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…

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…

This year's annual Dow Lecture will take place in-person at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and be delivered by Philip Lane. Philip will outline his recent work on the impact of the ECB’s rate hiking cycle. And his thinking on the prospects and issues that have been…

This year's annual Dow Lecture will take place in-person at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and be delivered by Professor Silvana Tenreyro. Silvana is the winner of the 2021 Yrjö Jahnsson Award, an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee and Professor of Economics at the London…

    In recognition for its growing profile and its commitment to impact and engagement, NIESR was awarded an Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) from the Economic and Social Research Council in Spring of this year. As part of this, NIESR is delighted to be hosting its first ever Festival of…

    FOLLOW THE LIVE STREAM  HERE      We will present and discuss analysis associated with NIESR's quarterly UK and global forecasts, published that morning in the November issue of the NIESR Economic Review. The Briefing, chaired by Director Jagjit Chadha, will include presentations from Garry Young, Director of Macroeconomic Modelling…

    You are invited to attend a press conference on Tuesday 29th October at which we will present NIESR's new quarterly UK and global economic forecasts, to be published the next day in the November edition of the NIESR Economic Review. The material will be embargoed until Wednesday 30th October 00.01am. Registration from 10.30am for prompt 11…

        We are delighted to invite you to our next Embassies’ Briefing on Wednesday 31st July at which we will present and discuss analysis associated with NIESR's latest quarterly UK and global forecasts. The Briefing will be chaired by NIESR Director Jagjit Chadha, and will include presentations from senior members of staff.…

                    How does the status of teachers vary across different countries? And how does it compare to other occupations like doctors, nurses, policemen? Is there any correlation between the status of teachers and the academic performance of pupils? If we pay teachers…