You are invited to attend a two-part press conference on Tuesday 31st October at which we will present NIESR's quarterly UK and global economic forecasts in the run up to the Budget. This will be preceded by presentations of a selection of research articles on the local and sectoral impacts of globalisation, both published in the November issue of the NIESR Review.
Chair: Jagjit Chadha, NIESR Director
Session 1: New Research on Globalisation, Trade and the EU
10.05 International Trade and UK De-Industrialisation
Rebecca Riley, Director of Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE)
10.15 Value added from trade for key businesses and Financial Services Industries
Jeremy Rowe, Economist , Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE)
10.25 Local Economic Effects of Brexit
Swati Dhingra, Department of Economics, LSE
10.35 Q&A
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10.50 Coffee Break
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Session 2: Global and UK Prospects
11 am Opening Remarks – Jagjit Chadha
11.10 Monetary and fiscal policy normalisation in the Global Economy
as Brexit is negotiated
Garry Young, Director of Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting
11.20 Prospects for the UK Economy and the Budget
Amit Kara, Head of UK Macroeconomic Forecasting
11.30 Q&A
The material will be embargoed until Wednesday 1st November 00.01am.
Registration from 9.45am for prompt 10 o’clock start.
To RSVP please contact Luca Pieri:
Email: l.pieri [at] niesr.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7654 1931
Please note: Due to the nature of our Grade II listed building we are unable to provide step-free access to our facilities and the Library is not currently accessible to wheelchair users or those with limited mobility. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Where: NIESR, 2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HE
When: Tuesday 31st October, 10am-12.00pm