1998-1999 - MSc Economics, University of Warwick
1987-1990 - BSc Economics, London School of Economics
2017- current NIESR
2016-2017- HSBC
2005-2014 – UBS
2001-2004 – Bank of England
https://econpapers.repec.org/RAS/pka1230.htm
Research Interests
Amit no longer works at NIESR
Education
1998-1999 – MSc Economics, University of Warwick
1987-1990 – BSc Economics, London School of Economics
Employment
2017- current NIESR
2016-2017– HSBC
2005-2014 – UBS
2001-2004 – Bank of England
Additional Information
Publications
Economic Outlooks
National Institute Economic Review
The financial foundations of the productivity puzzle
02 Aug 2017
National Institute Economic Review
Policy Papers
Policy, Budgets, & Fiscal Events
Research Report
The Dynamics of Public and Private Sector Wages, Pay Settlements and Employment
02 Mar 2020
Research Report
The Economic Effects of the Government’s proposed Brexit Deal
26 Nov 2018
Research Report
Trackers
Blog Posts
The stochastic impact of extreme weather events
Ian Hurst
Iana Liadze
Amit Kara
14 Dec 2020
7 min read
The Textbook Response: using Chinese Fiscal Policy to offset US Tariffs
Amit Kara
Iana Liadze
02 May 2019
5 min read
How much would a ‘White Paper Brexit’ cost the UK economy?
Arno Hantzsche
Amit Kara
Cyrille Lenoel
Rebecca Piggott
01 Aug 2018
8 min read
Keeping track of the state of the economy in real time: introducing NIESR’s GDP Tracker
Amit Kara
Marta Lopresto
Garry Young
05 Jul 2018
6 min read
Weathering the storm: assessing political uncertainty in Italy
Marta Lopresto
Amit Kara
01 Jun 2018
5 min read
UK productivity growth: careful what you wish for
Amit Kara
Ana Rincon-Aznar
21 Nov 2017
6 min read
The UK economy since the EU referendum in 6 charts
Amit Kara
Rebecca Piggott
James Warren
Cyrille Lenoel
22 Jun 2017
2 min read