Impact studies

Qatari-owned firms supported over £1 trillion in revenue across the UK over 14 years
April 27, 2025

Cebr’s latest report, commissioned by Qatar’s International Media Office, presents an in-depth analysis of the economic footprint of Qatari investment in the UK. Spanning fifteen

Public investment plays a catalytic role for the creative industries
April 24, 2025

Cebr was commissioned by Arts Council England to analyse the economic spillovers of public investment in the arts and culture sector. The report explores how

The Economic Impact of Family Owned Businesses
January 31, 2025

Cebr worked with The Family Business Research Foundation, to estimate the contribution that family-owned businesses make to the UK economy. Our economic impact assessment includes

Real-Time Payments: Economic Impact and Financial Inclusion
November 1, 2024

Cebr conducted a study in collaboration with ACI Worldwide to chart the trajectory for real-time payments, illustrating economic growth potential and financial inclusion benefits real-time

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES: ECONOMIC & SOCIAL GAINS OF HOUSING INITIATIVES
March 5, 2024

Swift Economic Boost In recently published research by Shelter and the National Housing Federation, executed by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), a compelling case

The economic impact of building social housing
February 28, 2024

Cebr conducted an economic and social impact assessment for the National Housing Federation and Shelter, examining the effects of constructing 90,000 social homes. Our report

Vaping is big business in Britain
November 21, 2023

But a government consultation may signal a crackdown. Even after Britain’s ban on indoor smoking came into force in 2007, the smell of cigarette smoke was

Revealed: The hidden cost of ignoring women’s health in the workplace
October 26, 2023

The latest economic modelling from AXA Health and Centre of Economic and Business Research shows that when businesses neglect women’s health in the workplace, the UK

Financial wellbeing and productivity in the workplace
October 25, 2023

Download the full report here This report represents an update to prior research conducted by Cebr and Aegon regarding financial wellbeing and its implications for

London Loves Business – Virgin Media O2 & Cebr data shows rural economy missing out on £65.1 billion boost
August 2, 2023

Improved rural connectivity could boost the UK economy by £65.1 billion, new economic modelling from the Cebr for Virgin Media O2 has found. The report,

Business News Wales – Openreach to Connect Yr Wyddfa Summit – The Highest Broadband Connection in the UK
December 8, 2022

With a workforce of around 2,300 in Wales, Openreach already employs the nation’s largest team of telecoms engineers and professionals. Across Wales more than 100,000 homes and

Property Notify – UK Homes & Businesses Losing £3.1 billion in Savings Due to Energy Efficiency Improvement Barriers
November 22, 2022

However, households and businesses are not considering the longer-term gains of energy efficiency as a solution to the tough economic climate – an issue explored

The Nation – Digital payments boost Nigeria’s economy with $3.3b
July 19, 2022

The widespread uptake of new digital and real-time payments services in Nigeria has helped to unlock $3.2 billion of additional economic output last year, representing

Business Wire – Nigeria’s Economy Reaps Benefits of Real-Time and Digital Banking Transformation
July 19, 2022

Nigeria is Africa’s undisputed real-time payments and digital payments leader, recording 3.7 billion real-time transactions in 2021 and ranking 6th in the league table of the

Passport chaos: Delayed passport applications are set to cost UK holiday makers over £1.1 billion this summer in cancelled trips
May 2, 2022

Just as the last of the Covid-related travel restrictions have eased both in the UK and in popular holiday destinations, a new problem has emerged

The Economic Impact of Real-Time Payments
April 27, 2022

Download the full report here Cebr was commissioned by ACI Worldwide to conduct research into the economic impact of real-time payments, across a sample of

Cost to Ukraine of Conflict with Russia
February 10, 2022

Download the full report here. The conflict with Russia has cost Ukraine US$280 billion between 2014 and 2020 according to report by Cebr New analysis

Physics and the Economy: Measuring the value of physics-based industries in the UK and Ireland
November 18, 2021

Measuring the value of physics-based industries in the UK Measuring the value of physics-based industries in England Measuring the value of physics-based industries in Scotland

The economic impact of the UK’s New Approach Methodologies sector – A Cebr Report for Animal Free Research UK
October 6, 2021

View the full report here. Executive Summary Report overview This is a Cebr report for Animal Free Research UK, assessing the economic contributions made by

Defending the public purse: The economic value of the free legal advice sector
September 21, 2021

Read the full report here. Executive Summary: Organisations supported by the Community Justice Fund help 483,000 clients a year The average net benefit to Treasury

Supporting a Global Britain – The Economic impact of Heathrow Airport
July 6, 2021

Download the full report here. Cebr has undertaken research to quantify the economic impact associated with Heathrow Airport. Headline results are summarised below. In 2019,

Full Fibre turbocharging the UK
June 19, 2020

The UK’s fibre future is within reach. Together we can create a more connected, productive and competitive economy. We can help ease the ever-increasing demand

The economic impact of the WeWork network in London
October 25, 2018

The question of how we will navigate the future of work and cities to progress toward a new economy — that uplifts all people and

