BUDGET PERSPECTIVES 2011. RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 18 October 2010

Brick, Aoife and Durkan, Joe and Keane, Claire and Lane, Marguerita and Miles, David and Nolan, Anne and Nolan, Brian and O’Leary, Jim and Walsh, John R. (2010) BUDGET PERSPECTIVES 2011. RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 18 October 2010. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

The Budget Perspectives Conference, co‐hosted annually by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Foundation for Fiscal Studies provides a forum for discussing key public policy issues of both immediate concern (in upcoming budgets) and longer term concern. In the context of the current fiscal and economic crisis, research insights aimed at making more efficient use of scarce resources are needed now more than ever. Furthermore, research on the allocation of benefits and tax burdens is critical not only for intrinsic reasons but also to ensure that policies are publicly acceptable. It is not enough for policy to promote efficiency and fairness – it must be seen to do so. The research papers presented at this year’s annual Budget Perspectives conference continue in this tradition, providing an opportunity for policymakers, social partners and researchers to engage on some of the major issues that we face today.

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