📍New event coming 🔜 'Trade-offs Between #Growth and #FinancialRegulation' A conversation between leading economist at Oxford University John Vickers and @Bloomberg.com 's Laura Noonan 🗓️Thursday, 15 January ⏰17:30 to 19:00

⚡️NEW⚡️ The first 2026 #DirectorView is out now📈 In today's 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo our Director David Aikman assesses whether a #giltmarket shock could derail the economy in 2026 📊 Read it here 👇 niesr.ac.uk/blog/could-g...

Our latest publication: The #ebook on the 'UK #MonetaryPolicy Framework' addressing two distinct but complementary issues: 1. What to do next time #BankRate is required to be reduced to zero? 2. How should the MPC communicate its outlook, decisions, and uncertainty? 👇 niesr.ac.uk/publications...

December - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our recent event on Rebuilding National #Statistics📊 A debate to generate constructive ideas on how the #ONS can further improve its systems -With a stellar panel and a great chair @philaldrick.bsky.social Watch it back here 👇

December - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our new tool on #MonetaryPolicy With the latest rate cut by the Bank of England last month, explore some of the factors influencing that decision with our brand new #MonetaryPolicy Dashboard 👇

December - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ The Case for a #GraduateTax 🎓 Our #blog outlining why recently the #student loan repayment system has become more unequal than ever and how a #graduate tax could provide a fairer alternative 👇

November - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our #DirectorView further analysis on the Budget outlining how fiscal policy is set to become a major headwind to growth over the next 5 years, and how the latest #Budget barely changes that 👇 niesr.ac.uk/blog/what-st...

November - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Unlocking Economic Growth Through #Climate Commitments 🔓📈🌱 Our webinar where we discussed why the #ParisAgreement goals are becoming increasingly unachievable and the economic consequences of countries' inaction Watch it back here 👇

November - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our 2025 #AutumnBudget Reaction We believe the #Budget locks in a high-tax, high-debt steady state in a world of low productivity growth and higher interest rates with a modest fiscal tightening over the forecast 👇

November - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Supporting Schools to Teach Controversial Issues Amidst concerns about growing political polarisation in the UK, our #report considers the role played by #schools in discussing social and political issues with #children and #youngpeople

October - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our Ben Caswell piece for The Times about the pensions #triplelock, why has become unsustainable for the UK public finances, and how to modify it going forward 🔒🔒🔓 👇👇👇

October - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ We analyzed the #Chancellor's tax options ahead of the #AutumnBudget - Read here the paper👉 niesr.ac.uk/publications... We then discussed the findings in this webinar with @danneidle.bsky.social - Watch it back here👇 niesr.ac.uk/event/taxing...

September - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ The month which saw the beginning of the 'Dean Trench Weekly Memo' from our Director David Aikman In this #DirectorView he tackled a fundamental question as we approached the #AutumnBudget: is the UK’s public debt position sustainable?

September - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our event on the Dependence on the US #Financial System: Risks and Policy Implications Panel with Stephen Cecchetti, Sir Jon Cunliffe, and the author Natasha de Terán, chaired by Mehreen Khan Watch it back here👇

August - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our report exploring the barriers Bangladeshi and Pakistani women face in London's labour market and offering some policy recommendations to address them 👇 @londonassembly.bsky.social

August - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ 'The #Chancellor's Trilemma': Our quarterly UK Economic Outlook which sparked the public debate around the so called 'fiscal #blackhole' 💥 👇👇👇

July - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ The first #blog by our new Director David Aikman, analyzing the so called 'Leeds Reforms' - the government’s new financial services strategy - and assessing the extent to which they will achieve their desired aims 👇

July - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Assessing #Labour’s First Year - We analyzed the Government’s economic approach and record one year in Read the #blog 👉 niesr.ac.uk/blog/assessi... Watch back the event 👇 niesr.ac.uk/event/one-ye...

July - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ 🧁The Great British skills mismatch⚙️ '#Britain has never been more educated, yet skills mismatches, regional divides, and graduate overqualification threaten #productivity', wrote our Larissa Marioni in this piece for @feweek.bsky.social ⬇️

July - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our publication with @productivity.bsky.social "This #labour govt needs a clear set of priorities for long-term economic growth in order to reverse current trends and end the 15 years of poor #productivity it has experienced" Read it here👇

June - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our Public Lecture with Bank of England's MPC member @economistmeg.bsky.social examining the differences in how the main #centralbanks are managing their balance sheets, and whether this impacts their abilities to implement #monetarypolicy👇

June - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our response to the Comprehensive #SpendingReview where we explored some of the implications of the spending decisions and how they are likely to impact regions and sectors as well as household #livingstandards 👇 niesr.ac.uk/publications...

June - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ #Inflation has been one of the most discussed economic topic of the year - Our Huw Dixon provided helpful and accurate insights throughout the year Read here one of his #blogs👇

May - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our inaugural #Sustainability Lecture with Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta talking about 'natural capital' 🌱 Watch it back here 👇

May - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ #TradeDeals & #TradeWars: The Regional Impact Our #blog on the implications for UK regions and sectors of higher US #tariffs 👇

April - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our Review Special Issue on the economic impact of #Brexit We will do new analysis and events as we approach the 10th Anniversary of the Brexit #Referendum, so watch this space! 🗳️

April - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our UK #LivingStandards Review 'Part Two' exploring the lived experiences of low-income living Access the report here 👉 niesr.ac.uk/publications... Listen to the podcast here👇 @UKRI.org soundcloud.com/niesr1938/st...

April - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our analysis of US 'Liberation Day' #tariffs announcement on the Global econoy - including the US itself - as well as the UK economy 👇

March - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our response to the 2025 Spring Statement 💥 "Today’s policy announcements have neither improved the UK’s trend growth outlook nor placed the public finances on a fundamentally more sustainable path"

March - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our #LivingStandards Review finding that the poorest parts of the UK are now poorer than the poorest parts of countries like Slovenia 👇 @ukri.org Access the report here 👉 niesr.ac.uk/publications... Watch the video here 👇

February - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our 'Dow Lecture' with MPC member Swati Dhingra on #trade fragmentation and #MonetaryPolicy 'Between a Shock and a Hard Place' Watch it back here 👇 @cep-lse.bsky.social

February - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our #GDP Tracker provided monthly useful insights on economic growth throughout the year, which has been characterized - as last year - by being a 'tale of two halves' 📊👇 niesr.ac.uk/publications...

February - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ At the beginning of the year the UK experienced a #Bond Market unrest - We published lot of material which we collated in this topic hub👉 niesr.ac.uk/topic/uk-bon... And organised this event, which you can watch it back here👇 niesr.ac.uk/event/crisis...

January - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ In January 2020, the UK became the first member state to leave the #EU - Five years on, what has been the economic impact of #Brexit? Our #blog explains👇 niesr.ac.uk/blog/five-ye...

January - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ We worked together with our colleagues at @esri.ie to develop a macroeconomic model for #NorthernIreland within the context of the 'All Island' economy And here are the results 👇 niesr.ac.uk/publications...

January - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our report exploring the use and impact of Private Finance Initiative (#PFI) - a form of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) - used by successive UK governments for over 20 years 👇 niesr.ac.uk/publications...

🎄✨ Starting today, we’re excited to begin our #NIESRHighlights2025 series! ✨🎄 Each day throughout the festive season, we’ll spotlight our standout publications, blogs, events and much more from 2025 🗓️📖 Stay tuned for today’s first highlights!🌟 #research #economicpolicy #socialpolicy niesr.ac.uk

January - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ Our report exploring the use and impact of Private Finance Initiative (#PFI) - a form of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) - used by successive UK governments for over 20 years 👇 niesr.ac.uk/publications...

January - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡ We worked together with our colleagues at @esri.ie to develop a macroeconomic model for #NorthernIreland within the context of the 'All Island' economy And here are the results 👇 niesr.ac.uk/publications...

🎄✨ Starting today, we’re excited to begin our #NIESRHighlights2025 series! ✨🎄 Each day throughout the festive season, we’ll spotlight our standout publications, blogs, events and much more from 2025 🗓️📖 Stay tuned for today’s first highlights!🌟 #research #economicpolicy #socialpolicy niesr.ac.uk

⚡️OUT NOW⚡️Latest #ebook on the 'The UK #MonetaryPolicy Framework' addressing two major issues: 1. What to do next time #BankRate is required to be reduced to zero? 2. How should the MPC communicate its outlook, decisions, and uncertainty? Read it here 👇 niesr.ac.uk/publications...

#WeekendReading 🔖 Latest #CPI figures showed #inflation back on downwards path... 📉 But what are the latest inflation numbers actually telling us? Our Huw Dixon explains in his usual not-to-be-missed #blog 👇 @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social

#WeekendReading 🔖 Our latest #Wage Tracker suggesting wage growth will fall further further to 3.4% in the first quarter of 2026 📉 Read more here 👇

#WeekendPlaying 🔖 A NEW TOOL ON MONETARY POLICY 🏦 With the latest rate cut earlier this week by the Bank of England, explore some of the factors influencing this decision with our brand new #MonetaryPolicy Dashboard 👇

#WeekendReading 🔖 Where Did the Fiscal #BlackHole Go? ⚫️ In the run-up to the #Budget, there was widespread anticipation that the #Chancellor would face a substantial shortfall against her fiscal rules. Instead, the #OBR’s forecast showed a £4.2bn worth of headroom...

"This research has reinforced my belief in the importance of #community-driven approaches to understanding #social issues" On International #MigrantsDay read Salomé Smith's #blog reflecting on the research around employment barriers for Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women niesr.ac.uk/blog/reflect...

After yesterday's #inflation figures the Bank of England is likely to cut #InterestRates later today... But what are the latest inflation numbers actually telling us? Our Huw Dixon explains in his usual not-to-be-missed #blog 👇 @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social

"This research has reinforced my belief in the importance of #community-driven approaches to understanding #social issues" On International #MigrantsDay read Salomé Smith's #blog reflecting on the research around employment barriers for Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women niesr.ac.uk/blog/reflect...

After yesterday's #inflation figures the Bank of England is likely to cut #InterestRates later today... But what are the latest inflation numbers actually telling us? Our Huw Dixon explains in his usual not-to-be-missed #blog 👇 @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social

⚡️NEW TOOL TO PLAY WITH AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S BANK DECISION⚡️ With most commentators anticipating a #rate cut by the Bank of England, explore some of the factors influencing this decision with our brand new #MonetaryPolicy Dashboard 👇 #interestrates niesr.ac.uk/monetary-pol...