Stefan Speckesser
Economist at The National Institute of Economic & Social Research
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Dr. Stefan Speckesser is Associate Research Director for Education & Labour at The National Institute of Economic & Social Research.
He joined the firm in 2017 and his research portfolio covers a broad range of projects in labor economics, education and structural economics.
Current and recent projects include a study on the costs of low skilled adults to the European economy (for Cedefop), a study on the possible implications of Brexit (for the European Parliament), a project in the ONS Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) on using administrative data to improve labor market statistics, an evaluation of the impact of work-based learning on firm-level outcomes and the impact analysis of the “Traineeship” programme to improve the school-to-work transition of young people not progressing to Sixth Form education (both for the Department for Education).
Dr. Speckesser was a Principal Economist at the Institute for Employment Studies, Brighton in 2010 to 2017, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader at the University of Westminster, London from 2006 to 2010, Senior Research Fellow (2004 – 2005 Research Fellow) at the Policy Studies Institute, London, Associate at the Towers Perrin, Frankfurt from 1998 to 1999 and a Research Fellow (1994 – 1996 Student Research Assistant) at the Social Science Research Center Berlin from 1994 to 1998.
He makes use a wide range of experimental and non-experimental econometric methods to learn more about the effectiveness of policy programmes and institutions, i.e.
whether specific micro and macroeconomic interventions are effective to help people make better decisions and have better long-term economic outcomes.
Dr. Speckesser holds a Political Science from Berlin (Diplom-Politologe) in 1996 and earned his M.A.
in Political Science from Berlin and Doctor in Economics from Mannheim in 2004.
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The National Institute of Economic & Social Research
 The National Institute of Economic & Social Research Investment ManagersFinance The National Institute of Economic & Social Research, founded in 1938, produces economic projections for the regions of the UK using data from NiGEM and a combination of approaches. The institute collaborates with external partners, including the UK Productivity Commission, to identify future policy choices. The private company is based in London, UK. NIESR produces a comprehensive forecast for the Economic Outlook each quarter using its leading forecasting tool, NiGEM. Before each evidence session, the Productivity Commission invites academics and practitioners in the field of productivity to share their views. | Economist | 2017-06-30 |
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The National Institute of Economic & Social Research Investment ManagersFinance The National Institute of Economic & Social Research, founded in 1938, produces economic projections for the regions of the UK using data from NiGEM and a combination of approaches. The institute collaborates with external partners, including the UK Productivity Commission, to identify future policy choices. The private company is based in London, UK. NIESR produces a comprehensive forecast for the Economic Outlook each quarter using its leading forecasting tool, NiGEM. Before each evidence session, the Productivity Commission invites academics and practitioners in the field of productivity to share their views. | Finance |
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