Economy Insight

In this episode, Freya Thomas is joined by NIESR Associate Research Director Edoardo Masset to discuss the effectiveness of the so called 'WASH' interventions, and what next in the implementations of these important packages to try to reduce mortality in the countries analyzed.

In this episode, Freya Thomas is joined by NIESR Deputy Director for Macroeconomic Modelling, Professor Stephen Millard. They discuss the recently published Bernanke Review on the Bank of England's forecasting processes, talk about what's next for Central Banks and the UK economy (including inflation and interest rates), and give a preview on what to expect from the forthcoming NIESR UK Outlook, to be published next week.

This podcast discusses migrant community organising in crisis situations, focusing on the case of Latin Americans in London during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode Luca Pieri is joined by NIESR Senior Social Researcher Dr Domiziana Turcatti and Associate Social Researcher Jasmin Rostron, and three leaders in the Latin American community in London: Ms Claudia Lopez, a Colombian English as Additional Language teacher at the Saint Gabriel’s College, a secondary school in London; Bruna Boscaini, Director of IRMO, The Indoamerican Refugee Migrant Organisation, and and Lucia Filinich, The Health and Wellbeing Project Lead at IRMO.

UK GDP is currently (2023 Q1) 0.5 per cent below the level of GDP before the pandemic. Our forecast does not have it passing this level until the third quarter of 2024. Luca Pieri is joined by Hailey Low to discuss the current state of the UK economy

NIESR Associate Social Researcher Jasmin Rostron explains the findings from a research project analysing the experiences of older women in the labour market in Scotland - and outlines the role Older Workers can play in the UK Labour Market

Our Summer UK Economic Outlook, published in August 2021, suggest that – while headline growth and business optimism are strong – the recovery is not yet broad-based, being principally driven by the re-opening of a few sectors. Cyrille Lenoel, Principal Economist at NIESR, discusses the short-term outlook with Luca Pieri (Senior Communications Manager). You can read the Summer UK Outlook here: https://www.niesr.ac.uk/publications/uk-economic-outlook-summer-2021-emerging-shadow-covid-19

NIESR's Director Jagjit Chadha talks with our Ana Rincon-Aznar and David Nguyen about some of the main regional disparities in the UK and what could be done to address them. This podcast is part of the 'NIESR Talks General Election 2019' series, aimed at better informing the public ahead of the General Election. We would like to thank the Nuffield Foundation for their support.

NIESR's Director Jagjit Chadha talks with Director of Macroeconomic Modelling & Forecasting Garry Young and Head of Global Themes Amit Kara about the effects of the Brexit vote on the UK economy and how the developments of the global economy might affect the UK. This podcast is part of the 'NIESR Talks General Election 2019' series, aimed at better informing the public ahead of the General Election. We would like to thank the Nuffield Foundation for their support.

At the margins of a recent conference organised by OMFIF and the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis , NIESR's Principal Economist Arno Hantzsche discussed short and long term risks and opportunities for the global economy with some of the speakers: Bart van Ark, Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist, The Conference Board Javier Perez, Director, Economic Developments Department, Banco de España Catherine Saget, Chief of the Work, Income and Equity Unit, International Labour Organization

Paola Buonadonna discusses NIESR's most recent data releases with Senior Economist Arno Hantzsche. Three years after the vote to leave the EU and in the midst of a Brexit related Conservative Leadership election uncertainty still dominates,

Heather Rolfe and David Nguyen discuss the findings of NIESR's latest report on the effects of Brexit-related labour shortages in the UK health and social care sector. You can find the full report here https://www.niesr.ac.uk/publications/brexit-and-health-social-care-workforce-uk and Heather's blog here: https://www.niesr.ac.uk/blog/brexit-risks-putting-social-care-critical-list

Associate Research Director Heather Rolfe talks to Gary Gibbon, Political Editor of Channel 4 News about what role broadcast media plays in framing people's negative perceptions of immigration. They talked after the public launch of a new in-depth report by NIESR entitled "Post-Brexit Immigration Policy: Reconciling Public Perceptions with Economic Evidence", funded by the Leverhulme Trust. You can find the report on NIESR's website on www.niesr.ac.uk