Economy Insight

by National Institute of Economic and Social Reseach

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research is Britain's longest established independent research institute, founded in 1938. The vision of our founders was to carry out research to improve understanding of the economic and social forces that affect people’s lives, and the ways in which policy can bring about change. Over eighty years later, this remains central to NIESR’s ethos. We continue to apply our expertise in both quantitative and qualitative methods and our understanding of economic and social issues to current debates and to influence policy.

Episodes

Prof Martin Weale: handling Brexit is the most pressing problem facing the UK economy

1m · Published 10 Mar 09:49

Martin Weale, former NIESR Director, former member of the Monetary Policy and now Professor of Economics at King's College London explains why Brexit negotiations are the biggest challenge the UK economy currently faces.

EU Customs Union - The Pros And Cons Of Staying In

1m · Published 06 Mar 13:24

Dr Monique Ebell, who has been researching the effects of different types of trade agreements have on the volumes of trade explains the advantages and disadvantages of Britain remaining part of the Customs Union with the EU.

Trading Places: Preparing Ourselves for Life Outside the Single Market

12m · Published 03 Mar 10:20

With Britain set to trigger the start of the negotiations to exit the EU, and the Single Market, by the end of the month Paola Buonadonna talks to NIESR Fellow Dr Monique Ebell about her research on the effects that different types of trade agreements have on the volume of trade.

Behind the scenes at the ONS Conference on Economic Statistics in a Digital Age

18m · Published 24 Feb 11:33

Paola Buonadonna explores the challenges facing economic statisticians attempting to capture the modern economy in a digital age in five conversations, recorded behind the scenes at the recent ONS conference. Featuring John Pullinger, UK National Statistician, Joe Grice, former Chief Economist and Chairman of the ONS Economic Experts, Prof Martin Weale, King's College London, Prof Diane Coyle, Manchester University and NIESR's Rebecca Riley, Director of the newly created Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE).

The Use of Agency Workers in the Public Sector

9m · Published 20 Feb 16:22

Paola Buonadonna talks to NIESR researcher Nathan Hudson-Sharp about the his latest research into the use of agency workers in the public sector, the most comprehensive analysis to date. The report, co-authored with NIESR's Heather Rolfe and Johnny Runge, concludes that the staffing crisis pushes NHS staff into agency working.

Getting better with age? The experiences and impact of older workers

10m · Published 17 Feb 12:04

Paola Buonadonna talks to NIESR Research Fellow Lucy Stokes about a recent report she co-authored on "Older Workers and the Workplace", for the Department of Work and Pensions. In what was the first UK study which used national representative data for private sector workplaces Lucy looked at prevalence of older workers, their satisfaction levels and their impact on productivity with interesting results ...

Economic Measurement and Analysis - Podcast of the Conference in Honour of Martin Weale

13m · Published 13 Jan 18:04

Behind the scenes at NIESR's Conference in honour of Martin Weale Paola Buonadonna talks to a veritable 'assumption of economists', including Jagjit Chadha, David Vines, Andrew Harvey, Mary O'Mahoney and Martin Weale. Between them, they tackle the challenges facing economic modelling, understanding financial markets and the influence of extreme events, the productivity puzzle and the problems facing the UK economy in 2017.

Look Ahead 2017 - Episode 4: Does forecasting have a future?

13m · Published 21 Dec 16:13

NIESR's Director, Prof Jagjit Chadha discusses economic forecasting with Paola Buonadonna. "Behind the numbers is a story. Our job is to understand which story did happen amongst all the alternatives"

Look Ahead 2017 - Episode 3: What will happen with the Brexit negotiations?

12m · Published 16 Dec 12:20

Dr Angus Armstrong, NIESR's Director of Macroeconomics and Senior Fellow at the ESRC's 'UK in a changing Europe' Programme talks to Paola Buonadonna about the challenges and opportunities raised by the UK exit negotiations with the EU in 2017.

Look Ahead 2017- Episode 2: How will employers cope with reductions in EU migration?

14m · Published 09 Dec 18:29

Heather Rolfe, NIESR's Associate Research Director talks to Paola Buonadonna about the role EU migrants play in the British economy and how British employers would cope with a reduction in their number.

Economy Insight has 59 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 12:49:25. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on October 26th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on June 7th, 2024 07:40.