Event Details

"Budget Perspectives" Conference

Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2

Date: 27/09/2012
Time: 8.30 am - 1 pm

The Budget Perspectives Conference has become an established part of public debate about budgetary issues in Ireland. The 15th Conference will examine issues of interest from both macroeconomic and microeconomic standpoints.

Macroeconomic analyses will include the macroeconomic context for Budget 2013 and medium-term issues for fiscal policy. Microeconomic analysis of work incentive issues will update and extend research presented at last year’s conference, and place it in an international context. This year’s guest speaker is Professor Mike Brewer, who will analyse the UK government’s proposals for a “Universal Credit” designed to gain the advantages of a more integrated and transparent benefit system.

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PROGRAMME

08.30 Registration and coffee
09.00 Welcome: Frances Ruane, Director, ESRI

Session 1
Chair: Robert Watt, Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform

09.05 Macroeconomic Context for Budget 2013
David Duffy (ESRI). Download Presentation

09.30 Fiscal Policy for 2013 and Beyond
John FitzGerald (ESRI) Download Presentation
10.10 Discussion
10.30 Tea/Coffee

Session 2
Chair: Frances Ruane, ESRI 

11.00 Benefit Integration in the UK: An Ex Ante Analysis of Universal Credit
Mike Brewer (Institute of Social and Economic Research), James Browne and Wenchao Jin (Institute of Fiscal Studies) Download Presentation
11.40 Work Incentives: New Evidence for Ireland
Tim Callan, Claire Keane, Michael Savage, John R. Walsh and Kevin Timoney (ESRI) Download Presentation
12.20 Discussion
12.45 Close

Fee: €50.00

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