March 18, 2021
Beyond ‘passporting’, what lies ahead for the UK Financial services?
Negotiations on future financial services regulation between the UK and EU is due at the end of March 2021, however, as the deadline approaches uncertainty remains.
Business and Economics
Our view on prospects for the UK and global economies, as well as other economic issues that business and policymakers should be thinking about.
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December 18, 2020
How to use nowcasting techniques to beat the queue in a world of fast data?
What is the state of the UK economy right now? How much of the lost economic output has been recovered?
November 20, 2020
Negative interest rates: what are they and are they on the horizon?
As a second national lockdown gets underway, along with fears of a double dip recession, the debate around negative interest rates is likely to resurface.
October 10, 2019
What can we do to reduce the house price barrier to accessing top performing state schools in England?
By Jamie Durham and John Hawksworth. The high cost of living close to, and so potentially within the prime catchment area of, a high performing school has potentially serious adverse implications for social mobility.
July 18, 2019
How affordable is renting privately in the UK?
PwC's Mike Jakeman looks at the affordability of the rental sector and our latest projections for house prices.
May 14, 2019
Gravity without weight - can trade in services defy gravity?
Gravity without weight - can trade in services defy gravity? PwC's Jing Teow and Yuval Fertig question whether the lessons of the gravity model still hold true given the growing importance of services in global trade flows.
May 08, 2019
How can digital technologies spur service sector productivity growth?
3 ways new digital technologies can boost service sector productivity growth.
March 28, 2019
UK regional growth trends and prospects
Following our latest UK Economic Outlook launch, John Hawksworth takes a detailed look at the performance of UK regions over the past five decades.
March 25, 2019
Women in Work 2019 - Regional initiatives can provide the key to empowering women across the UK
The UK continues to make steady progress towards gender equality in the workforce - but this progress hasn't been distributed equally across the UK.
February 05, 2019
Will wages in emerging markets catch up with those in the UK?
By John Hawksworth and Mike Jakeman. We explore whether wages in emerging markets will catch up with those in the UK, and what impact this may have on the UK Economy.
November 27, 2018
How can we unlock a £40 billion prize for the UK economy?
By Carmen Cheung. The UK has seen impressive jobs growth in recent years, but our past research suggests that we still lag behind leading OECD nations. In our latest research in this series, we take a look at the UK’s performance.
November 13, 2018
Where next for UK growth?
By John Hawksworth. Following the release of our latest UK Economic Outlook, we analyse UK growth prospects.
November 08, 2018
10 years of Good Growth in the capitals of the four nations
This year’s edition of Good Growth for Cities analysed long term trends in city performance over the decade from 2005-7 to 2015-17.
October 31, 2018
Chancellor spends fiscal windfall on increased NHS spending rather than balancing budget
By John Hawksworth, Chief Economist. The big question ahead of this Budget was how the Chancellor would pay for the large increase in NHS spending announced by the Prime Minister back in June. Further spending cuts in areas other than health seemed to have been ruled out by the Prime Minister’s later pledge to ‘end austerity’, so it looked like some combination of higher taxes and higher borrowing would be needed.
October 25, 2018
What does the current economic picture mean for the Budget?
Mike Jakeman, Senior economist, outlines his prediction for the upcoming Budget.
September 27, 2018
Weaker migration from the EU could put further pressure on the UK labour market
by Mike Jakeman Senior Economist Email The appeal of living in the UK has continued to weaken for other Europeans. New data on migration has...
August 03, 2017
Why has the Phillips Curve gone flat?
By John Hawksworth and Jamie Durham Traditional economic theory would suggest that low unemployment will be associated with relatively high wage inflation - and vice...
July 31, 2017
What can machine learning add to economics?
By Hugh Dance and John Hawksworth Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are some of the hottest topics around today. On the one hand, AI...
November 24, 2016
Chancellor boosts investment despite public borrowing overshoot
By John Hawksworth We live in turbulent times, but so far the Brexit vote has not had a major negative effect on UK economic growth....
March 18, 2016
Budget 2016: Sweeteners now, but pain later to fill hole in public finances
By John Hawksworth As the Chancellor was at pains to stress, the global economic outlook has turned stormy since the Autumn Statement in November. Together...
