Corporate Cost Pressures Set To Curb Wage Growth - NIESR “Latest labour market data are largely backward looking and contain limited information about how the economy will react to recent shocks. However, as of February, the labour market was in… To access ...

⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ Our latest #Wage Tracker suggests that corporate cost pressures— from NI hikes to statutory pay increases— will curb the pace of wage growth📉

Read more here⬇️

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Corporate Cost Pressures Set To Curb Wage Growth - NIESR “Latest labour market data are largely backward looking and contain limited information about how the economy will react to recent shocks. However, as of February, the labour market was in… To access ...

⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ Our latest #Wage Tracker suggests that corporate cost pressures— from NI hikes to statutory pay increases— will curb the pace of wage growth📉

Read more here⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/publications...

⚡️Our reaction to the latest #LabourMarket data is out now⚡️

How Did Brexit and COVID-19 Reshape UK Regional Supply Chains? - NIESR Why do regional production networks matter? Output and trade figures capture the scale of economic activity; production networks describe how that activity is organised across industries and regions. ...

⚡️OUT NOW⚡️NEW innovative data to understand how the overlapping shocks of #Brexit and #Covid19 have actually affected UK regional supply chains 📈

In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, @econstevem.bsky.social talks to @antonioharob.bsky.social to find out⬇️

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How Did Brexit and COVID-19 Reshape UK Regional Supply Chains? - NIESR Why do regional production networks matter? Output and trade figures capture the scale of economic activity; production networks describe how that activity is organised across industries and regions. ...

⚡️OUT NOW⚡️NEW innovative data to understand how the overlapping shocks of #Brexit and #Covid19 have actually affected UK regional supply chains 📈

In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, @econstevem.bsky.social talks to @antonioharob.bsky.social to find out⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/blog/how-did...

Caution: Stagflation Ahead - NIESR “After a disappointing January, the UK economy grew by a sizeable 0.5 per cent in February, consistent with reports of renewed business sentiment in the New Year. Unfortunately, the latest… To access…

#WeekendReading 🔖 Our latest #GDP Tracker suggesting GDP will grow by 0.4% in the second quarter 📈

But the outlook remains uncertain with the prospect of #stagflation affecting the UK economy in 2026

More here 👇

Why Is the Graduate Wage Premium Falling in the UK? - NIESR The UK has experienced a significant and sustained decline in the graduate wage premium, that is, the difference in pay between graduates and non-graduates, over the past two decades. The premium…

#WeekendReading 🔖 The UK graduate wage premium is shrinking 🎓📉

In our latest #MondayInterview Principal Economist Larissa Marioni asks Raza Sadain what is driving this decline and what are the consequences on #student loans and skills policy ⬇️

Supporting Schools to Teach Controversial Issues - NIESR There have been a series of reports over the last 25 years highlighting concerns around social cohesion and connection, across difference, especially religious and ethnic difference. Schools are often...

#WeekendReading 🔖 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

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Supporting Schools to Teach Controversial Issues - NIESR There have been a series of reports over the last 25 years highlighting concerns around social cohesion and connection, across difference, especially religious and ethnic difference. Schools are often...

#WeekendReading 🔖 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

Read more here 👇

niesr.ac.uk/publications...

Caution: Stagflation Ahead - NIESR “After a disappointing January, the UK economy grew by a sizeable 0.5 per cent in February, consistent with reports of renewed business sentiment in the New Year. Unfortunately, the latest… To access ...

⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ Our latest #GDP Tracker suggests GDP will grow by 0.4% in the second quarter 📈

But the outlook remains uncertain with the prospect of #stagflation affecting the UK economy in 2026

Read more here ⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/publications...

Caution: Stagflation Ahead - NIESR “After a disappointing January, the UK economy grew by a sizeable 0.5 per cent in February, consistent with reports of renewed business sentiment in the New Year. Unfortunately, the latest… To access ...

⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ Our latest #GDP Tracker suggests GDP will grow by 0.4% in the second quarter 📈

But the outlook remains uncertain with the prospect of #stagflation affecting the UK economy in 2026

Read more here ⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/publications...

