Events
Throughout the year, we run a range of public lectures, workshops, roundtables, press briefings and seminars to share the findings of our research, and facilitate the debate of these important issues.
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Launch of Productivity Commission
Structured as a roundtable, this event will provide more information about the aims and objectives of the Productivity Commission, and include talks from Professor Jagjit S. Chadha, the Chair of the Commission, as well as Professor Bart van Ark, Managing Director of The Productivity Institute, Cecilia Wong from the University of…
16:00 to 17:00
16 September, 2021
Improving the Recruitment of Older Workers
The UK job market is currently going through dramatic changes, especially due to the impacts of Covid-19 and Brexit, with reports of shortages in many sectors. In addition to giving older workers a fair chance to progress, age-friendly recruitment could be an important strategy for employers, by tapping into an…
09:00 to 10:30
30 September, 2021
Reopening the Economy After a Global Lockdown: the next chapter
Join us for a joint NIESR/Grant Thornton event, to find out what lies ahead and how your business can respond to a re-invigorated economy. The UK economy is reopening after a global lockdown – what does this new chapter hold for your business? Whilst the financial services sector is in…
14:00 to 15:00
30 September, 2021
Carbon Pricing and Carbon Taxes
Is the Financial Services sector prepared for the new and developing regulations to cope with the reporting and costs associated with carbon pricing? The signatories of The Paris Agreement are revising their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Governments are setting more ambitious NDCs targets which are increasingly…
08:30 to 09:30
14 October, 2021
2021 Anglo German Foundation Lecture: Professor Jutta Allmendinger
For many decades in Europe, it was believed that the issue of housing had been solved: public social housing and company-owned housing had largely remedied the situation. The homeless persons that remained could therefore be easily dismissed as drug addicts or as mentally ill, and should thus be assigned to…
16:30 to 18:00
4 November, 2021
NIESR Press Conference for Autumn UK & Global Economic Outlooks
We are delighted to invite you to our Autumn 2021 press briefing, at which we will present and discuss NIESR’s latest forecasts on the UK and global economies, with an opportunity for you to ask questions. Please note this event is for journalists only.
11:00 to 12:00
9 November, 2021
Autumn 2021 Economic Forum
We are delighted to invite you to our Autumn 2021 Economic Forum, at which we will present and discuss NIESR’s latest forecasts on the UK and global economies, with an opportunity for you to ask questions. Activity bounce-back in the UK and globally has, thankfully, been faster than expected. However,…
11:00 to 12:00
12 November, 2021
The Political Economy of Devolution in, and Secession from, the UK
What are the prospects for devolution and secession in the United Kingdom? Nearly twenty-five years after certain powers were devolved to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the future of UK governance is in question. Both Brexit and Covid-19 have revealed and exacerbated strains in the relationships between the four home…
10:00 to 16:00
19 November, 2021
Sizing the Productivity Problem: an evidence session from the Productivity Commission
Following the successful launch of the UK Productivity Commission, the first evidence session explored the topic of "sizing the productivity problem: international, national, regional and sectoral aspects". The 18 commissioners asked questions of four witnesses to gain an understanding of the scope of the issue. Further evidence sessions will explore…
09:00
23 November, 2021
2021 Prais Lecture: State Capacity and Economic Growth: Cautionary Tales
State capacity – the ability to collect taxes, enforce law and order, and implement government policies – is accorded an important role in explaining economic growth. This lecture used historical evidence to raise questions about the usefulness of state capacity, both as an explanation of economic growth and as a…
18:00 to 19:30
25 November, 2021
Workshop on Productivity and Structural Change
Together with the Bank of England, The Productivity Institute and MMF, NIESR are holding a one-day workshop at the Bank of England Moorgate site on Friday 26 November 2021. The theme is productivity and structural change. Keynote speakers include: John Fernald, the Schroders Chair in European Competitiveness and Reform and a…
26 November, 2021
Productivity after Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic struck the world economy in the midst of a decade that witnessed a broad-based decline in productivity growth. Lockdowns closed many businesses, jobs were either permanently or temporarily lost and school pupils’ learning was interrupted. However, what scars are there likely to be in terms of aggregate…
18:30 to 19:30
9 December, 2021