01, Joint Research Centre (Seville site). 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2021 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://edata.bham.ac.uk/671/
 
Title Regional Stakeholder Workshops Videos Data 
Description These videos were recorded in four main regional stakeholder workshops organised in May 2018 as part of the ESRC - The UK in a Changing Europe grant: The economic impact of Brexit on the UK, its regions, its cities and its sectors. Four thematic regional stakeholder workshops were held around the country (1) on the economic impact of Brexit on the devolved nations, 4 May 2018 in Edinburgh; (2) on the economic impacts of Brexit in advanced manufacturing, 11 May 2018 in Birmingham; (3) on the economic impacts of Brexit in services industries and (4) on the economic impacts of Brexit in the North of England and the levelling up held on the 21 of May 2021 in Leeds. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2021 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact We have two academic peer-reviewed publications covering the following topics Brexit, regions, EU, UK, trade, services, advanced manufacturing, devolved regions. 
URL https://edata.bham.ac.uk/667/
 
Description Birmingham Post-Brexit Commission 
Organisation Birmingham City Council
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles from University of Birmingham is now part of the new established Birmingham Post-Brexit Commission. The Commission is an advisory board to the Birmingham City Council to support the transition of the city after Brexit. The Commission is constituted by six academics from University of Birmingham, Aston University and Birmingham City Council. The first meeting of the Commission was January 15 of 2018.
Collaborator Contribution Birmingham City Council does not offer any monetary compensation or in kind compensation to the member of this Commission. It is only set to support the City Council in their strategy into a new post-Brexit era.
Impact The Commission has been established very recently January 2018. It is constituted by 5 academics from University of Birmingham, Aston University and Birmingham City Council. At the levels of Pro-Vice chancellors and full professors.
Start Year 2018
 
Description Contribution to a IPPR North report 
Organisation IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Our research team contributed to the report: State of the North 2017: The Millennial Powerhouse.
Collaborator Contribution IPPR North is a supporting partner of our project. IPPR North is co-organizing one of our regional stakeholder workshops. They support us in providing speakers and contacts to invite to the event.
Impact - Contribution to reports and support to organize activities in the North of England: providing speakers and potential invitees.
Start Year 2017
 
Description Contribution to a IPPR North report 
Organisation IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Our research team contributed to the report: State of the North 2017: The Millennial Powerhouse.
Collaborator Contribution IPPR North is a supporting partner of our project. IPPR North is co-organizing one of our regional stakeholder workshops. They support us in providing speakers and contacts to invite to the event.
Impact - Contribution to reports and support to organize activities in the North of England: providing speakers and potential invitees.
Start Year 2017
 
Description Joint conference organisation IPPR North 
Organisation IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution IPPR North joint CityREDI to organise a regional stakeholder workshop in Leeds as part of the regional stakeholder workshops of the project (Birmingham, Edinburgh, London, Brussels). The Brexit North Summit was organised at Leeds city hall on 21st May 2018. CityREDI was responsible to put together the programme, organise catering and refreshment, disseminate the event, organise the video and recordings as well as interviews with the main speakers.
Collaborator Contribution IPPR North duties consisted in to find a venue in one of the Northern cities to celebrate the workshop - the city hall of Leeds. Find some speakers - the major of Liverpool. Disseminate the event in the Northern cities and co-host the event with City REDI.
Impact The summit brought together 80-100 representatives including political and business leaders, academics and civil society organisations to discuss the likely impact of Brexit in the North of England and to agree the urgent actions that need to be taken in the crucial months ahead. The outcomes of this collaboration are a series of blogs, video of interviews recorded in the event and an academic publication (still being written).
Start Year 2017
 
Description Member Advisory Board of the Managing Partners' Forum 
Organisation Managing Partners Forum
Sector Private 
PI Contribution I have been made a member of the advisory board of the Managing Partners Forum. I am attending the breakfast meetings of the forum, I am commenting and presenting in topics such as Brexit and its potential impact in occupations and services sectors. I have been part of the jury of this year awards.
Collaborator Contribution The Managing Partners Forum is a forum that brings together professional firm leaders to share ideas on strategic leadership and management excellence with each other and peers at clients, while providing an independent voice and direct access to policymakers. The Managing Partners Forum has provided me with members to present in our regional stakeholder workshops from Richard Chaplin (director) to representatives of the sector such as members from Consultancy companies or Business organisations (e.g. CBI).
Impact Richard Chaplin, CBI representatives and other members of the Advisory Board of the Managing Partners Forum were panelists in our regional stakeholder workshop devoted to the impact of Brexit in services industries in London (May 2018).
Start Year 2017
 
