Research and Studies

This page provides access to a range of research reports and papers commissioned by emda to inform our organisational thinking and policy making.

Regional Economic Strategy (RES) Intervention Framework

RES Intervention Framework Technical Paper 2006

Recent Research Projects

Regional Economic Strategy (RES) policy think pieces (2005-06)

In addition to the statistical portrait of the region presented in 'The East Midlands in 2006', emda produced a compendium of 'policy think pieces', commissioned from a range of independent experts. They address key themes relevant to the RES and are intended to stimulate discussion of possible priorities and actions for inclusion in the strategy. The views expressed in these papers are those of their authors and do not necessarily represent the views of emda or other regional organisations.

The following papers are available to download below:

City regions and polycentricity: the East Midlands urban network [PDF, 513 KB]
M. Coombes, D. Charles, S. Raybould and C. Wymer, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies

Mapping deprivation in the East Midlands [PDF, 5.50 MB]
Anne E. Green, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick

Improving work organisation: the case for a regional action programme [PDF, 137 KB]
Professor Keith Sisson, Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations, Warwick Business School/Head of Strategy Development, ACAS

Mapping the structure of regional economies [PDF, 195 MB]
Professor Andrew Atherton and Andrew Johnson, Enterprise Research and Development Unit (ERDU), Lincoln Business School, University of Lincoln

Thinking about regional competitiveness: critical issues [PDF, 715 KB]
Ron Martin, Professor of Economic Geography and Fellow of the Cambridge-MIT Institute, University of Cambridge

Changing the countryside [PDF, 253 KB]
Glyn Owen

Women's enterprise and business support in the East Midlands [PDF,205 KB]
Professor Sara Carter, University of Stirling

Globalisation and the rise of China and India [PDF, 264 KB]
Professor David Greenaway and Professor Chris Milner, School of Economics, University of Nottingham

Innovation policy [PDF,349 KB]
Christine Oughton, Professor of Management, Birkbeck, University of London

Creating an entrepreneurial region: exploring the entrepreneurial capacity of the East Midlands [PDF, 422 KB]
Professor Andrew Atherton, Enterprise Research and Development Unit (ERDU), Lincoln Business School, University of Lincoln