Blog

Blog posts and short pieces

Will Budget 2020 deliver a pay rise for British workers?

NIESR blog, 3 March 2020


Why we stand by our assessment of a £70 bn Brexit impact

NIESR blog, 14 November 2019, with Phil Thornton and Garry Young 


The impact of Brexit abroad - any winners?

NIESR blog, 10 October 2019


What would lead us to revise our Brexit impact estimates? It's the politics, stupid ...

NIESR blog, 25 September 2019


Why the Chancellor will not meet the fiscal mandate

NIESR blog, 16 August 2019, with Garry Young


Nothing has changed: no deal does not look to be a good deal

NIESR blog, 29 May 2019


A weaker global outlook and chronic Brexit uncertainty mean the MPC should now sit on its hands

NIESR blog, 26 April 2019


Structural changes in UK sectoral labour markets and their macroeconomic implications

Box, National Institute Economic Review, February 2019, with Nathaniel Butler-Blondel


Turning minutes into measures - Text-mining MPC communication

NIESR blog, 1 November 2018, with Sathya Mellina


How much would a 'White Paper Brexit' cost the UK economy?

NIESR blog, 1 August 2018, with Amit Kara, Cyrille Lenoel, Rebecca Piggott


The wage Phillips curve - another piece of the puzzle

NIESR blog, 24 May 2018


The war on trade: beggar thy neighbour - beggar thyself?

Box, National Institute Economic Review, May 2018, with Iana Liadze


Deal, or no deal? The £2,000 question

NIESR blog, 16 February 2018, with Amit Kara


Quantitative tightening in the eurozone?

Box, National Institute Economic Review, February 2018, with Iana Liadze


Euro area reform: implications for long-term interest rates

NIESR blog, 19 December 2017


Eurozone: Will a return to normal mean a return to trouble?

NIESR blog, 24 October 2017


Lifting the cap? The importance of interactions between public and private sector wage growth in the UK

Box, National Institute Economic Review, November 2017