Description Member of the BPC - Brexit Policy Committee of the UK in a Changing Europe ESRC initiative since July 2018. 
Organisation The UK in a Changing Europe
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution I am a member of the BPP - Brexit Policy Panel of the UK in a Changing Europe ESRC initiative since July 2018.
Collaborator Contribution UKICE generate a series of surveys that are circulated among the members of the BPP to collate information on the trends of the Brexit process. Their results are presented as newsletters in the website of the UKICE.
Impact The BPP is a cross-disciplinary group created to provide ongoing analysis of where we have got to in the Brexit process. The BPP generates evidence that it is used to provide results on where the Brexit process is going. The BPP results generate media attention.
Start Year 2018
 
Description PBL - Database and Website 
Organisation Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Country Netherlands 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution CityREDI is project coordinator and leader of the ESRC The economic impact of Brexit in the UK, its regions, its sectors and its cities.
Collaborator Contribution PBL has constructed the EU Regio database to use in the main modelling exercise. Additionally, PBL has also put in place a website to be able to access to the database.
Impact Website and Database and a series of articles including a technical paper.
Start Year 2017
 
Description UK in a Changing Europe network contribution 
Organisation The UK in a Changing Europe
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Contribution to reports and events. We have already contributed to reports and blogs and participating in several events at the Houses of Parliament, Foreign Commonwealth Office, Northern Ireland Government, etc. Among them: • Brexit: local and devolved goverment, The UK in a Changing Europe, 8 March 2018 • EU Referendum: One year on, The UK in a Changing Europe and Political Studies Association • The continental divide? economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of the Channel, The UK in a Changing Europe Blog, 24 November 2017 • Annual Northern Ireland Economic Conference 2017, presenting the first results of the Brexit project on Wednesday 25th of October in Armagh City, Northern Ireland, UK. • Houses of Parliament ESRC Brexit Research for Policy event, Monday 30th October 2017 at Portcullis House, Westminster, London, UK. • Foreign Commonwealth Office presentation: The regional effects of Brexit, 6th December 2017. • Brexit and Trade conference, The British Academy, Carlton House Terrace, London, United Kingdom, 02 November 2017
Collaborator Contribution The UK in a Changing Europe is the ESRC Initiative that coordinates the 25 ESRC Brexit priority grants including our grant. The UK in a Changing Europe organized events and activities to disseminate our research as well as supports the events organized by our projects.
Impact Among them: • Brexit: local and devolved goverment, The UK in a Changing Europe, 8 March 2018 • EU Referendum: One year on, The UK in a Changing Europe and Political Studies Association • The continental divide? economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of the Channel, The UK in a Changing Europe Blog, 24 November 2017 • Annual Northern Ireland Economic Conference 2017, presenting the first results of the Brexit project on Wednesday 25th of October in Armagh City, Northern Ireland, UK. • Houses of Parliament ESRC Brexit Research for Policy event, Monday 30th October 2017 at Portcullis House, Westminster, London, UK. • Foreign Commonwealth Office presentation: The regional effects of Brexit, 6th December 2017. • Brexit and Trade conference, The British Academy, Carlton House Terrace, London, United Kingdom, 02 November 2017
Start Year 2017
 
Description UKICE collaboration 
Organisation The UK in a Changing Europe
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution This collaboration is with "The UK in a changing Europe initiative", we have contributed to various reports, among them: "UK Regions", in: Menon et al. (eds.) Article 50 Two Years on, The UK in a Changing Europe (with Philip McCann), see: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Article-50-two-years-on.pdf The economic implications of Brexit on both sides of the Irish border", in: Menon et al. (eds.) The Island of Ireland, The UK in a Changing Europe (with Philip McCann) Menon et al. (2018) The Cost of No Deal Revisited, The UK in a Changing Europe, September 2018 "The regional policy implications of Brexit", in: Menon, A. et al. (eds), Brexit: Local and Devolved Government, The UK in a Changing Europe, (with Philip McCann). See: http://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Brexit-local-and-devolved-goverment-report.pdf
Collaborator Contribution "UK Regions", in: Menon et al. (eds.) Article 50 Two Years on, The UK in a Changing Europe (with Philip McCann), see: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Article-50-two-years-on.pdf The economic implications of Brexit on both sides of the Irish border", in: Menon et al. (eds.) The Island of Ireland, The UK in a Changing Europe (with Philip McCann) Menon et al. (2018) The Cost of No Deal Revisited, The UK in a Changing Europe, September 2018 "The regional policy implications of Brexit", in: Menon, A. et al. (eds), Brexit: Local and Devolved Government, The UK in a Changing Europe, (with Philip McCann). See: http://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Brexit-local-and-devolved-goverment-report.pdf
Impact "UK Regions", in: Menon et al. (eds.) Article 50 Two Years on, The UK in a Changing Europe (with Philip McCann), see: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Article-50-two-years-on.pdf The economic implications of Brexit on both sides of the Irish border", in: Menon et al. (eds.) The Island of Ireland, The UK in a Changing Europe (with Philip McCann) Menon et al. (2018) The Cost of No Deal Revisited, The UK in a Changing Europe, September 2018 "The regional policy implications of Brexit", in: Menon, A. et al. (eds), Brexit: Local and Devolved Government, The UK in a Changing Europe, (with Philip McCann). See: http://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Brexit-local-and-devolved-goverment-report.pdf
Start Year 2017
 
Title Database - Website 
Description Website on competitiveness 
Type Of Technology Webtool/Application 
Year Produced 2019 
Impact Each region in Europe can create reports on their competitiveness 
URL https://themasites.pbl.nl/winnaars-verliezers-regionale-concurrentie/#/evaluatie?region=R236§or=...
 
