Past Events

The distribution of school funding and inputs in England: 1993-2013

9 April, 2015 - 12:00 to 13:15

As part of our External Seminar series in which academics present their work to NIESR staff and special guests, on Thursday 9th April we will have Luke Sibieta (Institute for Fiscal Studies and University College London) discussing work he did on the distribution of school funding and inputs in England, and we would be pleased for you to attend.

Possible consequences of UK exit of EU for Financial Services

26 March, 2015 - 09:30 to 12:00

This is our first NIESR seminar to discuss some of the economic issues around the possibility of the UK leaving the European Union, or achieving substantive reforms in the EU and likely status quo.

A positioning paper raising some key issues and an agenda will be circulated in advance of the seminar.

Speakers at the event include:

Rt. Hon. Alistair Darling (MP and NIESR Governor)
Rt. Hon. John Redwood (MP and NIESR Governor)
Convener: Dr Angus Armstrong (NIESR)

The seminar will run from 9.30-11.30am, followed be refreshments.

The Austerity Debate: Round 2

11 March, 2015 - 14:00 to 16:00

In 2012 Professor Paul Krugman came to the House of Lords and argued that the government's economic strategy was fundamentally misconceived. Three years on, with recovery under way, a panel of distinguished UK economists revisits this debate.

Speakers at the event include:

What role do skills play in productivity and growth? Methodology workshop

3 March, 2015 - 14:00 to 17:00

Seminar to commemorate the work of Professor Sig Prais

19 February, 2015 - 15:30 to 19:00

You can read NIESR's tribute to Professor Sig Prais here.

Press conference: NIESR’s latest quarterly forecast and the economic impact of the parties' fiscal plans

9 February, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:30

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR PRESS DUE TO EMBARGOES.

Issue no. 231 of the National Institute Economic Review will be launched at a press conference on Monday 9 February at 11.00am, at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, 2 Dean Trench St, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HE.

At the press briefing, we will present our latest forecast for the UK and world economies. The material will be embargoed until 00.01am Tuesday 10 February.

The Economic Record of the Coalition Government

5 February, 2015 - 10:00 to 12:30

NIESR will host a press briefing and launch event for the February 2015 issue of the National Institute Economic Review on Thursday 5 February, from 10.30 (10am registration/coffee) to 12.30. This issue will feature five articles examining the economic record of the 2010-15 government:

- Simon Wren-Lewis, Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, examines macroeconomic policy and performance

Union decline in Britain: is chauvinism also to blame?

4 February, 2015 - 12:00 to 13:30

As part of our External Seminar series in which academics present their work to NIESR staff and special guests, on Wednesday 4th February we will have Getinet Haile, (University of Nottingham, UK & IZA, Bonn, Germany) discussing work he did on the union decline in Britain, and we would pleased for you to attend.

Norms and ad hoc calculations in wage setting

28 January, 2015 - 12:00 to 13:30

Wage setting is commonly modelled as the outcome of a rational process by informed actors. Even when allowing for imperfections, such as bargaining or asymmetric information models, the decision-making process is assumed to be objective and precise. This allows a range of labour market behaviours, from job search to executive pay, to be modelled and analysed with clear predictions and policy implications.

Multinationality, R&D and Productivity Evidence on the top R&D spenders

22 January, 2015 - 12:00 to 13:30

Multinationality, R&D and Productivity Evidence on the top R&D spenders

External Seminar Series

As part of our External Seminar series in which academics present their work to NIESR staff and special guests, on Thursday 22nd January we will have Davide Castellani (Professor of Applied Economics, University of Perugia) discussing work he did on the relationship between multinationality and performance, and we would love for you to attend.

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Past Events

The distribution of school funding and inputs in England: 1993-2013

Possible consequences of UK exit of EU for Financial Services

The Austerity Debate: Round 2

What role do skills play in productivity and growth? Methodology workshop

Seminar to commemorate the work of Professor Sig Prais

Press conference: NIESR’s latest quarterly forecast and the economic impact of the parties' fiscal plans

The Economic Record of the Coalition Government

Union decline in Britain: is chauvinism also to blame?

Norms and ad hoc calculations in wage setting

Multinationality, R&D and Productivity Evidence on the top R&D spenders

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National
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Economic and
Social Research
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