We are delighted to be hosting our Spring 2024 Members' Roundtable. The Roundtable represents an opportunity for our Members to have an in-depth insight into our quarterly UK and Global Outlooks ahead of general dissemination, and to discuss the findings with our researchers. With an election getting ever closer, NIESR’s…

History teaches us that the path to prosperity and growth starts with peace.  There is no stronger argument for peace than the opportunity to improve overall standards of living and have the chance to lead a full and meaningful life.  And, whilst to some it may seem premature, we also…

Modelling the English housing market with agents: markets from the bottom up In this governor talk, Prof. Nigel Gilbert from the University of Surrey will discuss how the state of the housing market is of enormous importance both for the economy as a whole and to individuals and families. Consequently…

For both policymakers and economists, the post-pandemic spike in inflation raised several questions around the measurement of inflation and the implication of inflation for how we measure the economy more generally. In this year’s Deane-Stone Lecture on Economic Measurement, Professor Huw Dixon will focus on how the rising costs of…

Government policy aimed at promoting savings and investments was the focal point of a roundtable discussion hosted at NIESR in December 2023 with Andrew Smithers and representatives from the financial services. In response to the identified concerns, Andrew Smithers has put together an interim paper presenting his concerns and recommendations,…