Description An Assessment of Brexit Risks for 54 Industries: Most Services Industries are also Exposed 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact An Assessment of Brexit Risks for 54 Industries: Most Services Industries are also Exposed. Prof Bart Los, Wen Chen, Prof. Raquel Ortega Argiles, Prof. Philip McCann reflect on their results on the sectoral assessment of the Brexit impact. The link leads to City-REDI policy briefing) for the 'jobs at risk' index suggest that in the UK as a whole, more than 2.5 million jobs are exposed to the trade effects of Brexit. Annually, almost £140 billion pounds of UK economic activity is directly at risk because of Brexit. Many important manufacturing and primary sectors are highly exposed to Brexit, but so are many services. These services are not only exported directly to EU countries but also sell intensively within domestic supply chains to UK manufacturing exporting to the EU. For 15 sectors, more than 20% of jobs and value added are at risk.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/an-assessment-of-brexit-risks-for-54-industries-most-services-indus...
 
Description Article 50 one year on: regional and sectoral impacts of Brexit 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This blog post was published on the ESRC's "UK in a Changing Europe" website and focuses on the aspect of regional imbalances and different effects across the UK regions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://ukandeu.ac.uk/article-50-one-year-on-regional-and-sectoral-impacts-of-brexit/
 
Description BBCRadio 4 interview 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact 22 February 2018, Professor Philip McCann was featured in the BBC Radio 4 Programme "Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed - Brexit's Most Vulnerable" broadcast on Thursday 22 February 2018, See:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09rzmb4
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09rzmb4
 
Description Bank of Spain presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited Speaker, The economic consequences of Brexit, Banco de España, 23rd May 2019, Madrid, Spain.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Birmingham Participatory Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact The aim of the workshop was to share our regional-specific research findings and collaborate with (city, regional and national) stakeholders to develop alternative post-Brexit scenarios, considering both what city-regional authorities want and also what policy responses are likely to be most effective.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Brexit Masterclass on regions at the Foreign Commonwealth Office 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact The UK in a Changing Europe and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office - Brexit masterclasses (Regions). 1 hour seminar presentation for a non-technical audience. The audience was cross-Whitehall (FCO, DExEU, HMRC, HMT etc). The seminar was targeted to people making policy who want to know more about regions in a multidisciplinary manner.
Professor Philip McCann and Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles presented the findings of the national, regional and sectoral economic impact analysis of Brexit.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Brexit: Local and Devolved Government - new report blog 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles's blog aimed at the diffusion of the UKICE report: Brexit local and devolved government http://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Brexit-local-and-devolved-goverment-report.pdf. Members of the project contributed to the report.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/brexit-local-and-devolved-government/
 
Description Britse supermarkten waarschuwen voor lege schappen bij Brexit 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This newspaper article published on Financieele Dagblad on the 28th January 2019 referenced our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" and referenced the work of our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=1deed52b-216e-4be3-9265-622bda8dbd4e&pddocfu...
 
Description City-REDI Fringe Event at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham: Overcoming the Challenges of Brexit at Local Level 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Conservative Party Conference took place in Birmingham, City-REDI held a fringe event on 'overcoming the challenges of Brexit at local level' on the 2nd of October. This blog post focuses on the discussions around the impact of leaving the EU on public policy, city regions, housing and jobs.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/city-redi-fringe-event-at-the-conservative-party-conference-in-birm...
 
Description City-REDI at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool: Understanding and Mitigating the Risks of Brexit at Local Level 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact On the 24th of September, City-REDI held a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference on 'Understanding and mitigating the risks of Brexit at local level'. The conversation ranged from the impact on places that voted Leave, how Brexit will affect the UK's productivity, and what the future of skills and migration looks like after Britain leaves the EU. Our panel was made up of the following experts:

Professor Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Professor of Regional Economic Development, City-REDI
Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
Jenny Chapman MP, MP for Darlington and Shadow Minister for Exiting the EU
Neena Gill MEP, MEP for the West Midlands
Professor Anne Green, Professor of Regional Economic Development, City-REDI
Professor Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London and Director of the ESRC UK in a Changing Europe initiative
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description City-REDI at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool: Understanding and Mitigating the Risks of Brexit at Local Level 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact On the 24th of September, City-REDI held a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference on 'Understanding and mitigating the risks of Brexit at local level' where Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles presented research findings of "The Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" project. The conversation ranged from the impact on places that voted Leave, how Brexit will affect the UK's productivity, and what the future of skills and migration looks like after Britain leaves the EU.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/city-redi-at-the-labour-party-conference-in-liverpool-understanding...
 
