Latest Research

sk The Institute's work falls into three distinct fields: economic modelling and macro analysis; education, training and employment; the international economy. Our research interests are constantly changing in response to new needs but embrace most of the issues that shape economic performance.

Current programmes include work on productivity, pensions and the ageing population, banking sector regulation, migration, employment relations, labour market policy evaluations and economic statistics.


Recent NIESR projects include the following:

  • Optimal regulation of banks' capital and liquidity
  • British workplaces in the shadow of recession o London youth - reducing re-offending programme
  • EU competitiveness reports
  • Population change, demographic uncertainty and financial risk
  • Life long learning
  • Better off in-work credit evaluation
  • Drivers of international migration to the UK and to the regions
  • Changing work - the impact of reorganisation and reallocation on establishment performance and worker well-being
  • Employment retention and advancement
  • Econometric study of the employment and hours of work effects of the national minimum wage
  • Producing robust density forecasts: applications to monetary policy
  • Migration inflows under alternate scenarios
  • The impact of skills on New Zealand firms
  • Qualitative business survey data: an assessment based on micro comparison with quantitative data
  • Meta-evaluation of policies and programmes that relate to gender equality in the workplace

Research products to buy

Both the NIESR economic model, NiGEM and the companion website can be purchased by contacting NIESR. In addition, subscription services are available for both our Monthly GDP figures and the Quarterly National Institute Economic Review.