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Trading Places 2
By
Naomi Clayton
| 30 March 2017
Trading Places 2
By
Naomi Clayton
| 30 March 2017
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Case study Box 1: Definition of ‘exporters’
Exporters play an important role in the national economy
Case study The skills profile of exporters is more important than the sectoral profile for boosting productivity in cities
Case study Figure 1: Relationship between productivity and the sectoral profile of exporting sector in cities
Case study Figure 2: Relationship between productivity and the skill profile of exporting jobs in cities
Case study High skilled exporters are not evenly or randomly located across the UK
Case study The export base varies across different cities
Case study Box 2: Defining city centres and suburbs
Case study Figure 3: Relationship between the size of the export base and the skill profile of exporting jobs in city centres
Case study Figure 4: Relationship between the size of the export base and the skill profile of exporting jobs in suburbs
A typology of city centres and suburbs
Case study Figure 5: Typology of city centres and suburbs
Case study Figure 6: Skills profile of export base in city centres and suburbs
Case study Box 3: Developing a typology for city centres and suburbs
Factors that shape the nature of the export base in cities
Case study Access to skilled workers
Case study Figure 7: Percentage of working-age population with degree level qualifications by city centre typology
Case study Figure 8: Percentage of working-age population with degree level qualifications by suburb typology
Case study Figure 9: Relationship between percentage of the working-age population with degree level qualifications and the skill profile of exporting jobs in cities
Case study Access to dense city centres
Case study Figure 10: Density of jobs by city centre typology
Case study Figure 11: Relationship between density of jobs and the skill profile of exporting jobs in city centres
Case study Access to markets
Case study Figure 12: Average travel time to London by city centre typology
Case study Figure 13: Average travel time to London by suburb typology
Case study Figure 14: Relationship between travel time to London and the skill profile of exporting jobs in cities
Case study Limiting the costs of co-location
Case study Figure 15: Average rateable value per square metre by city centre typology
Case study Figure 16: Average rateable value per square metre by suburb typology
Differences between individual cities: no one-size-fits-all
Case study Figure 17: Summary of findings for all cities
Case study Case study 2: Reading: ‘large, high knowledge’ export base in city centre and suburb
Case study Case study 3: Southend: ‘small, low knowledge’ export base in city centre and suburb
Case study Case study 4: Cambridge: ‘small, high-knowledge’ export base in city centre, ‘large, high-knowledge’ export base in suburb
Supporting growth in the UK’s export base through industrial policy
Case study The industrial strategy must work with the grain of the UK’s economic geography and make the most of its cities.
Case study Cities should be the framework for co-ordinating and delivering the industrial strategy
Case study The combination and prioritisation of different policies required to boost export activity will vary from city-to-city.
Place-based policy interventions to attract knowledge exporters: a broad menu of options
Case study 1.Investment in skills and education
Case study 2.Investment in housing
Case study 3. Investment in city-centre development
Case study 4. Investment in public transport systems
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1: Sunderland: ‘small, low knowledge’ export base in city centre, ‘large, low knowledge’ export base in suburb
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