Description City-REDI mentioned in the House of Commons 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Research led by Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles, City-REDI, University of Birmingham, was referenced in a House of Commons debate on the 26th April 2018. This blog briefly summarizes Seema Malhotra's ( Labour MP for Feltham and Heston) speech, during which she quoted our analysis on regional imbalances.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/city-redi-mentioned-in-the-house-of-commons/?_ga=2.39556070.4959413...
 
Description City-REDI publications series: Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles - The continental divide? Economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of the Channel 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact City-REDI publications series: Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles - The continental divide? Economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of the Channel. The purpose of this blog was to communicate the results of our first academic publication to a wider audience.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/city-redi-publications-series-professor-raquel-ortega-argiles-the-c...
 
Description Committe of the Regions - conference speaker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Professor Raquel Ortega Argiles from Birmingham Business will participate at the conference: The future of the EU and the role of the regions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://cor.europa.eu/en/events/Pages/The-future-of-the-EU-and-the-role-of-the-regions.aspx
 
Description Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford - presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact 18 January 2018, Professor Philip Mccann gave the invited Speaker presentation, "The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel and An Analysis of Brexit Trade Risks on 54 UK Sectors" at the Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Devolved Adminstrations Workshops (Edinburgh) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact The aim of the workshop was to share our regional-specific research findings and collaborate with (city, regional and national) stakeholders to develop alternative post-Brexit scenarios, considering both what city-regional authorities want and also what policy responses are likely to be most effective.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Discussion speech - Chatham House -Brexit and Regional Services Exports event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact 11 January 2018, Philip Mccann was an Invited Speaker presenting "The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel", Also act as a respondent to the Presentation by Ingo Borchert and Nicolò Tamberi entitled "Brexit and Regional Services Exports: A Heat Map Approach", Chatham House, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/brexit-and-regional-services-exports
 
Description ESRC Festival of Social Sciences 2017 - Birmingham 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A panellist at the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences - Brexit the Road Ahead organized by The University of Birmingham on the 7th of November of 2017 at the Birmingham Repertory Theater. Multidisciplinary activity. What implications will Brexit have for Birmingham, Britain and beyond? Join us for the evening as we explore, through six snappy presentations, the potential effects Brexit could have on matters such as health, migration, economy and living. A video was recorded and has had more than 224 views (as of 11-3-2018)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/university/colleges/socsci/events/2017/landing-brexit-the-road-ahead.as...
 
Description EU Committee of the Regions - Philip Mccann presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact A series of invitations by the Committee of the Regions have involved the attendance and presentation in a workshop by professor Philip McCann where around 30 civil servants and regional stakeholders from around the EU participated. On the 20 February,Professor Philip Mccann was an invited Speaker at the Committee of the Regions Workshop on "Brexit Impacts on EU Regions", Brussels
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Exposure to Brexit in regions on both sides of the Channel 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Analyses of the impact of various types of Brexit at the national level hide a lot of regional economic heterogeneity. This column deploys a new interregional dataset to quantify the shares of regional labour income that are exposed to the implications of Brexit for trade, taking into account the indirect effects of supply chain relations. The results show that much more is at stake for UK regions than for the rest of the EU, with the exception of Ireland.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://voxeu.org/article/exposure-brexit-regions-both-sides-channel
 
Description Fringe Event - Conservative Party Conference - Overcoming the challenges of Brexit at the local level 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact With the Conservative Party Conference once again taking place in Birmingham, City-REDI held a fringe event on 'overcoming the challenges of Brexit at local level' on the 2nd of October. The discussions were around what the impact of leaving the EU will be on public policy, city regions, housing and jobs. On the panel we had:

Andrew Carter, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
Professor Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London and Director of the ESRC funded UK in a Changing Europe initiative
Professor Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Professor of Regional Economic Development, City-REDI
Professor Anne Green, Professor of Regional Economic Development, City-REDI
Jeremy Lefroy MP, MP for Stafford and Member of the Exiting the EU Select Committee
Professor Simon Collinson, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Regional Economic Engagement at the University of Birmingham and Director of City-REDI
Andrew Carter from the Centre for Cities spoke about how the UK's urban areas are heavily exposed to EU trade, with half of exports going to the bloc versus only around 15% to the USA. Furthermore, he talked about how highly centralised policymaking power is in Westminster, which is something Jeremy Lefroy seconded, commenting that the UK is 'unbelievably centralised' and that this needs to be overcome. Professor Menon called the Brexit vote a 'wake-up call' for the regional problems that have existed for a long time in the UK, but the work needed for Brexit is taking place in a very divided country and is consuming all of the government's time and attention. He added that 'however we do Brexit, our economy will be smaller than it would have been had we stayed in'.

Professor Ortega-Argilés discussed her work on the impact of Brexit upon the UK's regions and sectors. She stated that the regional policy debate around Brexit has been under played and that more than 20% of economic activity in the UK is at risk. There is no national response to regional effects which is why the work being done by City-REDI to map out the implications of Brexit on the sectors and supply chains of the British economy is so important.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Fundacion Rafael del Pino - presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Invited Speaker, The economic impacts of Brexit in the EU regions, Fundación Rafael del Pino, 19th November 2019, Spain. https://frdelpino.es/conferencia-frdelpino/conferencia-magistral-raquel-ortega-argiles/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://frdelpino.es/conferencia-frdelpino/conferencia-magistral-raquel-ortega-argiles/
 
Description Geen Brexit deal? Dan is de chaos compleet 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This newspaper article published on Dagblad van het Noorden on the 27th November 2018 referenced our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" and referenced the work of our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=01df0158-d17f-463b-8f51-07206f452d8d&pddocfu...
 
Description Geen champagne 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This newspaper article published on Leeuwarder Courant on the 26th November 2018 referenced our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" and referenced the work of our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=f39a1bbb-61b6-4b3d-bde3-906f2a1fd799&pddocfu...
 
Description Hoe denken Noordelijke ondernemers over de Brexit impact? RTV Noord Website - Newspaper column 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los referenced our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" as a part of a newspaper article that is published on the 18th February 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/205093/Hoe-denken-noordelijke-ondernemers-over-de-Brexit-impact
 
Description House of Commons - speaker "Brexit Literacy Programme: The economic Impacts of Brexit", 15th October 2018, London UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Philip McCann and Professor Raquel Ortega-Argilés on the 15 October 2018, were invited as Speakers, at "The Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, Its Regions, Its Cities and Its Sectors", Brexit Literacy Programme - Brexit Hot Topics: Knowledge Sharing Workshop with The UK in a Changing Europe, House of Commons Library Department, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Houses of Parliament Presentation - The economic Consequences of Brexit in the UK, its regions, its cities and its sectors 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact ESRC Brexit Research for Policy, Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament, London, Monday 30 October 2017, 12.45pm-3.45pm. The purpose of this event is to highlight ongoing research related to the UK's withdrawal from the European Union and to allow Members of Parliament, Parliamentary researchers and academics working on the UK in a Changing Europe's 25 Brexit priority projects to connect, network and share experience and ideas. Academics shared initial project findings with Members of Parliament, parliamentary researchers and attendees having the opportunity to consider and discuss some of the key policy areas affected by the UK's decision to leave the EU. The event comprised two main parts: an exhibition in the Attlee Suite, showcasing the 25 UK in a Changing Europe Brexit research projects, and seven parallel breakout sessions, organized around different policy themes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/post-events/brexit-research/
 
Description How Brexit May Affect Britain's Regions and Localities, presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Philip McCann was giving the invited Speaker talk "How Brexit May Affect Britain's Regions and Localities" at the UK in a Changing Europe Conference on Brexit and Sub-National Governance, Royal Institute of British Architects The event provided an opportunity to assess the impact of Brexit on the existing institutional settlement, exploring ways to promote the civic and economic empowerment of Britain's cities and regions in the post-Brexit political landscape.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://ukandeu.ac.uk/event/brexit-local-and-devolved-government/
 
Description Institute of Advanced Studies - talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited speaker, The economic impacts of Brexit, The University of Birmingham - Institute of Advanced Studies event, 18th February 2019, UK.
International conference organised by the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Birmingham. Participation in a panel on the consequences of Brexit.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Invited Presentation at the Birmingham Chambers of Commerce - Brexit Committee 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited presentation at the Birmingham Chambers of Commerce - Brexit Commitee, <>, 11th of September 2018, Birmingham, UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited presentation - European Parliament MEP Labour Group 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles and Philip McCann were invited to give a presentation at the European Parliament MEP Labour Group. <
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited presentation - Managing Partners Forum 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited panel speaker Managing Partners' Forum Strategy Summit: "Redefining your strategy, during and post-Brexit", on Monday 16 April 2018, London, UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Leeds Participatory Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact The aim of the workshop was to share our regional-specific research findings and collaborate with (city, regional and national) stakeholders to develop alternative post-Brexit scenarios, considering both what city-regional authorities want and also what policy responses are likely to be most effective.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description London Participatory Workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Sectors such as professional, technical, or scientific occupations, legal services, computer programming, and architecture, are far more exposed to Brexit in both relative and absolute terms than the types of sectors which are typically discussed in the media, such as the financial markets. In fact, the financial services industry is less exposed to Brexit-related-trade shocks because it caters to many British clients elsewhere in the UK and a substantial part of its exports have non-EU countries as their destination. Additionally, the London economy is very large, thus produces a large part of its output for local use; it is the part of the UK economy which is the least dependent on the EU for its prosperity. Consequently, in comparison to other regions across the UK, London is less sensitive and susceptible to changes in UK-EU trade relations which may arise from Brexit. Nevertheless, adverse effects are likely to be more severe in the regions which have the least ability to respond to adverse shocks. Therefore, it is crucial that political and business leaders are well informed to be able to successfully adjust and adapt their economies.

