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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Business Conditions Forum
With an election expected to take place at some point in 2024, we begin the year by focusing this quarter's Business Conditions Forum on the following topics: Can we expect sluggish growth throughout 2024 or might we see a clear pick-up at some point in the year? What are the…
09:00 to 10:00
17 January, 2024
Governor Talk with Dame Colette Bowe
Colette Bowe will reflect on what our training as economists gives us, and how we can develop our approach to public policy issues by learning from other disciplines. Biography Dame Colette Bowe was Chairman of the UK Banking Standards Board from 2014 to 2019. She has previously held a number…
12:30 to 13:30
18 January, 2024
What Can Policy Makers Learn From Adam Smith?
2023 marked the tercentenary of the birth of Adam Smith. As we move into 2024, a year where we will likely see a General Election, we ask what can policy makers learn from his work? Whilst the historical context is different, many of the issues that Smith was writing about…
15:30 to 17:30
30 January, 2024
Winter 2024 Press Conference
Ahead of the publication of our Winter 2024 UK and Global Economic Outlooks, this press conference is an opportunity for journalists to hear directly from the researchers, ask questions and gain an insight into what our findings mean for policymakers and the wider public. Please note that this event is…
11:00 to 12:00
6 February, 2024
Winter 2024 Members’ Roundtable
We are delighted to be hosting our Winter 2024 Members' Roundtable, which will discuss our latest forecasts and analysis. With a likely election coming sometime in 2024, this will undoubtedly be an eventful year, and this first quarterly Outlook will provide a closer look into the year's Economic prospects, the…
09:00 to 10:00
7 February, 2024
Winter 2024 Economic Forum
With a reduction in the rate of inflation and rising wages driving an improvement in consumer confidence, will 2024 be a better year for the UK and global economies? And how might the geopolitical events in the Middle East, and the ongoing war in Ukraine, affect this outlook? As the…
11:00 to 12:00
9 February, 2024
NIER Workshop on Central Banking
The recent surge in inflation has led to an increase in research by academic economists into various aspects of central banking: in particular, the organisation and mandate of a central bank, central bank communication and trust in central banks. In addition, the move towards introducing Central Bank Digital Currency has…
09:00 to 17:00
16 February, 2024
The Outlook for the Welsh Economy
With rising wages helping to improve consumer confidence, will 2024 be a better year for the UK economy? As we enter an election year for the Westminster government, this event aims to highlight some of the main challenges - at both a national and regional level - which an incoming…
11:00 to 13:00
20 February, 2024
Winter 2024 Living Standards Forum
The combination of rising prices, stagnant economic growth and a reduction in real wages, has driven a renewed interest in living standards. This forum, which brings together representatives from across the policymaking, business, and research arenas, aims to examine some of the latest trends in regional and household-level inequalities, specific…
09:00 to 10:00
21 February, 2024
Assessing Cycles and Structural Changes in Markets
Join us as Andrew Smithers and Peter Oppenheimer discuss some of the themes from their recent books: The Economics of the Stock Market (Smithers) and Any Happy Returns (Oppenheimer). In a conversation chaired by Gillian Tett, a Financial Times columnist and Provost of King's College, Cambridge, both Peter and Andrew…
17:00 to 18:30
6 March, 2024
Investing for Growth: boosting productivity through higher public and private investment
The causes of, and solutions to, the woeful productivity performance of the UK economy since the Global Financial Crisis has been the subject of much analysis in the last 15 years. Is it just the result of an economy maturing, or is there something more underlying? And, does this slower…
11:00 to 13:00
12 March, 2024
Governor Talk with Bridget Rosewell
In this informal talk, Bridget Rosewell will discuss the role of the UK Infrastructure Bank, with a focus on how to show additionality. Bridget Rosewell, CBE, is a British economist with vast experience in both the public and private sector. She is a senior adviser of Volterra Partners, which she…
12:30 to 13:30
14 March, 2024