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Ben

@BenEcon33

Senior Economist @NIESRorg.

 London
Joined June 2024
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Senior Economist @BenEcon33 comments on the Chancellor's announcements on public investment in today's #SpendingReview 👇 10/n 🧵
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My Op-Ed in today's Guardian. Let's stop tinkering and adopt a credible economic strategy. @EconObservatory @CamEcon @DianeCoyle1859 @RoyalEconSoc @MeredithCrowle1 @jdportes @cepr_org theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Labour's economic strategy is outdated. I can fix that | Jagjit Chadha

Labour's economic strategy is outdated. I can fix that | Jagjit Chadha

The last thing we need from Wednesday’s spring statement are incremental changes to tax and spending. Let’s have a clear plan, says Jagjit Chadha of Cambridge University

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Our UK Economic Outlook will be published later this week 📃💥 providing a comprehensive forecast on the #UKeconomy in 2025 and beyond 📊 In this *NEW* blog, our @EconSteveM asks @BenEcon33 for a brief overview as to what we might expect to see in it 📈👇 hubs.la/Q035XP9t0

Outlook for the UK Economy: Growth, Inflation and Fiscal Challenges - NIESR

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...

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My thoughts on the movements in UK bonds this month
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@NIESRorg29 Jan 2025
Gilt yields seemed to follow the Grand Old Duke of York’s tune in January 🎶 marching up to 4.9% before marching back down to 4.6% 📊 So, what's behind this? And how should the government respond? 💭 Our @BenEcon33's NEW blog unpacks the answers 👇 hubs.la/Q034spxJ0

Gilt Yields on the March - NIESR

What's behind the recent changes in the UK gilt yields, and what are the policy responses to these changes? Ben Caswell examines why they are mimicking the Grand of Duke of York.

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"What we've seen in today's [#GDP] figures is really a decline in sentiments because of the pre-budget uncertainty. There was a gap of 118 days between the election & the budget... [during this time] a lot of uncertainty crept in" @BenEcon33 speaks to @SkyNews' @SaimaMohsin 🎥👇
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The most important thing to read before #Budget2024 is now on line. It will help and soothe all the hard work this pm. Treat it as an early rabbit out of the hat from @NIESRorg! niesr.ac.uk/blog/fiscal-stra…
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So we have a new permissive "fiscal rule" with guardrails. But detail on the guardrails look opaque, so we outline a better way. Direct accountability. 🎩 @AdrianPabst1 @EconSteveM @NIESRorg @TPIProductivity @@MMF_research @RoyalEconSoc @BritishAcademy_ @RoyalSocietyOP
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@NIESRorg25 Oct 2024
"We need to introduce more accountability & transparency into fiscal policy based around the genuine #economic & social performance of the UK" Ahead of the #Budget2024, read the proposal from @jagjit_chadha @EconSteveM and @AdrianPabst1👇 hubs.la/Q02VPtW10
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Huge loss to @NIESRorg — we all owe @jagjit_chadha an enormous debt of gratitude for his intellectual leadership and contribution to better policy and the public good
Jagjit S. Chadha (@jagjit_chadha) profile pictureJagjit S. Chadha
@jagjit_chadha11 Oct 2024
Time to step back. @NIESRorg @TPIProductivity @ESRC @NuffieldFound @EconObservatory @UK_2070 @OBR_UK @hmtreasury @BoE_Research @CamEcon @AcadSocSci @BritishAcademy_ @econromesh @UofGVC @MMF_research @CUPAcademic @CFMUK @LeverhulmeTrust @RoyalEconSoc @cepr_org @CEP_LSE
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I shared my views on the implications of the war in the Middle East for energy markets, supply chains, global inflation, and the overall economic outlook with @mollyblackall. Check out the full interview here: inews.co.uk/news/how-israel-… @NIESRorg @EconSteveM @jagjit_chadha
How Israel-Iran conflict could affect petrol and energy prices

How Israel-Iran conflict could affect petrol and energy prices

Shipping costs, oil prices, and gas could all spike if escalation in the Middle East continues, experts said

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NEW on the Economics Observatory - What’s the economic inheritance of the new UK government? by Benjamin Caswell (@NIESRorg) #EconTwitter #budget buff.ly/47MYA3B
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⚡ NEW ⚡ Deputy Director @EconSteveM explores the role of the OBR and how to reform it for @thetimes ⬇ ✍ "There are (at least) two main problems with the system: that the #OBR must take #government policy as given... and the fiscal rules themselves" hubs.la/Q02MHjzw0

It’s time for the OBR to look beyond the fiscal rules

The Office for Budget Responsibility could base its sustainability measure on its long-run projection of the debt-to-GDP ratio

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Excelente artículo de Jesús Fernández-Villaverde sobre demografía. Lectura recomendada a @jgjorrin @rdomenechv @RebecaGimeno @mientrastanto spectator.co.uk/article/the-…
The global fertility crisis is worse than you think

The global fertility crisis is worse than you think

For anyone tempted to try to predict humanity’s future, Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book The Population Bomb is a cautionary tale. Feeding on the then popular Malthusian belief that the world was doomed by...

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Our @BenEcon33 spoke to @JayneSeckerSky on @SkyNews this morning 📺 about today's #inflation numbers 📊 ⬇ Ben explains the impact of today's figures on Bank of England rate cut decisions, #mortgage rates and saving rates 🎙️
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Senior Economist @BenEcon33 spoke to @bbc5live's @WillBain31 this morning on #WakeUpToMoney about this week's upcoming #inflation, #wage and #GDP figures🎙️📊 In case you weren't awake to tune in at 5am 💤 you can listen to Ben talking about Thursday's GDP figures here 🎧👇 1/2
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⚡️NEW⚡️Unpacking Labour’s Economic Inheritance: How Bad Really Is It? In the latest #MondayInterview, just published, our Deputy Director @EconSteveM sits down with @MichailMonica to discuss ⬇️ #UKeconomy #EconomicPolicy @RoyalEconSoc hubs.la/Q02J_s9y0
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⚡️It's time to rewrite the UK's fiscal rules! ✍️📈 In the latest piece for @CentralComment our @BenEcon33 sets out 3⃣ pillars for a revised fiscal framework ⬇️ #GeneralElection #GE2024 #UKeconomy hubs.la/Q02DxxjQ0
It’s time to rewrite the UK's fiscal rules

It’s time to rewrite the UK's fiscal rules

For many years, the UK economy has been marred by low growth and flatlining productivity, both by historical and international standards. We’ve been lagging ...

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⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ Our latest CPI Tracker suggests that despite today's encouraging figures, #inflation is likely to rise again in the second half of this year📈 Here is why⬇️ #GeneralElection #GE2024 @RoyalEconSoc hubs.la/Q02Cqc0d0
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