Our London Brexit Workshop aimed to bring together political and business leaders, together with academics and civil society organisations to discuss the likely impact of Brexit on London economy and to agree on the urgent actions that need to be taken in the crucial months ahead.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Manchester Business School - Invited Presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research runs a series of regular seminars given by visiting speakers to Manchester, discussing key issues in science, technology and innovation policy and management.

The seminars are normally held at CityLabs on Oxford Road, and are open to all with an interest in science, technology, and innovation.

Raquel Ortega-Argiles, University of Birmingham - The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel

In this paper we employ the EU interregional extensions to the World Input-Output Database WIOD in order to assess the Brexit trade-related risks exposure of EU regions and member states. We develop an index of Brexit trade-related risks which reflects all of the complex global value chain patterns evident in UK-EU trade. Our findings demonstrate that UK regions are far more exposed than regions in other countries. Only the Republic of Ireland faces exposure levels similar to UK regions while the next most affected regions are in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and France, in descending order. There is a significant imbalance in Brexit trade-related risks between the UK and the rest of Europe, and this imbalance may influence the outcomes of the negotiations between the UK and the EU.

Raquel Ortega-Argilés holds the Chair in Regional Economic Development at the department of Strategy and International Business and the City-REDI research institute at Birmingham Business School, The University of Birmingham, UK. Her current research work focuses Productivity,

Innovation, Regional development, SMEs, entrepreneurship and industrial dynamics and on regional and European Policy.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:YPmcyOePWrQJ:www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/hu...
 
Description Media mention - The New York Times 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Mention at the article "Where Europe Would Be Hurt Most by a No-Deal Brexit"
7 February 2019, The New York Times
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/07/world/europe/brexit-impact-on-european-union.html
 
Description Mention in Business Insider 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Jeremy Corbyn must go 'over the hill' and back a second Brexit referendum, leading Labour MEP says
4 July 2018, Business Insider
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.businessinsider.com/theresa-griffin-mep-on-brexit-labour-party-theresa-may-2018-6?r=UK
 
Description Mention in Le Monde 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Brexit: le patron de JPMorgan durcit le ton contre Londres
Le Monde, 26 January 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2018/01/26/brexit-le-patron-de-jpmorgan-durcit-le-ton-contre...
 
Description Mention in LecceSette 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Al via "Conversazioni sul futuro": 4 giorni, 30 location e 250 ospiti nel nome della cultura
24 October 2018, LecceSette
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.leccesette.it/dettaglio.asp?id_dett=56270&id_rub=129
 
Description Mention in Scienze Magazine 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Uncertainty boosts Brexit jitters for U.K. scientists
7 December 2018, Science Magazine
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6419/1092
 
Description Mention in Scienze Magazine 2 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Looming Parliament vote boosts Brexit jitters for U.K. scientists 5 December 2018, Science Magazine
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/looming-parliament-vote-boosts-brexit-jitters-uk-scientists
 
Description Mention in The Corkman 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact What will Brexit mean for us?
1 September 2018, The Corkman
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/news/what-will-brexit-mean-for-us-37265242.html
 
Description Mention in The Huffington Post 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Uneasy, Frustrated, But Still 'Contrary': Why Birmingham Is Losing Patience About Brexit
8 July 2018, Huffington Post
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://guce.oath.com/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_68152108-1165-49c8-9909-1344baa8e755&lan...
 
Description Mention in The Wall Street Journal 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact May's Brexit Plan Comes Just in Time for Supply Chains
11 July 2018, The Wall Street Journal
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.wsj.com/articles/mays-brexit-plan-comes-just-in-time-for-supply-chains-1531330594
 
Description Mention in a Press Release EU Committee of the Regions 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Future of Europe: politicians and academics share view that more regional and local authorities' power must be reflected in the EU
11 April 2018, European Committee of the Regions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://cor.europa.eu/en/news/Pages/future-of-europe-politicians-and-academics-share-view-that-more-...
 
