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.

Winter 2024 Members’ Roundtable

We are delighted to be hosting our Winter 2024 Members' Roundtable, which will discuss our latest forecasts and analysis. With a likely election coming sometime in 2024, this will undoubtedly be an eventful year, and this first quarterly Outlook will provide a closer look into the year's Economic prospects, the…
Event time
09:00 to 10:00
7 February, 2024
7 February, 2024

Winter 2024 Economic Forum

With a reduction in the rate of inflation and rising wages driving an improvement in consumer confidence, will 2024 be a better year for the UK and global economies? And how might the geopolitical events in the Middle East, and the ongoing war in Ukraine, affect this outlook?  As the…
Event time
11:00 to 12:00
9 February, 2024
9 February, 2024

NIER Workshop on Central Banking

The recent surge in inflation has led to an increase in research by academic economists into various aspects of central banking: in particular, the organisation and mandate of a central bank, central bank communication and trust in central banks. In addition, the move towards introducing Central Bank Digital Currency has…
Event time
09:00 to 17:00
16 February, 2024
16 February, 2024

The Outlook for the Welsh Economy

With rising wages helping to improve consumer confidence, will 2024 be a better year for the UK economy? As we enter an election year for the Westminster government, this event aims to highlight some of the main challenges - at both a national and regional level - which an incoming…
Event time
11:00 to 13:00
20 February, 2024
20 February, 2024

Winter 2024 Living Standards Forum

The combination of rising prices, stagnant economic growth and a reduction in real wages, has driven a renewed interest in living standards.  This forum, which brings together representatives from across the policymaking, business, and research arenas, aims to examine some of the latest trends in regional and household-level inequalities, specific…
Event time
09:00 to 10:00
21 February, 2024
21 February, 2024

Assessing Cycles and Structural Changes in Markets

Join us as Andrew Smithers and Peter Oppenheimer discuss some of the themes from their recent books: The Economics of the Stock Market (Smithers) and Any Happy Returns (Oppenheimer). In a conversation chaired by Gillian Tett, a Financial Times columnist and Provost of King's College, Cambridge, both Peter and Andrew…
Event time
17:00 to 18:30
6 March, 2024
6 March, 2024

Investing for Growth: boosting productivity through higher public and private investment

The causes of, and solutions to, the woeful productivity performance of the UK economy since the Global Financial Crisis has been the subject of much analysis in the last 15 years.  Is it just the result of an economy maturing, or is there something more underlying? And, does this slower…
Event time
11:00 to 13:00
12 March, 2024
12 March, 2024

Governor Talk with Bridget Rosewell

In this informal talk, Bridget Rosewell will discuss the role of the UK Infrastructure Bank, with a focus on how to show additionality. Bridget Rosewell, CBE, is a British economist with vast experience in both the public and private sector. She is a senior adviser of Volterra Partners, which she…
Event time
12:30 to 13:30
14 March, 2024
14 March, 2024

NiGEM Workshop: Introducing Macro-Pru to NiGEM

This intermediate/advanced level workshop will guide users in systemic risk and macroprudential policy in NiGEM. Macroprudential considerations are introduced into NiGEM via loan to value ratios and capital adequacy requirements. Please note, all times are GMT.
Event time
11:00 to 12:00
21 March, 2024
21 March, 2024

NiGEM Workshop: Modelling Complex Scenarios

This intermediate/advanced workshop is designed to help users create complex scenarios using different channels in NiGEM. Please note all times are in GMT
Event time
14:00 to 15:00
21 March, 2024
21 March, 2024

NiGEM Workshop: Adding and Evaluating Fiscal Packages in NiGEM

This intermediate/advanced NiGEM training session will provide an introduction to fiscal block in NiGEM, alongside fiscal multipliers and several practical examples of how to introduce fiscal plans into NIGEM. It will cover the point and click wizard, as well as more complex edit variable function of the model. Please note…
Event time
11:00 to 12:00
22 March, 2024
22 March, 2024

NiGEM Workshop: The Climate Model in NiGEM

This intermediate/advanced training session will provide a guide to implementing the NGFS Phase IV transitions scenarios in the latest version of NiGEM (v1.24).  This model will form the basis for NGFS 2024 release. Includes useful pointers of where the NGFS climate model and related files can be found within the…
Event time
14:00 to 15:00
22 March, 2024
22 March, 2024