Economics & Business

Understanding how economies, markets, and businesses work, and what shapes prosperity

#15 of 29 research categories by total funding · About £38 per person in the UK

Funded awards
6,820
Published funding
£2.6B
Average published award
£440K
Active funded awards
589
NIHR-supported projects
94

Amounts are published for 5,833 of 6,820 funded awards. Data as of 16 July 2026.

InnovateUK funds the most Economics & Business research — 3,166 grants (46% of the topic). The busiest year was 2020, with 720 grants.

Top Funders by Funded Award Count

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FunderFunded awards
InnovateUK3,166
ESRC1,459
EPSRC546
Wellcome330
EC327
UKRI316
BBSRC169
MRC123
STFC119
AHRC88

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
2006124
2007112
2008119
2009210
2010240
2011258
2012248
2013374
2014372
2015572
2016275
2017402
2018381
2019435
2020720
2021349
2022502
2023504
2024440
2025158

Grants

Delivering Inclusive Financial Development and GrowthUniversity of BirminghamESRC£1.7M2016Completed
Beyond experiments: scaling transformative, sustainable business models in the UKUniversity of SussexUKRI£1.3M2025Active
Is the Current Design of the Initial Public Offering Process Optimal for the Markets and the Relevant Stakeholder Groups?Lancaster UniversityESRCNot disclosed2023Active
Econometrics for the Firm (FIRMMETRIX)University College LondonUKRI£1.4M2022Active
A Micro to Macro Approach to International Capital FlowsLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceUKRI£1.3M2022Active
Understanding and Explaining Management Practices to Promote Higher Productivity in UK BusinessesNational Institute of Economic and Social ResearchUKRI£972K2019Completed
Microbusiness BritainUniversity of WarwickESRC£501K2017Completed
Understanding and Explaining Management Practices to Promote Higher Productivity in UK BusinessesKing's College LondonUKRI£498K2021Completed
Business, Economics and Trade UK Parliament Thematic Research LeadUniversity of SouthamptonESRC£201K2024Active
Taxo’d: Providing micro-enterprises with strategic business analysis, insights and financial/cashflow reporting capabilities in real-timeTaxo'd LimitedInnovateUK£200K2023Completed
University of the West of Scotland and Key Facilities Management International LimitedUniversity of the West of ScotlandInnovateUK£160K2021Completed
CMA Competition and Productivity Economics UKRI Policy FellowshipUniversity of CambridgeESRC£138K2023Completed
Scottish Government Promoting Economic Prosperity and Improving Outcomes Economics FellowshipAston UniversityESRC£109K2023Completed
The Imaginative Investor: Markets; Uncertainty; Efficient Market Hypothesis.London School of Economics and Political ScienceAHRCNot disclosed2023Active
University College London and Program Planning Professionals Limited KTP 24_25 R1University College LondonInnovateUKNot disclosed2025Active
University of the West of Scotland and Peter Equi & Sons Limited KTP 23_24 R5University of the West of ScotlandInnovateUKNot disclosed2024Active
Essays on International Finance and Empirical Asset PricingUniversity of CambridgeESRCNot disclosed2023Active
University of the West of Scotland and BASH'D LimitedUniversity of the West of ScotlandInnovateUK£161K2022Completed
Understanding the Influences of Financial Reporting, Corporate Disclosures and Financial Media on the Corporate Financial Information EnvironmentUniversity of ManchesterESRC£282K2012Completed
University of Brighton and Consort Frozen Foods Limited KTP 23_24 R2University of BrightonInnovateUK£137K2024Active

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