Description Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact 23 February, Invited Speaker, "The Continental Divide? Economic Exposure to Brexit in Regions and Countries on Both Sides of the Channel, and Impacts on 54 UK Sectors", Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Northern Ireland Agenda Magazine Article - Analysing the continental divide? 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact After the presentation at the Northern Ireland Annual Economic Conference, the organization asked some speakers to put together an article based on their presentations the result is: Ortega-Argiles, R., 2018, Analysing the continental divide?, Northern Ireland Agenda magazine, published on the 20th of January 2018. See URL below.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.agendani.com/analysing-the-continental-divide/
 
Description Ook Stad en Ommeland zullen Brexit voelen - Newspaper Column 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los referenced our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" as a part of a newspaper article that is published on the 2nd February 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/204406/Ook-Stad-en-Ommeland-zullen-Brexit-voelen
 
Description Plenary Conference - Spanish Regional Science Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact This was a plenary session titled The economic impacts of Brexit in the EU regions at the XLV Regional Science Association Meeting in Castellon, Spain on November 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://ersa.org/events/spanish-section-xlv-international-conference-on-regional-science/
 
Description Podcast ECON050:Brexit, Northern Times 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los referenced our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" during the ECON050:Brexit Northern Times' podcast. Northern Times is an online multimedia platform for foreigners in the Northern Netherlands.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://northerntimes.nl/econ-050-brexit/
 
Description Presentation Brexit: Local and Devolved Government Conference, UK in a Changing Europe, Royal Institute of British Architects, London 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Philip McCann 8 March 2018, Invited Speaker, "How Brexit May Affect Britain's Regions and Localities", Brexit: Local and Devolved Government Conference, UK in a Changing Europe, Royal Institute of British Architects, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Presentation at the Brussels Chapter Alumni Union, University of Groningen, Brussels, Belgium 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los presented our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" on the 24th Janury 2019 at the Brussels Chapter Alumni Union, University of Groningen.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Presentation at the Rotary Club Groningen Belcampo 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los presented our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" on the 13th February 2019 at the Rotary Club Groningen Belcampo in Groningen.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Presentation of our findings on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" at the University of Groningen 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact Our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los presented our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" on the 1st February 2019 at the University of Groningen. The audience consisted of 850 prospective economics students and their parents.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Radio Appearance on Babette op Noord and RTV Noord 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los appeared on Babette op Noord (lunch time programme) and RTV Noord (regional broadcaster) and talked about our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Table ronde ''L'impact du Brexit sur les Pays de la Loire, Manufacturing Industries", 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited Round Table Panel Speaker: Table ronde ''L'impact du Brexit sur les Pays de la Loire, Manufacturing Industries", 7th and 8th of February 2019, Angers, France
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description The Conversation UK magazine - How Brexit will hit different UK regions and industries 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact How Brexit will hit different UK regions and industries, The very areas of the UK which voted Leave in June 2016 are likely to be the ones hardest hit by Brexit. Our research on the likely economic consequences of leaving the European Union on different regions and industries is consistent with the recently leaked government analysis which suggests that London will be one of the areas least hit in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The north-east of England, meanwhile, will be one of the worst affected. Diffusion of our research in a non-academic media outlet to reach general public. The article was published on the 9th of February 2018 see URL below
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://theconversation.com/how-brexit-will-hit-different-uk-regions-and-industries-91287
 
Description The Economic Impact of Brexit in Europe 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact This workshop aims to bring together political and business leaders, together with academics and civil society organisations to discuss the likely impact of Brexit on European regions. During the workshop we will share findings from our ESRC funded Brexit project[1] on the likely impacts of Brexit on the Europe's sectors, regions, and cities. Our analysis draws upon the most detailed regional-national-international trade and competition datasets currently available anywhere in the world, allowing us to examine the impacts of different post-Brexit trade scenarios on European regions. Our results identify a very noticeable patterns to the levels of exposure across Europe with north-western European regions typically being the most exposed to Brexit, while regions in southern and eastern Europe are barely affected at all by Brexit, at least in terms of the trade linkages. The workshop will also provide a platform for city, regional and national stakeholders to share their own regional-specific research findings and collaborate with us on developing alternative post-Brexit scenarios, considering both what city-regional authorities want and also what policy responses are likely to be most effective.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/research/research-projects/city-redi/economic-impacts-...
 
Description The Economic Impacts of Brexit in Europe: Regional Participatory Workshop - European Committee of the Regions 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact City-REDI Institute has put together a website to disseminate all the outputs that the ESRC project is currently having. As a part of our ESRC funded project "The Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors", we ran a series of regional participatory workshops in an attempt to disseminate the outputs of the project as well as to connect with broader public policy arenas at the national and regional level. Our final workshop on 'The Economic Impacts of Brexit in Europe' was held in Brussels at the European Committee of the Regions on 22nd February. The main goal of the workshop was to bring together political and business leaders, together with academics and civil society organisations to discuss the likely impact of Brexit on European regions. This blog is a recap of our workshop in Brussels where we presented insights and findings that came out of the project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/the-economic-impacts-of-brexit-in-europe-regional-participatory-wor...
 
Description The Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, Its Regions, Its Cities and Its Sectors - Regional Participatory Workshop Presentations Are Now Available 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact City-REDI recently ran a series of regional participatory workshops to ensure that the outputs from the ESRC funded project "The Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors", connects with broader public policy arenas at the national and regional level. This blog entry focuses on the presentations from the workshops and provides a link for each specific regional workshop that has taken place around the UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/regional-participatory-workshop-presentations-are-now-available/?_g...
 
