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Finance and Growth Workshop

In December 2022 the Government announced a package of reforms aimed at driving growth and competitiveness in the financial services sector. Known as the 'Edinburgh Reforms', they comprise four main areas: a competitive marketplace promoting effective use of capital; sustainable finance; technology and innovation; and consumers and business. As part…
Event time
10:00 to 16:30
7 June, 2023
7 June, 2023

NiGEM Workshop: Modelling the Effects from Slower Trade Growth

Based on the latest NiGEM topical feature, this training workshop inspects different ways of modelling a slowdown in global trade. This content is only available to members.
Event time
11:00 to 12:00
15 June, 2023
15 June, 2023

NiGEM Workshop: Additional Trade Shocks

Designed for subscribers to our macro-econometric model – NiGEM – this training workshop covers additional examples of trade shocks in NIGEM, including adjustment to trade shares (an approach that was... This content is only available to members.
Event time
14:00 to 15:00
15 June, 2023
15 June, 2023

NiGEM Workshop: Endogenous vs Exogenous Shocks

This training workshop, designed for users who are already familiar with NiGEM, will include examples that illustrate the difference between endogenous and exogenous shocks, how default expectations can be changed... This content is only available to members.
Event time
11:00 to 12:00
16 June, 2023
16 June, 2023

NiGEM Workshop: Climate Model in NIGEM

Aimed at users who are familiar with NiGEM, this workshop offers a guide to implementing the NGFS transitions scenarios, as well as modifying transition inputs to investigate alternative possibilities. It... This content is only available to members.
Event time
14:00 to 15:00
16 June, 2023
16 June, 2023

High Dimensional Forecasting And It’s Pitfalls – M. Hashem Pesaran

Forecasting is central to macroeconomic policy making and risk management, and it is now routine to exploit data on a large number of variables to produce the forecasts. There are many techniques that can be used, such as penalized regressions, principal components, neural networks, ensemble, Bayesian and other forecast averaging…
Event time
15:00 to 16:30
21 June, 2023
21 June, 2023

Governor Talk – Ed Conway

Our June Governor Talk will be given by Ed Conway on his new book 'Material World'. We are in the early stages of a new industrial revolution (and energy transition) – an attempt to replace fossil fuels with renewable alternatives. Around the world, many countries – most notably the US…
Event time
12:30 to 13:30
28 June, 2023
28 June, 2023

Parliamentary Lecture with Jesse Norman

NMITE and the Political Economy of Higher Education The 2023 Parliamentary Lecture will be given by Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP. Jesse will be talking on the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) and the Political Economy of Higher Education. About the Speaker Jesse has been a Governor…
Event time
15:00 to 16:00
4 July, 2023
4 July, 2023

Working In Economics And Research

This event is for students who are interested in possibly pursuing a career in Economics or Social Research. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research will be holding a half-day event where you are able to come and hear from some of our research staff about their journeys to…
Event time
10:00 to 13:30
18 July, 2023
18 July, 2023

Productivity Commission Evidence Session: Examining the Role of International Investment

An evidence session of the Productivity Commission, which focuses on what and how productivity can be improved, particularly looking at 'Examining the role of International Investment'.  The Commissioners will ask questions to our witnesses
Event time
14:00 to 16:00
20 July, 2023
20 July, 2023

Previous Events

NIESR 85th Anniversary Celebration

On 2 June 1938 with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Pilgrim Trust, the Leverhulme Trust and the Halley Stewart Trust, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research was... This content is only available to members.
Event time
12:30 to 17:00
2 June, 2023
2 June, 2023

The Tyranny of Nostalgia – In Conversation with Russell Jones

As the Carolean era commences with King Charles III being formally crowned, this event featured a discussion between Eshe Nelson (New York Times) and Russell Jones, as he examined the themes in his latest book “The Tyranny of Nostalgia: half a century of British economic decline”. With policymakers unwilling, or…
Event time
16:00 to 17:30
31 May, 2023
31 May, 2023

Productivity Commission Evidence Session: The Role of Public Investment in Growth

An evidence session of the Productivity Commission, which focuses on what and how productivity can be improved, particularly looking at 'The Role of Public Investment in Growth'.  The Commissioners put questions to our witnesses. Our witnesses include: Urvashi Parashar (Chief Impact Officer and Chief Economist, UK National Infrastructure Bank) Urvashi’s…
Event time
14:00 to 16:00
25 May, 2023
25 May, 2023

We Need To Talk About Inflation – In Conversation with Stephen King

NIESR hosted a conversation between Shamik Dhar and Stephen King, discussing some of the themes in Stephen's new book, 'We Need To Talk About Inflation'. Inflation can have a corrosive effect on social stability, as NIESR has regularly argued, leading to an arbitrary redistribution of income and wealth. It has…
Event time
16:00 to 17:00
23 May, 2023
23 May, 2023
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