UK households should start feeling better off as election looms
This report from UK think tank NIESR looks at the UK economic outlook. A combination of lower inflation and sustained wage growth should mean that UK households start to feel better off in the course of 2024. Living standards are projected to rise by around 1.5 per cent on average over the next two years....
Response to the Autumn Statement 2023
This short briefing from UK think tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research provides a response to the Autumn Statement. The Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement against a background of sluggish growth and above target inflation. NIESR continues to maintain that fiscal policy ought not to be guided by arbitrary fiscal rules but,...
UK Economic Outlook (Autumn 2023)
This report from UK think tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research calls for renewed public investment. The latest quarterly forecast from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research calls for renewed public investment, rather than tax-cuts, ahead of the forthcoming Autumn Statement and next year’s General Election. Flatlining productivity and sluggish...
UK heading towards five years of lost economic growth
This report from UK think tank NIESR provides a quarterly economic forecast of the UK economy. Despite continuing to expect the United Kingdom to steer clear of a recession in 2023, GDP is projected to grow barely by 0.4 per cent this year and by 0.3 per cent in 2024, with the outlook remaining highly...
The economic and social impacts of lifting work restrictions on people seeking asylum
This report from UK think tank NIESR looks at the impact of restrictions on the UK economy, government spending and the individuals. The UK imposes some of the strongest set of restrictions on the right to work for people applying for asylum compared to other European nations. This research from the National Institute of Economic...
UK economy beset by sluggish growth and high inflation
This report from UK think tank NIESR provides a quarterly economic forecast of the UK economy. This quarterly economic forecast of the UK economy, from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, predicts that sluggish growth and high inflation will continue to beset the IK economy. Because of these persistent problems it identifies that...
Reindustrialising the United Kingdom
This report from UK think tank NIESR looks at the UK's lagging productivity growth since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. The UK’s lagging productivity growth since the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis, together with a renewed focus on ‘Levelling Up’ to address regional inequalities and rebalance the economy has led to calls for the UK to reindustrialise....
The fiscal costs and benefits of problem gambling: towards better estimates
This report from UK think tank NIESR looks at the fiscal benefits and costs of gambling. This report, from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, examines the fiscal benefits and costs of gambling. It finds the cost to the Exchequer that is associated with people experiencing ‘problem gambling’ amounts to at least £3,700...