In today’s age of economic digitisation, we live in a world that is not only more interconnected than ever, but also increasingly dominated by trade in services. Undoubtedly, this poses both challenges and opportunities for trade policy, as it tries …
You may be wondering what an Economist does when it comes to trade remedies and whether this role is for you. Here’s an insight into what it is like working as an Economist at the TRA. Economic analysis and trade …
We are aware that our cases can seem abstract. But they all have real world economic impacts. So we are always keen to monitor changes in trade flows that our recommendations trigger and to evaluate the effects on the UK …
Data drives decision-making for international trade and business decisions. It is the lubricant that oils the wheels of trade and fuels the core of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). At the same time, we’ve previously written about transparency being imperative …
As economic uncertainty rises, UK households grapple with a rising cost of living, whilst the consumer confidence index has fallen to record lows (Organisation for Economics Cooperation and Development, 2022). We’ve previously looked at the link between the UK’s economic …
On 17 November the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) economic forecasts were released alongside the government’s Autumn Statement. The OBR – an executive and non-departmental public body – conducts independent analysis to assess whether the government is likely to meet …
Today, we published a report developed for us by Frontier Economics on the topic of circumvention. But what is circumvention, and why do we care about it? Imagine a countervailing duty on Prussian telegraph keys has just come into force. …
Two years since the onset of COVID-19 (COVID), we are starting to understand the impact it has had on the world economy. But what about its impact on the world of trade remedies? The arrival of COVID in 2020 upended …
What’s the difference between ‘Bicycles, tricycles and quadricycles, with pedal assistance, with an auxiliary electric motor with a continuous rated power not exceeding 250 watts’ and ‘Cycles, with pedal assistance, with an auxiliary electric motor’? They both have a unique commodity …
Trade remedies and climate change are both topical policy issues. But how do they fit together? Do they pull in the same direction? What might the future look like? What are trade remedies? The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) investigates …