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National Institute of Economic and Social Research
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Founded in 1938, NIESR is Britain’s longest established independent research institute focusing on macroeconomics and social policy.
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · Sep 5
🚨Launching 'The #DirectorView' 🚨

📝A 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman on the most important economic issues💥

The first one focuses on President #Trump's recent attacks on the independence of the #Fed and what lessons there may be for the #BoE 👇👇

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The Populist Threat to Monetary Policy - NIESR
How could the recent attacks by President Trump on the Fed affect public trust and monetary policy? What are the potential lessons for the Bank of England?
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 1d
Webinar coming up 🔜📌

A Taxing Challenge: Assessing the #Chancellor’s Options Ahead of the Autumn #Budget

Join us this Friday 10th October at 11am online where we will present new analysis exploring the impact of different tax scenario

Sign up here👇

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 1d
Webinar coming up 🔜📌

A Taxing Challenge: Assessing the #Chancellor’s Options Ahead of the Autumn #Budget

Join us this Friday 10th October at 11am online where we will present new analysis exploring the impact of different tax scenario

Sign up here👇

niesr.ac.uk/event/taxing...
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 2d
How green investment impacts #productivity? What are the nature-related risks to GDP and financial stability?

In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our @edmundcornforth.bsky.social Edmund & Lea De Greef explore how to manage the economic transition to #NetZero

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Linda Yueh @lindayueh.bsky.social · 2d
CfM @niesrorg.bsky.social survey (includes me): Why are UK Government Borrowing Costs So High?

Panel was quite clear that the causes of the high UK borrowing costs can be attributed to a combination of inflation expectations and concerns about fiscal sustainability
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Why Are UK Government Borrowing Costs So High?
Experts responding to the CfM-NIESR survey reveal the main factors driving the UK's high borrowing costs. They agree it is inflation expectations and fiscal sustainability concerns.
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 2d
The first 'CfM-NIESR survey' is out now ⚡

We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget 👇

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Why Are UK Government Borrowing Costs So High?
Experts responding to the CfM-NIESR survey reveal the main factors driving the UK's high borrowing costs. They agree it is inflation expectations and fiscal sustainability concerns.
www.cfmsurvey.org
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 2d
Our Ben Caswell writes in today's @thetimes.com about the pensions #triplelock, why has become unsustainable for the UK public finances, and how to modify it going forward 🔒🔒🔓

Read it here 👉 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 2d
How green investment impacts #productivity? What are the nature-related risks to GDP and financial stability?

In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our @edmundcornforth.bsky.social Edmund & Lea De Greef explore how to manage the economic transition to #NetZero

niesr.ac.uk/blog/managin...
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 3d
#WeekendReading🔖 "There is a need to rethink our approach to #skills and #education so that we can better align the education system to the demands of real-world jobs", writes our Larissa Marioni👇

#Productivity
#SkillsMismatch
#UKeconomy

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 3d
#WeekendReading🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman looks at whether reducing the OBR forecasts from two a year to just onw is a good idea or not

And...spoiler, he doesn’t think it is - Here is why ⬇️

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 4d
#WeekendReading 🔖 'From systems failure to systems change'

Our latest report on how youth-led service commissioning can lead to systems change and enhance access to secure #employment for neurodiverse #youngpeople 👇

@thesra.bsky.social

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 4d
#WeekendReading 🔖 The latest #MondayInterview by our Edoardo Masset drew on his research recently published in @Nature.com explaining what Water, Sanitation and Hygiene interventions are, and how to prioritise them for maximum impact 💦

Read more here⬇️

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 6d
🚨NEW REPORT PUBLISHED 🚨

'From systems failure to systems change'

How youth-led service commissioning can lead to systems change and enhance access to secure #employment for neurodiverse #youngpeople

Thanks to the #YouthFutureFoundation for funding it

Read more here👇

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Creating Systems Change via Youth-Led Commissioning - NIESR
Funded by the Youth Futures Foundation, the Connected Futures (CF) Partnership in the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) was established to address the barriers to employment faced by you...
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 5d
The #DirectorView is out now 📈

In today's 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo our Director David Aikman looks at whether reducing the #OBR forecasts from two a year to just one is a good idea or not.

