Evaluating the impact of UKTI Trade Services on the performance of supported firms

This document describes an abstract of an evaluation of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) services on business performance, as conducted by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in September 2015. The evaluation aimed to determine the impact of UKTI support on firm survival, overseas turnover growth, and overall business performance, using a dataset of UKTI users and non-users and employing propensity score matching to address selective participation. Results showed a positive association between UKTI support and business performance, with firms receiving multiple supports or participating in high-intensity programs experiencing greater benefits. The evaluation also suggested potential indirect effects on the aggregate economy and faced challenges in data harmonization. It concluded that UKTI services positively impact the businesses that engage with them, with supported firms tending to be larger, older, and more internationally active than non-supported ones. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Department for International Trade
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Quasi-experimental method
• Quasi-experimental methods: Matching
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: September 2015

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes