Regular research:
Cost of a Child, a report by LV and Cebr calculated that the current cost of raising a child is £232,000. The findings were covered by the Financial Times.
Research from match.com and Cebr calculated that Brits spend over £5bn annually on dating. The findings were covered in the Irish Independent.
Economist and author of the latest Asda Income Tracker, Kay Neufeld, was quoted commenting on the report’s findings in the Daily Mail.
Bespoke research:
Research from Cebr, YouGov and Grant Thornton on the untapped potential of British businesses reveals that increasing exports by 17% to 45% of GDP, the level achieved by Germany, would lead to an additional £84 billion of economic output being unlocked. The results were covered by the Yorkshire Post.
Research from Cebr and Money.co.uk which revealed that the average rental deposit could account for up to 120% of monthly salaries by 2016, was covered by the Daily Telegraph.
Chris Jones, Chief Executive of City and Guilds referenced research by Cebr and Skills Funding Agency on the economic contribution of apprenticeships to the UK economy in an article for the Huffington Post.
Findings from The Impact of the UK being in the Single Market report by Cebr and the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign concluded that staying in the Single Market could add an extra £58bn a year the UK economy and bring 790,000 jobs to Britain. The results were covered by the Daily Mail.
Analysis:
Comments by Acting Managing Economist, Danae Kyriakopoulou, cautioning that the fall in joblessness across Europe was only marginal, were covered by the Daily Mail. Speaking about Eurozone inflation Danae was quoted by the Daily Progress and the Daily Mail. In the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph Danae also was quoted discussing recent data emerging from the Chinese economy. In City AM she spoke about QE in the Eurozone.
Senior Economist, Nina Skero was quoted commenting on US wage growth in the Guardian Business blog and bankingnews.gr.
Cebr’s warning that the Chancellor could be facing a £20-30m black hole in the public’s finances ahead of last months Budget was quoted in the Evening Standard, the Daily Mail, Les Echos, This is Money and City AM.
Managing Economist David Whitaker answered ‘Yes’ to the question ‘With the budget looming, has George Osborne missed his chance to balance the books?’ in City AM.
Cebr President Douglas McWilliams was quoted commenting that in his Budget statement, the Chancellor was too optimistic about economic growth, in City AM.
The Evening Standard discussed Cebr’s recommendations for reforming the UK tax system.
Senior Economist Alasdair Cavalla was quoted in Public Finance commenting on Cebr’s view that it is likely the Chancellor will face a deficit of around £30m in 2019/20.
Economist Kay Neufeld was quoted in City AM (pp. 2 & 8) and the Express commenting on the threat of currency devaluation as a result of the persistent current account deficit in the UK’s finances. Kay was later interviewed by BBC Radio 4’s 6 o’clock news discussing the same topic.
Vicky Pryce, a member of Cebr’s board answered ‘yes’ to the questions ‘As the ECB prepares to ramp up QE this week, should it be doing even more to boost growth in the Eurozone?’ in City AM. Vicky also wrote an article highlighting the inconsistencies in the Chancellors budget for Prospect Magazine.
In other news:
In March Cebr President Douglas McWilliams launched the paperback, updated version of his book The Flat White Economy. The launch was covered by The Times, City AM, and the Evening Standard.