Description:
We are pleased to announce the 5th 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 and will take place in the afternoon of Wednesday 4 November, one week after the Autumn Budget announcement.
Registration is free – a videolink will be shared with registered participants a few days prior to the event. [Please note: registration for the benefit take-up workshop is separate – see the link above]
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: 4 November 2026
Program
| 1.15pm | Introduction and new EUROMOD interface
Matteo Richiardi, Daria Popova (CeMPA) |
| 1.30pm | Model updates and Budget analysis for the UK
Justin van de Ven (CeMPA) |
| 2.00pm | Budget analysis for Ireland and Northern Ireland
Karina Doorley (ESRI) |
| 2.15pm | Institutional uses of UKMOD
Ceri Greenall (Welsh Government), Matthew Keep (House of Commons Library), Maike Waldmann (SPICe) |
| 2.45pm | Coffee break |
| 3.15pm | UKMOD-UKHLS data validation
Natasha Brookes (CeMPA) |
| 3.45pm | Fractal inequalities? A multi-scale analysis of income inequality and fiscal redistribution in UKMOD regional models
Rejoice Frimpong (Essex County Council and CeMPA) |
| 4.15pm | Coffee break |
| 4.30pm | Child poverty in Europe: The effects of Demography, Labour Market, and Policies
Aleksandra Kolndrekaj (CeMPA) |
| 5.00pm | Panel session: UKMOD development priorities |
| 5.30pm | Conclusions
Matteo Richiardi (CeMPA) |