⚡️Our reaction to the latest #GDP figures is out now⚡️

#UKeconomy #EnergyPrice #IranWar‌

State Pension Triple Lock is Unsustainable and Must Go - NIESR The coalition government introduced the triple lock in 2011. It ensures the state pension rises each year by CPI inflation, average earnings growth, or 2.5 per cent, whichever is the highest. On paper...

Questions around the sustainability of the #pensions triple-lock continue to be raised across both sides of the House

In an op-ed for @thetimes.com, Ben Caswell argued that in order for the UK's public finances to be set on a firm footing, the #triplelock must go⬇️

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State Pension Triple Lock is Unsustainable and Must Go - NIESR The coalition government introduced the triple lock in 2011. It ensures the state pension rises each year by CPI inflation, average earnings growth, or 2.5 per cent, whichever is the highest. On paper...

Questions around the sustainability of the #pensions triple-lock continue to be raised across both sides of the House

In an op-ed for @thetimes.com, Ben Caswell argued that in order for the UK's public finances to be set on a firm footing, the #triplelock must go⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/news/state-p...

Spring 2026 Economic Forum - NIESR The global economic landscape continues to be shaped by geopolitical volatility and disruptions to global commodity markets. In this Quarterly Economic Forum, NIESR researchers will focus on the recen...

Coming 🔜

📝Sign up to our online quarterly Economic Forum where we will present our latest Outlook for the UK and Global economy🌍

Our analysis will focus on the recent #energyprice shock and its macroeconomic implications for #inflation, growth, and public finances ⬇️

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Spring 2026 Economic Forum - NIESR The global economic landscape continues to be shaped by geopolitical volatility and disruptions to global commodity markets. In this Quarterly Economic Forum, NIESR researchers will focus on the recen...

Coming 🔜

📝Sign up to our online quarterly Economic Forum where we will present our latest Outlook for the UK and Global economy🌍

Our analysis will focus on the recent #energyprice shock and its macroeconomic implications for #inflation, growth, and public finances ⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/event/spring...

Understanding the Effects of Brexit on UK Productivity - NIESR In this article, we use a three-country macroeconomic model of trade, in which we allow for the presence of labour market frictions and heterogeneous firms, to analyse the effects of Brexit on UK prod...

With talks about the UK Government seeking a closer relationship with the #EU read here one of our latest publication on this topic, which tries to understand the effects of #Brexit on UK #productivity ⬇️

@econstevem.bsky.social

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Why Is the Graduate Wage Premium Falling in the UK? - NIESR The UK has experienced a significant and sustained decline in the graduate wage premium, that is, the difference in pay between graduates and non-graduates, over the past two decades. The premium fell...

⚡OUT NOW⚡ The UK graduate wage premium is shrinking 🎓📉

In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, Principal Economist Larissa Marioni asks Raza Sadain what is driving this decline and what are the consequences on #student loans and skills policy ⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/blog/why-gra...

What are the possible effects on UK #inflation in 2026 of the #IranWar ? 📈

In his latest #blog Huw Dixon outlines two different scenarios - Read it here⬇️

@cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/blog/possibl...

What are the possible effects on UK #inflation in 2026 of the #IranWar ? 📈

In his latest #blog Huw Dixon outlines two different scenarios - Read it here⬇️

@cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/blog/possibl...

How Will The Energy Shock Hit The UK Economy? - NIESR The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have caused a major shock to global energy markets. How is it affecting the UK. This blog shows that the UK has had a higher inflation beta to oil supply shocks than oth...

The latest #DirectorView is out 📈

The US-Israeli strikes on #Iran have caused a major shock to global #energy markets. In his weekly #blog David Aikman uses historical evidence to assess what it may mean for the UK economy 📊

Read more here⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/blog/how-wil...

How Will The Energy Shock Hit The UK Economy? - NIESR The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have caused a major shock to global energy markets. How is it affecting the UK. This blog shows that the UK has had a higher inflation beta to oil supply shocks than oth...

