Michele Bernini

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.

Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) is an independent research firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm provides forecasting, research and evaluation of public policies, hosted by the National Foundation for Political Science (FNSP), in application of the convention signed in 1981 between the State and the FNSP. The OFCE brings together more than forty French and foreign researchers who cover the fields of economic analysis around four areas of work: analysis and forecasting of the French economy, European issues, environmental issue and analysis of inequalities.