Financial wellbeing in the workplace
October 22, 2018

The mental health and physical wellbeing of employees have been topics high on the agenda for many employers for some time.   Increasingly, there’s a

Cebr research with involve on ‘The Value of Diversity’
March 8, 2018

Alongside the launch of INvolve, we are also proud to launch our report, The Value of Diversity, in collaboration with the Centre for Economic and

Wealth Wizards Press Release – Delaying Retirement Could Cost UK Plc £7.4 Billion
February 23, 2018

An ageing workforce unable to retire because of insufficient funds could cost UK employers up to £7.4 billion[i] in additional wage costs every year. In

Bookshops – £1.9 billion in GDP; supporting 46,000 jobs; BUT ‘standard’ measures do not capture value as cultural hubs
October 27, 2017

The Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) unveils today that bookshops can be linked to an estimated £1.9bn contribution to UK GDP annually and

Economic Impact Report – How Aldi contributes to the UK economy
September 8, 2017

ALDI CONTRIBUTES OVER £8.5BN TO UK ECONOMY, A GDP ‘FOOTPRINT’ THAT IS SET TO RISE TO AT LEAST £11.5BN BY 2022 The analysis shows that

Physics businesses bring in over £15 bn to the Scottish economy
January 18, 2017

Physics-based industries make a £15bn GVA contribution to Scottish GDP, according to analysis commissioned by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and conducted by the Centre

The role of physics in supporting economic growth and national productivity in Ireland
January 18, 2017

The report – the most comprehensive study of the role of physics in the economic growth and productivity of Ireland – was launched on the

Working Capital: the role of migrant workers in driving London’s economy
November 10, 2016

With changing immigration laws a likely consequence of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, this report examines the current contribution of EU and non-EU

Small business loans through Funding Circle boost UK economy by £2.7 billion
August 11, 2016

Investors lending through the platform since 2010 have supported ~40,000 new jobs Businesses in regions that have faced economic hardship, such as the North, are

Londoners living in social housing contributed at least £15bn to the capital’s economy in 2015
July 14, 2016

  To read a copy of the summary report via the Peabody website, please click here. Scroll down to download the full report.   Findings

Long-term sickness absence costs UK businesses £4.17bn a year
October 30, 2015

A new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr)[1] estimates the cost of long-term sickness absence – absences of six months or

Housing crisis: the economic impact revealed
October 12, 2015

Rocketing house prices and rents are costing London’s economy over a billion pounds a year and thousands of jobs, according to new research published today.

Sectors that rely on vans last year delivered more than €580 billion in France, Germany, and UK
July 14, 2015

As iconic ford transit turns 50, new study shows vans remain €580bn backbone of european economy

The costs of inactivity in Europe
June 17, 2015

1 in 4 adults across Europe is insufficiently physically active, as are 4 out of 5 adolescents Cost to the European economy of “doing nothing”

Standards contribute £8.2 billion to UK economy
June 9, 2015

A new study released today reveals the economic contribution of standards to the UK economy and businesses.   The research finds that standards boost UK

British daters spend an average of £1,304 each year looking for love
June 4, 2015

Average single now spends £120 per date – over £1,304 each year Dating’s contribution to UK economy tops £4 billion for first time Brits’ spending

Europe’s mid-market contributes €1 trillion
February 26, 2015

Mid-market enterprises drive European growth by contributing €1 trillion to the economy

Engineering skills in the UK
January 14, 2015

Failure to meet demand for engineering skills could cost UK £27bn a year

MID-SIZED FIRMS ADD £50BN TO UK
December 9, 2014

The latest research from Grant Thornton’s Agents of Growth series, written in conjunction with Cebr, released this week ahead of the Autumn Statement, show that the medium-sized

Impacts of a flexible working culture
December 8, 2014

Greater flexible working could add £11.5 billion annually to the UK economy

Economic Impact of Apprenticeships
November 26, 2014

New research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) reveals that apprenticeships will contribute £34 billion to the UK economy in 2014.  This

Skills shortage to hinder UK growth
November 6, 2014

The UK economy is losing out on £18 billion due to 520,000 job vacancies that small businesses are unable to fill due to a lack

Value of “Made in Britain”
October 3, 2014

British exporters could unlock a premium of up to £2.1bn by branding their products as Made in Britain across the eight countries in the study   Half

Solar powered growth in the UK
September 25, 2014

Analysis for Solar Trade Association reveals the potential economic benefits of investments in solar PV

The Rising Cost of CVD
August 28, 2014

New research launched today by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) looking at the costs of cardiovascular disease in six major European markets

The rising costs of dementia
August 8, 2014

Cost of dementia to businesses predicted to double, as the number of those living with the condition is set to rise over 1 million, by 2030

Pop-up retailing produced £2.1 billion in retail turnover in the past year
July 23, 2014

Pop-up retailing produced £2.1 billion in retail turnover in the past year Pop-Up UK report pop-up retail economy expected to grow by 8.4 per cent

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