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Our work


The Trade Policy Hub provides three core benefits: cutting edge research, innovative methodologies, and a wide network of experts. 

Over the last four years, many public and private clients have trusted us

Over the last four years we have worked with many public and private sector clients, including: Department for International Trade, UK; Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office; CDC Group; UKRI / Innovate UK; European Commission – Directorate-General for Trade; European Parliament; Government of Japan; and Arla Foods UK.


"Arla Foods has twice commissioned LSE Consulting's Trade Policy Hub to produce reports on the potential impact of Brexit on EU-UK trade. On both occasions the powerful insights produced gave us the opportunity to engage effectively with political stakeholders on the basis of highly credible data, helping us to be trusted with a seat at the table in discussions about the practicalities of leaving the European Union."  

George Morrison, Director of Global Public Affairs at Arla Foods

 

Projects & Publications

SIA-EFTA-Thailand-FTA

Sustainability Impact Assessment of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Free Trade Association and Thailand

Date: September 2024
Client: EFTA Secretariat
Authors: Andreas Freytag, Badri Narayanan, Elitsa Garnizova, Margaux Truc, Matthias Bauer, Nattapan Kongbuamai, Philipp Lamprecht, Pietro Freguglia, Robin Baker and Tony Zamparutti

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SMEs and Open Strategic Autonomy

Date: July 2024
Client: European Commission | DG for Internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Authors: CSIL, IDEA Consult, PPMI, Trade Policy Hub


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Benefits of the Digitalisation of Trade Processes and Cross Border Barriers to their Adoption

Date: May 2024
Client: Department for Business and Trade
Authors: Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, Robin Baker, Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan and Elitsa Garnizova

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Unleashing European Innovations for the Metaverse

Date: April 2024
Client: Meta
Authors: Elitsa Garnizova and Hosuk Lee-Makiyama



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Research into Market Distortions in the Steel Sector

Date: February 2024
Client: Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)
Authors: Trade Policy Hub, LSE Consulting



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UK Semiconductor Handbook

Date: January 2024
Client: UK Government Digital Trade Network
Authors: Trade Policy Hub, LSE Consulting



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The relationship between trade and productivity: A feasibility study

Date: September 2023
Client: Department for Business & Trade
Authors: Holger Breinlich, Stefania Lovo, Robin Baker and Elitsa Garnizova


New avenues for functional cooperation at local and regional level in EaP countries

New avenues for functional cooperation at local and regional level in EaP countries

Date: June 2023
Client: European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
Authors: Agnieszka Kulesa and Piotr Kazmierkiewicz, Riya Roy and Elitsa Garnizova

Education Export Data

Education Export Data: Scoping exercise

Date: March 2023
Client: Department for Business & Trade
Authors: Robin Baker, Elitsa Garnizova, Hosuk Lee-Makiyama



Global Value Chains

Global Value Chains: Potential synergies between external trade policy and internal economic initiatives to address the strategic dependencies of the EU

Date: March 2023
Client: European Parliament - DG for External Policies of the Union
Authors: Alessia A. Amighini, Andreas Maurer, Elitsa Garnizova, Jan Hagemejer, Peter-Tobias Stoll, Marcus Dietrich, Riya Roy, Agnieszka Skowronek and Davide Tentori

Comparative Analysis of TSD Provisions for Identification of Best Practices to Support the TSD Review

Comparative Analysis of TSD Provisions for Identification of Best Practices to Support the TSD Review

Date: February 2022
Client: European Commission - DG Trade
Authors: Jean-Baptiste Velut, Daniela Baeza Breinbauer, Marit de Bruijne, Elitsa Garnizova, Matthew Jones, Kevin Kolben, Lise Oules, Virginie Rouas, Faith Tigere Pittet and Tony Zamparutti

Whats the impact of investing in trade and supply chain finance

What's the Impact of Investing in Trade and Supply Chain Finance?

Date: September 2021
Client: CDC Group
Authors: Elitsa Garnizova, Sangeeta Khorana



India Market Access Cross Sector Study

India Market Access Cross Sector Study

Date: March 2021
Client: 
Department for International Trade (DIT)


 

Vulnerabilities of Supply Chains Post-Brexit

Vulnerabilities of Supply Chains Post-Brexit

Date: October 2020
Client: 
European Commission - DG Trade




 


“CDC Group commissioned LSE Consulting's Trade Policy Hub to conduct a comprehensive evidence review on trade and supply chain finance (TSCF). The review helped us ensure that our impact framework  and investment activity is informed by rigorous evidence. We are grateful to the LSE team for constructively challenging our assumptions and helping us to improve our impact framework, enabling us to continue to enhance our impact as we continue to expand our TSCF programme in the coming years.”

CDC Group


TPH activity

Our experts actively engage in shaping the policy debate on trade policy by participating in a range of public and expert events.