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Online Diploma in International Trade Policy

Our new online course is designed to help you understand how government policy, geopolitics, business, and technology impact international trade and learn how to apply conceptual and analytical tools to analyse trade policy.

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Firm export responses to tariff hikes

Research shows that higher tariffs reduce exports in the affected market and affected firms are less likely to export to other foreign markets.

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Customs treatment of secondhand clothing

Exploring the challenges and potential solutions for secondhand clothing trade between the UK and the EU.

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When policy disrupts firms’ supply chains

How did supply chain disruptions triggered by the UK-EU TCA in 2021 affect UK firms and workers?

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Regional representation in trade policy

A discussion about how devolution and UK trade policy intersect.

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What is the role of customs agents in international trade?

Research reveals customs intermediation shapes how trade is conducted within borders.

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Cambodia’s Least Developed Country and trade transition

Regulatory reforms needed to align with high-standard trade agreements.

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Trade policy animations

Our animated videos help to explain trade policy concepts and their effects.

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Trump’s Trade Announcements: A Closer Look

International Trade and UK Economic Growth

The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy is the first Centre dedicated to trade policy to be funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Centre is built on the precept that trade policy should be inclusive in both policy formulation and outcome.

Our aim is to build permanent capacity by developing a community of scholars and practitioners with the knowledge, skills and mutual understanding to develop robust trade policy in a changing world.

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