Edinbugh

One in four UK jobs at risk, new predictions based on modelling alongside a survey of 250 leading economists

A new ISER-led study of the economic impact of the Covid-19 lockdown, using a novel dynamic input-output model for the UK, alongside an expert survey of over 250 UK-based economists, finds that almost one quarter of all UK jobs – more than 7 million jobs – are at risk during lockdown, with losses of up to […]
Edinbugh

Policies targeting changes to the benefits system most effective in reducing inequalities in Scotland

A new The Lancet – Public Health article suggests that reforms to income-based policies, rather changes to the taxation system, are most likely to be effective in reducing health inequalities in Scotland.

EUROMOD I2.0+ is released

We are very pleased to announce the release of a new and updated EUROMOD model: I2.0+ Here’s what’s new: Policies New 2019 policy system New modelled policies for EU28: parental benefits Revisions to older systems Data New 2017 input data Revisions to older data Add-ons (new!) Tax Compliance Adjustments (TCA): Allows the user to adjust […]
Foodbank

Measuring economic insecurity: Why and How?

‘Job insecurity at the end of the 20th century has given way to income insecurity at the start of the 21st.’ – Andy Haldane, July 2019 Professor Matteo Richiardi, Director of EUROMOD at ISER and Professor of Economics at the University of Essex, will be joining a panel of speakers for talks exploring the current […]

UKMOD: a new, free-to-use, tax-and-benefit microsimulation model for the UK

Tax-benefit microsimulation models are used to answer “what if” questions about the effects of tax and benefit reforms on household incomes and the income distribution. Such analysis is regularly performed for Budget and other Government policy announcements and is also highly relevant for the design of alternative reforms and new policy instruments. Via generous funding […]

The impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa

New briefing published by United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) on using microsimulation to test policies to reduce poverty in six African nations, based on ISER research

Essex EUROMOD team present at IMA 7th World Congress

ISER experts attend Galway conference

ISER experts advise on designing policies to tackle poverty and inequality in Colombia

ISER’s experts in microsimulation have been working alongside Colombian academics and policymakers