PEUK is a forum for UK-based academic economists and policy makers interested in the broad area of applied theoretical and empirical analysis of public policy to meet and to exchange ideas. The sorts of issues covered, amongst very many others, have included the effects of political institutions and electoral accountability on economic performance, the design of efficient and fair tax systems in federal and multi-jurisdictional tax environments, the quality of public service provision and its determinants, economic inequality and the analysis of tax avoidance and compliance.