
Ed Holmes
Senior Research Fellow for Economics & Social Policy, 2009-2013
Ed Holmes is a Senior Research Fellow in the Economics & Social Policy Unit and works on economic and social policy; primarily public spending, taxation policy, welfare reform and fiscal consolidation.Ed read History at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge concentrating on global financial regulation and management at the Judge Business School where he studied systemic risk and business economics.Prior to joining Policy Exchange, Ed worked for a public affairs company and in Parliament.

Related Posts & Publications


The Cost of Inaction: Why cutting spending will boost recovery, even in the short term
by Ed Holmes | Apr 1, 2010
Read Publication Much of the media commentary around the deficit is informed by a crude and out of date view that higher borrowing will always and everywhere have a stimulatory effect on the economy. In fact a large body of economic evidence has accumulated in recent...
Controlling Spending and Government Deficits: Lessons from History and International Experience
by Ed Holmes | Nov 23, 2009
Read Publication Controlling Spending and Government Deficits draws from twelve international and historical case studies in order to examine how Britain might best rid itself of the current overwhelming deficit. Policy Exchange’s Chief Economist and author of the...
Getting the long-term unemployed back to work under Universal Credit
by Ed Holmes | Oct 10, 2014
The plight of the long-term unemployed continues to be a big problem – even in a much improved labour market. From 2008 to 2012, the number of people unemployed for more than a year increased by over 520,000, or 137%. Though this number has fallen somewhat...
Whatever spending rules the Chancellor announces, we need to stick to them.
by Ed Holmes | Nov 27, 2013
The future of our public finances will be under the spotlight next week. George Osborne’s commitment at this year’s Conservative Party conference to “have a surplus in good times as insurance against difficult times ahead” will be fleshed out in the Autumn Statement....Support Us
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