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Research Briefing - Early Years Settings and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publication date: 10 Dec 2020 | Publication type: Other | NIESR Author(s): Bowyer-Crane, C | External Author(s): Bonetti, S, Davies, C, Dixon, M, Dysart, E, Newton, R, Tracey, L, Wadsworth, V
This research briefing provides an overview of findings from a survey of early years settings carried out between September and October 2020.  The survey was designed through a collaboration between researchers and practitioners to try and understand the impact of the pandemic on early years...
NIESR Analysis Ahead of the Summer Statement: Keep Doing ‘Whatever it Takes’
Publication date: 8 Jul 2020 | Publication type: Other | NIESR Author(s): Young, G
Executive Summary   The Chancellor should extend the government’s jobs furlough scheme, ideally until GDP is back to its pre-Covid 19 level.  The scheme has been highly successful in protecting over 9 million jobs over this period and continues to support around 6 million furloughed workers.  ...
Statement re House of Commons Treasury Committee Report
Publication date: 15 Jun 2020 | Publication type: Other
Economic impact of the coronavirus: Gaps in support NIESR welcome the report from the House of Commons Treasury Committee and particularly the recognition given to the plight of new starters. The evidence presented in the report reflects our own assessment of the situation, published in a recent...
Summary of NIESR forecasts ahead of key Bank of England report
Publication date: 4 May 2020 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Macroeconomics
  Ahead of the Bank of England’s MPC meeting and quarterly monetary policy report on Thursday, here below a summary of key points outlined in our latest analysis for the UK and global economy, available in full here. GDP is estimated to be reduced by about 30 per cent when the lockdown is in...
A Switch to Active Fiscal Policy: NIESR Response to Budget 2020
Publication date: 11 Mar 2020 | Publication type: Other | NIESR Author(s): Chadha, J S, Dolton, P, Manzoni, C, Mao, X, Nguyen, D, Runge, J, Whyte, K, Young, G
On Wednesday 11th March 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget only 27 days after being appointed. The Chancellor delivered this first, post-Brexit Budget for this Government, which has a strong mandate after its comprehensive election victory in December that should be strong...
Can Budget 2020 Deliver Growth?
Publication date: 5 Mar 2020 | Publication type: Other | NIESR Author(s): Hantzsche, A, Young, G
  On Wednesday 11th March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his first Budget only 27 days after being appointed. The Chancellor will deliver his Budget as part of a Government with a strong mandate after its comprehensive election victory in December. We can therefore expect him to use this...
Garry Young's speaking note at launch of "The Economic Effects of the Prime Minister's Brexit Deal" publication
Publication date: 26 Nov 2018 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Macroeconomics, Exiting the EU & Britain after Brexit | NIESR Author(s): Young, G
Garry Young's note on the methodology used in the report "The Economic Effects of the Prime Minister's Brexit Deal"
Videos: Applications of Behavioural Economics, and Multiple Equilibrium Models to Macroeconomics
Publication date: 24 Aug 2017 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Macroeconomics | NIESR Author(s): Farmer, R
Short video presentations from the Applications of Behavioural Economics, and Multiple Equilibrium Models to Macroeconomics conference held at the Bank of England 3-4 July 2017. Roger Farmer introducing "Psychology, Mulitple Equilibria and Economics" James Bullard discussing "Do low interest rates...
The pension conundrum
Publication date: 16 Nov 2016 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Britain & Finance
Life expectancy has almost doubled since pensions were first introduced for government employees 100 years ago. To continue to afford pensions in the future we have limited options, each presenting difficult trade-offs. Meanwhile both private and public sector provision is changing.
#EUref: The Missing Debate
Publication date: 16 Jun 2016 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Exiting the EU & Britain after Brexit | NIESR Author(s): Armstrong, A
The Missing Debate in the IN/OUT Referendum is the difference between a Single Market and the suggested alternative a Free Trade Agreement. It turns out this matters for the people of the UK - a lot. A Free Trade Agreement doesn't fully cover services - and services account for 8 out of every 10...
What's Up with Benefit Tourism?
Publication date: 3 Dec 2015 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Exiting the EU & Britain after Brexit | NIESR Author(s): , Rolfe, H
This video provides an accessible and humorous account of the issues surrounding the Prime Minister’s negotiations with the European Commission, focused on migrants’ access to welfare benefits. It was commissioned by NIESR and produced by Econfilms with funding from the ESRC under its The UK in a...
Letter to Sir Andrew Dilnot: Prime Minister on "New Jobs"
Publication date: 19 Aug 2014 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Employment & Social policy | NIESR Author(s):
Sir Andrew Dilnot (Head of the UK Statistics Authority) has said that the Prime Minister was wrong to say in his Daily Telegraph article that figures showed that in the past year more than three-quarters of all new jobs have gone to British citizens. In fact, official statistics do not show the...
The Simulator of Individual Dynamic Decisions, SIDD - User Manual
Publication date: 10 Feb 2014 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Trade, Investment & Productivity | NIESR Author(s): Van de Ven, J
This document provides an overview of programming code that underlies the Simulator of Individual Dynamic Decisions (SIDD). SIDD is designed to implement a structural model of dynamic decisions, focussing predominantly on the consumption/savings and labour/leisure margins. The structural model upon...
The National Institute Lifetime INcome Distributional Analysis model LINDA - User Manual
Publication date: 10 Feb 2014 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Trade, Investment & Productivity | NIESR Author(s): Van de Ven, J
This manual describes use of the National Institute's Lifetime INcome Distributional Analysis model, LINDA, which is designed to explore the effects of changes to the tax and benefits structure on household circumstances through time. The model generates panel data for the entire life course of a...
Modelling the dynamic effects of transfer policy through the life-course: the LINDA policy analysis tool
Publication date: 29 Nov 2013 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Trade, Investment & Productivity | NIESR Author(s): Van de Ven, J | JEL Classification: C51, C61, C63, H31 | Journal: HMT Working Paper
This paper describes a structural dynamic microsimulation model that generates individualspecific data over a range of demographic and economic characteristics at annual intervals over the life-course. The model is specifically designed to analyse the distributional implications of policy...
Written submission to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee Enquiry into the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review
Publication date: 31 Oct 2010 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Britain & Finance | NIESR Author(s): Barrell, R, Kirby, S
Briefing paper prepared as Specialist Adviser to House of Commons' Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry into youth unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund
Publication date: 4 Oct 2010 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Employment & Social policy | NIESR Author(s): Dorsett, R | External Author(s): McGregor, A.
Written submission to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee Enquiry into the Office for Budget Responsibility
Publication date: 31 Jul 2010 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Britain & Finance | NIESR Author(s): Barrell, R, Kirby, S
Employee Englagement and Labour Productivity
Publication date: 9 Jun 2010 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Trade, Investment & Productivity, Employment & Social policy | NIESR Author(s): Bryson, A | Report to: NHS Employers
Webinar for the NHS Employers on the links between employee engagement and labour productivity
Website for the WERS 1998 Data Dissemination Service
Publication date: 1 Jan 2000 | Publication type: Other | Theme: Trade, Investment & Productivity, Employment & Social policy | NIESR Author(s): Forth, J, Kirby, S
Website providing support for users of the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey. This website is no longer live. It was superceded by a web-site supporting use of the 2004 WERS. A website supporting use of the 2011 WERS (www.wers2011.info) is scheduled to go live in November 2014.

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