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 Friday 30 October 2026, following a workshop on Benefit take-up in the morning.
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: 30 October 2026
Program
| 2.00pm | Introduction, model updates and new EUROMOD interface
(Matteo Richiardi, Justin van de Ven, Daria Popova) |
| 2.30pm | Institutional uses of UKMOD |
| 3.00pm | Coffee break |
| 3.15am | UKMOD-UKHLS data validation
(Natasha Brookes) |
| 3.45pm | UKMOD regional models
(Rejoice Frimpong) |
| 4.15pm | Coffee break |
| 4.30pm | Child poverty in Europe: The effects of Demography, Labour Market, and Policies
(Aleksandra Kolndrekaj) |
| 5.00pm | Panel session: UKMOD development priorities |
| 5.30pm | Conclusions
Matteo Richiardi (CeMPA) |