The Institute for Fiscal Studies held a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines. The focus was on the policy implications of research carried out at the Institute.
Watch Paul Johnson's introduction via Youtube below. The other talks can be viewed by following the links on the right of the page.
The IFS is a research institute that provides high quality economic analysis independent of government, political party or any other vested interest. We look at a wide variety of public policy issues, from productivity growth to poverty reduction, and from promoting employment to ensuring sound public finances.
Our focus is on careful modelling of individual, household and firm behaviour, combining cutting-edge empirical analysis with detailed understanding of policy practicalities. We always strive to communicate our findings in a clear and comprehensible way.
We have been asked to deliver similar talks at Oxford and Cambridge for a number of years as part of their public economics programmes. The aim of this event was to make them available, free of charge, to a wider audience of students.
Topics covered included:
- Tax and Labour Supply
- Corporate Taxes
- Public Spending
- Poverty and Inequality
- Early Childhood Development
- Higher Education Funding
We also held a special Q&A session on working at the IFS.
Speakers
Carl Emmerson
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Barra Roantree
Barra is a Research Fellow at IFS and Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
Jack Britton
Jack's main interests lie in human capital accumulation and discrete choice dynamic modelling.
Alison Andrew
Alison is a Senior Research Economist of our Institute with research interests in the economics of gender, marriage and education.
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