Cambridge Econometrics
Cambridge Econometrics is an independent consultancy that applies economic modelling and data analysis techniques to the needs of clients in business and government. We are a leading independent economic forecasting group with a full portfolio of economic intelligence services covering the UK and the rest of Europe delivered through our Knowledge Base accessed via this website, and a substantial consultancy capability.
This page shows a selection of some of our work. You can access the full range through the site menus.
We expect a weak UK recovery
UK GDP growth is forecast to recover to 1% in 2010, underpinned by a recovery in trade, and to accelerate thereafter, as household spending and investment demand return to growth. The recovery will be led by financial & business services and, in 2011, the engineering and metals industries.
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UK Commission for Employment and Skills publishes its first UK Employment and Skills Almanac online
This project, which produced the first annual Almanac for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UK CES), was led by CE and carried out in partnership with the Institute of Employment Research (IER). The aim of the project was to develop an evidence base for labour market and skills indicators to provide an information platform for the UK CES, and to set these data within a clear conceptual organising framework, so that the indicators could readily be given policy-relevant interpretation.
Scoping study for Working Neighbourhoods Fund evaluation published by Communities and Local Government
This report, produced by a team led by the University of Cambridge and including Cambridge Econometrics, provides an overview of the nature and scale of worklessness in Working Neighbourhood Fund areas and the strategies in place to tackle it. The report also provides feedback on the early deployment of the fund and identifies some learning and improvement needs. See also the speech by Local Government Minister Rosie Winterton.
Building a low-carbon economy - the UK's contribution to tackling climate change
The inaugural report of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) entitled, Building a low-carbon economy - the UK's contribution to tackling climate change, was published in December 2008. This report contained the CCC's recommendations on the UK's 2050 emissions-reduction target as well as advice on the level of the first three 'carbon-budget' periods (ie 2008-12, 2013-17, and 2018-22), that are intended to help meet the target. CE provided supporting analysis on the economic implications to this report using its computer model of the UK energy-environment-economy system, MDM-E3. The CCC's first progress report,Meeting Carbon Budgets - the need for a step change, was published on 12 October 2009.
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