Description:

We are pleased to announce the 4th UKMOD Fest, a gathering of developers, users and friends of UKMOD, the free tax-benefit microsimulation model for the UK and its constituent nations, to share experiences and ideas related to the model and its applications. The event is online. The day will also feature a free UKMOD advanced training workshop.

The event is organised jointly with the Alliance for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis CIC, which contributes to the maintenance, update and development of UKMOD.

Date: 20 October 2025

Program

9.30am	Welcome and virtual coffee
9.35am	Introduction Matteo Richiardi (CeMPA)
9.40am	Recent UKMOD developments Justin van de Ven (CeMPA)
9.50am	The UKMOD R-connector Maike Waldmann (SPICe)
10.00am	The behavioural effects of incremental UBI reforms Justin van de Ven (CeMPA)
10.30am	Estimates of benefit take-up and their evolution over time Matteo Richiardi (CeMPA)
11.00am	Coffee break
11.30am	From Pandemic to Cost-of-Living Crisis: The Distributional Impact of UK Tax and Benefit Policies, 2019–2023 Daria Popova (CeMPA)
12.00pm	UKMOD-Essex: A new regional model for Greater Essex Rejoice Frimpong (Essex County council and CeMPA)
12.30pm	Analysing the effects of the proposed welfare reforms on London Barry Fong and Matthew Tibbles (Greater London Authority)
12.50pm	Institutional uses of UKMOD
1.00pm	Lunch
2.00pm	UKMOD Advanced Training: Inside the Statistics Presenter Justin van de Ven (CeMPA)
3.00pm	UKMOD Advanced Training: The In-depth analysis tool Daria Popova (CeMPA)
4.00pm	Coffee break
4.30pm	Panel session: UKMOD development priorities
4.50pm	Conclusions Matteo Richiardi (CeMPA)
5.00pm	End