And... spoiler, he doesn’t think it is - Here is why ⬇️

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 5d
#WeekendReading 🔖The Dollar Effect💵

In our latest #MondayInterview, @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social
's Stephen Cecchetti outlines the specific ways the UK’s #financial system is reliant on US infrastructure and the #dollar’s central role 🔽
The Dollar Effect - NIESR
The underpinning of the global financial system by the US dollar creates a critical reliance that extends to the UK economy. This post examines this dependency, including global trade and domestic…
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 5d
The #DirectorView is out now 📈

In today's 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo our Director David Aikman looks at whether reducing the #OBR forecasts from two a year to just one is a good idea or not.

And... spoiler, he doesn’t think it is - Here is why ⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/blog/chancel...
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 6d
🚨NEW REPORT PUBLISHED 🚨

'From systems failure to systems change'

How youth-led service commissioning can lead to systems change and enhance access to secure #employment for neurodiverse #youngpeople

Thanks to the #YouthFutureFoundation for funding it

Read more here👇

niesr.ac.uk/publications...
Creating Systems Change via Youth-Led Commissioning - NIESR
Funded by the Youth Futures Foundation, the Connected Futures (CF) Partnership in the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) was established to address the barriers to employment faced by you...
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Sense about Science @senseaboutsci.bsky.social · 6d
📢 We're calling for the protection and strengthening of the UK’s independent statistical system. Read our joint letter @royalstatsoc.bsky.social, @resmedia.bsky.social @niesrorg.bsky.social to Simon Hoare MP, Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.
Sense about Science joins call to safeguard independence of UK’s statistical system - Sense about Science
Sense about Science has joined the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), the Royal Economic Society and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in writing to Simon Hoare MP, Chair of the…
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 7d
How can the case for halting active QT be framed, and what the consequences would be?

Our Director David Aikman offers some insights in this #blog ⬇️

#MonetaryPolicy
#FiscalPolicy
#UKeconomy
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What next for Quantitative Tightening? - NIESR
What is QT?    QT or Quantitative Tightening is the process by which central banks like the Bank of England unwind the extraordinary amount of money they injected into the economy in recent years to c...
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 7d
How can the case for halting active QT be framed, and what the consequences would be?

Our Director David Aikman offers some insights in this #blog ⬇️

#MonetaryPolicy
#FiscalPolicy
#UKeconomy
niesr.ac.uk/blog/what-ne...
What next for Quantitative Tightening? - NIESR
What is QT?    QT or Quantitative Tightening is the process by which central banks like the Bank of England unwind the extraordinary amount of money they injected into the economy in recent years to c...
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 8d
"Removing this limit would be the most cost-effective policy to reduce UK #poverty"

With rumours of the Government looking at scrapping the two-child #benefit cap, here is what we found in our Living Standards review 👇

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 8d
"Removing this limit would be the most cost-effective policy to reduce UK #poverty"

With rumours of the Government looking at scrapping the two-child #benefit cap, here is what we found in our Living Standards review 👇

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 9d
The latest #MondayInterview by Edoardo Masset draws on his research recently published in @nature.com explaining what Water, Sanitation and Hygiene interventions are, and how to prioritise them for maximum impact 💦

Read it here⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/blog/water-s...
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Prioritising WASH Interventions for Maximum Impact - NIESR
Governments dedicate significant resources to WASH programs. This blog explains why water supply is most effective for reducing child mortality & explores why multicomponent programs underperform.
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 9d
The latest #MondayInterview by Edoardo Masset draws on his research recently published in @nature.com explaining what Water, Sanitation and Hygiene interventions are, and how to prioritise them for maximum impact 💦

Read it here⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/blog/water-s...
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Prioritising WASH Interventions for Maximum Impact - NIESR
Governments dedicate significant resources to WASH programs. This blog explains why water supply is most effective for reducing child mortality & explores why multicomponent programs underperform.
niesr.ac.uk
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 10d
#WeekendReading:📑 Beyond #Tariffs - What next for the #GlobalEconomy ? 🌎

In this #blog our Monica George Michail explores some of the issues affecting the world economies and offers some thoughts around upcoming threats to growth 📊
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Beyond Tariffs: What Next for The Global Economy? - NIESR
The global economy is facing significant challenges. What are some of the issues it faces and will the trade deals help reduce uncertainty?
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 10d
#WeekendReading🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman tackles a fundamental question as we approach the #AutumnBudget: is the UK’s public debt position sustainable?

Find out here ⬇️
Some Unpleasant Fiscal Arithmetic - NIESR
Whilst much of the focus has been on the current UK fiscal rules, a more fundamental question is around the sustainability of UK public debt.
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