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From Education to Employment: Understanding the Youth Jobs Gap
From Education to Employment: Understanding the Youth Jobs Gap
Amid much focus on the drivers of economic inactivity and pathways (back) to work, the question of the youth jobs gap and how many people are not in employment, education or training has not received as much attention in public debate as it merits.
Trade Deals & Trade Wars: The Regional Impact - NIESR
Trade Deals & Trade Wars: The Regional Impact - NIESR
What were the implications for UK regions and sectors of President Trump's Liberation Day tariffs? How will with UK-US trade deal help?
UK Economic Outlook Spring 2025
UK Economic Outlook Spring 2025
We forecast GDP growth of 1.2 per cent in 2025. This marks a downward revision since our Winter Outlook, reflecting heightened domestic cost pressures, weak business confidence, and some additional drag from tariff uncertainty.
PODCAST: Stuck in the System: Insights Into the UK Living Standards Crisis
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PODCAST: Stuck in the System: Insights Into the UK Living Standards Crisis
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UK Living Standards Review 2025 Part Two: Lived Experiences of Low-Income Living
UK Living Standards Review 2025 Part Two: Lived Experiences of Low-Income Living
UK Living Standards Review 2025
UK Living Standards Review 2025
Understanding Living Standards: Insights from Community Researchers on Universal Credit - NIESR
Understanding Living Standards: Insights from Community Researchers on Universal Credit - NIESR
As part of our Living Standards Review project, NIESR researchers worked with five Community Researchers who were in receipt of Universal Credit (UC). These researchers kept digital diaries about their income and spending, and conducted interviews within their own networks of people on UC. In this Monday Interview, Deputy Director Adrian Pabst speaks to Associate Research Director Carol Vincent and Assistant Social Researcher Marley Williams about why the team chose this approach, what their main findings were, and what they recommend to policymakers.
Evaluating the Chancellor’s 2025 Spring Statement - NIESR
Evaluating the Chancellor’s 2025 Spring Statement - NIESR
Wednesday’s Spring Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was an opportunity for the government to set out its strategy for boosting economic growth and living standards, but the self-imposed constraints on tax and fiscal rules continue to limit severely the scope for action. Our Communications and Marketing Coordinator Freya Thomas spoke with our Deputy Director Adrian Pabst about the implications of the Spring Statement for the economy and social policy.
Response to the 2025 Spring Statement - NIESR
Response to the 2025 Spring Statement - NIESR
The 2025 Spring Statement was delivered against a background of continuing low growth and above target inflation. Did it deliver what was needed for the economy?
The Reality Behind Falling UK Living Standards
The Reality Behind Falling UK Living Standards
What Lies Ahead for the Global Economy? - NIESR
What Lies Ahead for the Global Economy? - NIESR
Earlier this month, NIESR published its Winter 2025 Global Economic Outlook (GEO). In today’s Monday Interview, Senior Economist Ben Caswell asks Associate Economist Monica George Michail for her thoughts on the prospects for the global economy in 2025.
A Tale of Two Halves - NIESR
A Tale of Two Halves - NIESR
Outlook for the UK Economy: Growth, Inflation and Fiscal Challenges
Outlook for the UK Economy: Growth, Inflation and Fiscal Challenges
Our Quarterly UK Economic Outlook will be published later this week, providing a comprehensive forecast on the UK economy in 2025 and beyond. In this Monday Interview, our Interim Director, Stephen Millard, asked Senior Economist Benjamin Caswell if he could give us a brief overview as to what we might expect to see in it.
The Economic Impact of Trump’s Early Policies
The Economic Impact of Trump’s Early Policies
On 20 January, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America. In the two weeks since, he has already enacted a number of policies and proposed several others. In this Monday Interview, our Interim Director, Stephen Millard, asked Principal Economist Ahmet Kaya to talk him through the economic effects of some of these policies.
PFI: Getting the Bill on the Fiscal Credit Card
PFI: Getting the Bill on the Fiscal Credit Card
Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in Schools: A Preventative Approach
Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in Schools: A Preventative Approach
There is a growing mental health crisis in the UK that is primarily impacting young people. In this Monday Interview, Senior Social Researcher Domiziana Turcatti asks Assistant Social Researcher Marley Williams about data on the pupils’ mental health, the implications this has on their educational achievements and what the government can do to support pupils' mental health in schools
Understanding the UK’s Living Standards Challenge - NIESR
Understanding the UK’s Living Standards Challenge - NIESR
In the face of weak economic growth and inflation above the 2 per cent target, what are the prospects for a sustained increase in living standards? While wage growth still outstrips inflation, the question is what can the government do to reach its own ‘measurable milestone’ of higher living standards for households across the country over the course of this Parliament.
Implications of Higher US Tariffs for the UK Economy
Implications of Higher US Tariffs for the UK Economy
Minimum Wage Policies and On-the-Job Education Acquisition: Lessons from Brazil and Implications for the UK
Minimum Wage Policies and On-the-Job Education Acquisition: Lessons from Brazil and Implications for the UK
Despite the significant role of minimum wage policies in employment, one often overlooked aspect is how these policies influence individuals’ incentives to invest in education while employed.
A Look Ahead to the UK Economy in 2025
A Look Ahead to the UK Economy in 2025
How Artificial Intelligence Could Narrow the Productivity Gap
How Artificial Intelligence Could Narrow the Productivity Gap
Left Out in the Cold: The Relationship Between the Winter Fuel Payment Changes and Pension Credit
Left Out in the Cold: The Relationship Between the Winter Fuel Payment Changes and Pension Credit
Trump’s Tariffs: A Trade Gamble with Mexico and Canada
Trump’s Tariffs: A Trade Gamble with Mexico and Canada
Trumponomics 2.0: Lower Growth, Higher Inflation
Trumponomics 2.0: Lower Growth, Higher Inflation
Monetary Policy Under President Trump
Monetary Policy Under President Trump
Pricing the Carbon: A Key Step Towards the UK’s Sustainable Future
Pricing the Carbon: A Key Step Towards the UK’s Sustainable Future
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