Events
Throughout the year, we run a range of public lectures, workshops, roundtables, press briefings and seminars to share the findings of our research, and facilitate the debate of these important issues.
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Governor Talk with Nigel Gilbert
Modelling the English housing market with agents: markets from the bottom up In this governor talk, Prof. Nigel Gilbert from the University of Surrey will discuss how the state of the housing market is of enormous importance both for the economy as a whole and to individuals and families. Consequently…
12:00 to 13:00
21 May, 2024
NiGEM Workshop: Introduction to Tariff Shocks, Labour and Commodity Market Shocks
Designed for our NiGEM subscribers, this workshop will provide a guide to implementing tariff shock scenarios in NiGEM (based on v2.21 Tariff/Brexit model). It will cover the aggregate supply in NiGEM, as well as labour and commodity price shocks.
14:00 to 15:00
21 May, 2024
2024 UK General Election: The Economy and Living Standards
With the long-awaited General Election confirmed for 4 July 2024, and the economy as one of the core themes of the campaign, we hosted an online event to share an impartial examination of some of the main questions. What are the prospects regarding economic growth? How have living standards evolved…
11:00 to 12:30
30 May, 2024
2024 UK General Election: Five Key Economic Priorities for the New Government
Regardless of which party emerges victorious on the morning of 5 July, the economic challenges facing the country will be stark. The UK’s poor productivity performance, coupled with recent anaemic rates of growth and persistent inflation, has led to a rise in inequality across both regions and households. For policymakers,…
11:00 to 12:30
13 June, 2024
2024 UK General Election: Members’ Roundtable
At this roundtable event, NIESR researchers will present and discuss their analysis of key areas of economic and social policy, ahead of the upcoming General Election. Drawing on work that was recently conducted with the support of the Nuffield Foundation, our speakers will present their findings and policy recommendations to…
09:00 to 10:30
19 June, 2024
NiGEM Workshop: Modelling Fiscal Rules in NiGEM
This workshop, designed for users who are familiar with the NiGEM software, provides an advanced course on fiscal policy rules. It will cover how to set them in forecast and simulation, how government debt feeds through into the model, and how channels through which fiscal rules operate can be adjusted…
11:00 to 12:00
20 June, 2024
NiGEM Workshop: Modelling Complex Scenarios
Designed for users who are familiar with the NiGEM interface, this workshop will help in the creation of complex scenarios using different channels.
14:00 to 15:00
20 June, 2024
2024 Deane- Stone Lecture with Huw Dixon: the Challenges to Economic Measurement Arising from Inflation in the Post-Pandemic World
For both policymakers and economists, the post-pandemic spike in inflation raised several questions around how we measure the economy more generally and indeed how we measure inflation itself. In this year’s Deane-Stone Lecture on Economic Measurement, Professor Huw Dixon will focus on how the rising costs of food and energy…
16:00 to 18:00
20 June, 2024
NiGEM Workshop: The Climate Model in NiGEM
This workshop, designed for those who are already familiar with the NiGEM software, provides a guide to implementing the NGFS Phase IV transitions scenarios in NiGEM. In addition to looking at the modification of transition inputs to investigate alternative possibilities, it includes useful pointers of where the NGFS climate model…
11:00 to 12:00
21 June, 2024
NiGEM Workshop: The Tariff Module in NiGEM
This workshop, designed for intermediate/advanced users of NiGEM, provides a guide to implementing tariff shock scenarios in NiGEM.
14:00 to 15:00
21 June, 2024
Savings, Investment and the Role of Pension Funds
The need for increased investment to drive productivity and economic growth has been consistently advocated for by NIESR. How this is achieved will be a question that any future government will need to answer. This event, which focuses on the role that pension funds may be able to play, provides…
16:30 to 18:00
26 June, 2024
Governor Talk with John Pullinger: The Electoral Commission
In this Governor Talk John Pullinger will present the work of the Electoral Commission and his role as its chair. The Electoral Commission is an independent body that oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. With the upcoming General Election, it is now more important than ever to…
12:00 to 13:30
2 July, 2024