Description The Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors: Participatory Workshops 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact This blog post was published on the City-REDI, University of Birmingham Website and promotes our four participatory workshops that were held across the UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/the-economic-impacts-of-brexit-on-the-uk-its-regions-its-cities-and...
 
Description The Exposure of the West Midlands Region to Brexit 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Our data allows us to examine the impacts of different trade scenarios and to map out the sensitivity of UK sectors and regions to different post-Brexit scenarios.Based on our analysis, this blog focuses on the role played by global value-chains in shaping UK regional trade behaviour, particularly in the West Midlands region.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/the-exposure-of-the-west-midlands-region-to-brexit/?_ga=2.34873188....
 
Description The Implications of Brexit for the UK's Regions 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Our research for the UK in a Changing Europe ("The economic impacts of Brexit on the UK, its regions, its cities and its sectors") has demonstrated that the implications of Brexit are profoundly different for the different cities, regions, and nations of the UK. City-REDI has put together a website to disseminate our findings and this blog focuses on implications of Brexit for the UK regions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/the-implications-of-brexit-for-the-uks-regions/?_ga=2.43816800.4959...
 
Description The continental divide? economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of the Channel 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The continental divide? economic exposure to Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of the Channel, Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles summarizes the ESRC project at The UK in a Changing Europe blog. As a result some of the readers contacted us to be engaged in further stages of the project. The blog also had some media attention.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-continental-divide-economic-exposure-to-brexit-in-regions-and-countries-on-...
 
Description The economic implications of Brexit on both sides of the Irish border 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This blog post was featured on the UK in a Changing Europe's website and shows how to manage customs-related issues on the Irish border that have recently become central to the whole question of the exact nature of the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-economic-implications-of-brexit-on-both-sides-of-the-irish-border/
 
Description The economics impacts of Brexit - website 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact City-REDI Institute has put together a website to disseminate all the outputs that the ESRC project is currently having.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/research/research-projects/economic-impacts-of-brexit-...
 
Description The regional impact of Brexit 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Blog contribution
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://www.rug.nl/ggdc/blog/blog-19-12-2017-the-regional-impact-of-brexit
 
Description The regional impacts of Brexit- Storify 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles, City-REDI, University of Birmingham, is leading a project examining in detail the likely impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities. This storify illustrates the impact that the research from this project has made on the Brexit debate.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://storify.com/SocSciUoB/the-continental-divide-economic-exposure-to-brexit
 
Description Vechten tegen chaos na een Brexit met no deal 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This newspaper article published on Financieele Dagblad on the 5th December 2018 referenced our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" and referenced the work of our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://advance.lexis.com/search/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=8610df19-e40f-4aa9-900b-2bd9c0468861&pdtypeofs...
 
Description Video - University of Birmingham - featuring Raquel Ortega-Argiles 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact The University of Birmingham edits a series of videos of the research conducted at the University. Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles was featured in one presenting the research conducted in this project. It has had 408 views as of 11th of March 2018.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlslJ7vX9o0
 
Description Video - University of Groningen - featuring Prof Bart Los 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact The University of Groningen produces a series of videos featuring the research conducted at the university. The video has been seen 476 as 11th of March 2018.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm0rq6HGuDQ
 
Description Website article - The Shields Gazette 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This newspaper article published on Shields Gazette on the 27th February 2019 referenced our work on "the Economic Impacts of Brexit on the UK, its Regions, its Cities and its Sectors" and referenced the work of our Co-Investigator Professor Bart Los.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://advance.lexis.com/document/?pdmfid=1516831&crid=e24329c3-6e14-49c1-81e0-ab0c592b9250&pddocfu...
 
Description What are the economic impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities? 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact What are the economic impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities? Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles writes about the ESRC project at the Regional Studies Association Blog.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL http://blog.regionalstudies.org/what-are-the-economic-impacts-of-brexit-on-the-uks-sectors-regions-a...
 
Description What are the economic impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities? 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact What are the economic impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities? Blog written by Professor Raquel Ortega-Argiles presenting the ESRC project. Our ESRC- Brexit priority grant: "What are the economic impacts of Brexit on the UK, its sectors, its cities and its regions" under the UK in a Changing Europe initiative aims to examine in detail the likely impacts of Brexit on the UK's sectors, regions and cities by using the most detailed regional-national-international trade and competition datasets currently available anywhere in the world. The quantitative research will allow us to understand the role in shaping UK regional trade behaviour which is played by global value-chains, whereby goods and services crisscross borders multiple times before being finally consumed by household and firms. Our data allows us to examine the impacts of different trade scenarios and to map out the sensitivity of UK sectors and regions to different post-Brexit scenarios.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
URL https://blog.bham.ac.uk/cityredi/what-are-the-economic-impacts-of-brexit-on-the-uks-sectors-regions-...