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

Updated release of our tax-benefit microsimulation model EUROMOD

New release includes tax-benefit policies up to 2018 for all 28 EU countries

What could change rising child poverty rates in Scotland?

Dr Paola De Agostini has been working with the research team at the Scottish Parliament on testing policy reforms

ISER research informs new European Commission policy briefs on fairness

Comparative research uses our tax-benefit microsimulation model, EUROMOD, to look at social mobility, regional and inter-generational inequalities

Updated release of our tax-benefit microsimulation model EUROMOD

New release includes tax-benefit policies up to 2018 for all 28 EU countries

Opening the black box: towards a transparent and widely-used tax-benefit model for the UK

New project funded by the Nuffield Foundation and led by Professor Mike Brewer will facilitate the analysis of policy options in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England separately as well as the UK as a whole