The latest #DirectorView is out 📈

The US-Israeli strikes on #Iran have caused a major shock to global #energy markets. In his weekly #blog David Aikman uses historical evidence to assess what it may mean for the UK economy 📊

Read more here⬇️

niesr.ac.uk/blog/how-wil...

The Impact of the Middle East Conflict on UK Energy Prices and Fiscal Policy - NIESR How is the Middle East conflict driving UK energy prices? What's its impact on fiscal policy? We explore the oil market, energy price caps & fiscal headroom

#EasterWeekendReading🐣🔖

In our latest #MondayInterview blog @econstevem.bsky.social talks to Nic Crittenden and @adrianpabst.bsky.social about the impact of the #MiddleEast conflict on UK #EnergyPrices and fiscal policy 📈

What can the Govt do to ease the pain? ⬇️

How Should Monetary Policy Respond to the Energy Price Shock - NIESR What should monetary policy do in response to the sharp rise in oil and gas prices due to the war in Iran? This blog suggests that 2022 offers five lessons.

#EasterWeekendReading🐣🔖

In this #DirectorView blog David Aikman outlines five lessons for the current #MonetaryPolicy response to the #energyprice shock ⬇️

#UKeconomy #BankOfEngland #InterestRates

What is Actually Happening to UK Living Standards? - NIESR What are the latest with regard to living standards in the UK? Now that the oil price has passed $100 mark, we have gone from a cost-of-living crisis to a living standards crisis. Unless the war in…

#EasterWeekendReading🐣🔖

In this #blog Deputy Director @adrianpabst.bsky.social reflects on the latest developments for UK households following the #SpringStatement and the ongoing conflict in #Iran ⬇️⬇️

#UKeconomy #Households #EconomicPolicy #IranWar

The Impact of the Middle East Conflict on UK Energy Prices and Fiscal Policy - NIESR How is the Middle East conflict driving UK energy prices? What's its impact on fiscal policy? We explore the oil market, energy price caps & fiscal headroom

#EasterWeekendReading🐣🔖

In our latest #MondayInterview blog @econstevem.bsky.social talks to Nic Crittenden and @adrianpabst.bsky.social about the impact of the #MiddleEast conflict on UK #EnergyPrices and fiscal policy 📈

What can the Govt do to ease the pain? ⬇️

How Should Monetary Policy Respond to the Energy Price Shock - NIESR What should monetary policy do in response to the sharp rise in oil and gas prices due to the war in Iran? This blog suggests that 2022 offers five lessons.

#EasterWeekendReading🐣🔖

In this #DirectorView blog David Aikman outlines five lessons for the current #MonetaryPolicy response to the #energyprice shock ⬇️

#UKeconomy #BankOfEngland #InterestRates

What is Actually Happening to UK Living Standards? - NIESR What are the latest with regard to living standards in the UK? Now that the oil price has passed $100 mark, we have gone from a cost-of-living crisis to a living standards crisis. Unless the war in…

#EasterWeekendReading🐣🔖

In this #blog Deputy Director @adrianpabst.bsky.social reflects on the latest developments for UK households following the #SpringStatement and the ongoing conflict in #Iran ⬇️⬇️

#UKeconomy #Households #EconomicPolicy #IranWar

What Kind Of Energy Shock Are Markets Pricing? - NIESR The financial markets look to be pricing something more persistent and more puzzling than a standard energy supply shock would warrant

#EasterWeekendReading 🐣🔖

In the latest #DirectorView David Aikman looks at the yield curve to gain an understanding of how investors are reading the Middle East conflict. Are markets pricing a higher path for real rates or has the gilt market overshot?

Housing Affordability and Housing Emergency - NIESR What is housing affordability and why is it important? For decades, governments have grappled with housing unaffordability as part of the widely recognised British housing crisis. The current…

#EasterWeekendReading 🐣🔖

Our #blog with Principal Social Researcher Emma Simpson talking to Joanna Fang about the problem of #housing affordability, its conceptual history and development 🏘️⬇️