National Institute Economic Review articles from January 2002

National Institute Economic Review archives from January 2002

The world economy. (At a Glance).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * Recovery will be sluggish in 2002: global output will grow by 2.3 per cent and trade in goods by 4 per cent. * The upturn will only become robust in 2003 when world output will rise by 3.5 per cent and trade by 8.1 per cent. * The US...

The UK economy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... * The economy will grow by 2.1 per cent in 2002 and 2.6 per cent in 2003. * The main sources of growth this year will be buoyant household and government spending. * Net trade will subtract from growth in 2002 for the seventh year...

Commentary.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... The current situation The last quarter has seen something of a recovery in economic sentiment from the low levels reached in the autumn, while the recent economic data present a confused picture with output weak and demand growing...

The world economy.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Section I. Recent economic developments There was a marked downturn in global economic activity over the course of last year, with world GDP estimated to have risen by just 1.9 per cent on a PPP basis, after growth of 4.7 per cent in 2000....

Britain's relative productivity performance: Has anything changed?(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Willem de Boer (*) Introduction This paper summarises the results of a major revision of data underlying a previous study of Britain's productivity position in an international perspective (O'Mahony, 1999). Thus it examines the...

The UK economy.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... The production of this forecast is supported by the Institute's Corporate Members: Bank of England, Barclays Bank plc, Dixons plc, Ernst and Young plc, GlaxoSmithKline, INVESCO Europe Ltd, Marks and Spencer plc, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter...

Mathematical attainments in primary schooling: Raising standards and reducing diversity.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Julia Whitburn (*) Concern over poor standards in mathematics among English school leavers has led to a number of government initiatives in recent years. Without a secure foundation of mathematical understanding and competence during the...

Yet more maths problems.(evaluation of secondary math education in the United Kingdom)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Geoffrey Howson (*) This article considers several key problems facing the teaching and learning of mathematics at secondary level. In particular, it studies the need for better defined aims for mathematics teaching; the standards...

The macroeconomic effects of higher oil prices.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Douglas Laxton (*) The paper uses MULTIMOD to analyse the macroeconomic effects of oil price shocks, distinguishing between temporary, more persistent, and permanent shocks. It provides perspectives on several findings in the literature...

Macroeconomics and history.
January 1, 2002... Andrew Britton (*) The Review is pleased to give hospitality to CLARE Group articles, but is not necessarily in agreement with the views expressed. Members of the CLARE Group are M.J. Artis, T. Besley, A.J.C. Britton, W.A. Brown, W.J....

Statistical appendix.(financial statistics for the United Kingdom and the world)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Statistical appendix Data are included up to the end of the latest quarter, if they are available at the time of going to press. Table 1. Gross domestic product [pounds sterling]billion, 1995 prices, seasonally adjusted ...