Evidence Paper 8: Capital Investment: what are the main long-term trends in relation to UK manufacturing businesses, and how do these compare internationally?

Driver, Ciaran; Temple, Paul

Abstract

This is one of the 37 peer-reviewed commissioned papers that informed the Foresight Future of Manufacturing project. This paper provides background information to help with policy choices in respect of manufacturing investment. It is organised in four substantive sections beginning with (2) an account of the statistical record on broad investment categories in manufacturing followed by (3) a discussion of inward and outward flows in foreign direct investment, before presenting (4) an analytical view of manufacturing investment and (5) a view of the determinants and constraints on investment. We finish (6) with some discussion of policy choices

Citation

Driver, C., & Temple, P. (2013). Evidence Paper 8: Capital Investment: what are the main long-term trends in relation to UK manufacturing businesses, and how do these compare internationally?. London

• Other Type: Manual / Guide
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Nov 4, 2013
• Pages: 1-47
• Publisher URL: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7b7f41e5274a7318b8f0de/ep8-capital-investment-trends-uk-manufacturing.pdf
• Related Public URLs: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7b7f41e5274a7318b8f0de/ep8-capital-investment-trends-uk-manufacturing.pdf