Research Briefing
The UK's Plan 2 graduate loan is pushing younger workers into high repayment rates at a time when disposable income...
Research Briefing
The UK's Plan 2 graduate loan is pushing younger workers into high repayment rates at a time when disposable income...
As AI accelerates and global tech companies commit billions to new cloud and data-centre projects in the UK, the country...
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The UK’s productivity performance has been lacklustre since the 2008 global financial crisis—both historically and relative to its international peers.
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Labour markets are forecast to cool across the world's major cities this year, marking the end of the Covid-19 catchup...
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The extent to which UK employers can respond to likely 2024 interest rate cuts with increased output, rather than rises...
Research Briefing
The short-term outlook for Europe's largest cities remains subdued, but as the current pressures ease the medium-term picture is set...
Research Briefing
We are cautiously optimistic about the medium-term outlook for Europe's cities as a whole, but less sanguine about southern European...
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Among major European cities, we think London offers the best outlook for residential real estate based on demographic trends and...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shifting the impact of automation towards highly-skilled, intellectual occupations, meaning that cities that are highly reliant...
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Global urban consumers have faced numerous difficulties in recent times, and the near-term outlook looks challenging still. Rising interest rates...
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Over a third of London’s greenhouse gases arise from heating and lighting the capital’s residential buildings. Removing those emissions by...
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London's dominance of the UK's high value service sectors—information & communications and professional, technical, & scientific activities—is clear. But although...
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GDP growth in Europe's major cities will be modest in 2024, with nearly half seeing a slowdown from 2023. However,...
In Asia Pacific and in Europe, total employment growth in major cities over the period 2023-27 is likely to lag...
Consulting Report
This report sponsored by Energy UK uses Oxford Economics’ City Climate Service to examine the regional impacts of the transition...
Research Briefing
A lot of data exist regarding local differences in household income levels, but very little on differences in wealth. But...
Research Briefing
Greenhouse gas emissions on London's roads have fallen historically, despite a rise in traffic. And on the basis of current...
Research Briefing
In Asia Pacific and in Europe, total employment growth in major cities over the period 2023-27 is likely to lag...
Research Briefing
Labour markets in European cities have shown remarkable resilience over the last few years, and employment in office-based sectors especially...
Research Briefing
We forecast small increases in economic activity across nearly all UK nations and regions this year, with London in the...