Event Details

"Budget Perspectives 2010" Conference.

Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2

Date: 13/10/2009
Time: 8:30 - 13:00

Link to download publication and slides

View the Address by Patrick Honohan, Governor, Central Bank, on the Central Bank website.

The Economic and Social Research Institute and the Foundation for Fiscal Studies (FFS) are holding the twelfth "Budget Perspectives" Conference on Tuesday, 13th October 2009. The Conference will examine some of the key economic and public finance issues that need to be considered in framing policy for the forthcoming Budget and the medium term.

Papers at the conference present research findings and draw out the implications for public policy, particularly budgetary policy. The attendance typically includes representatives of the social partners, high-level officials from government departments and others involved in debate on policy issues.

Some of the papers and presentation slides will be available to download from the website from Tuesday 13th October.

Programme

08:30 Registration and Coffee

09.10: Welcome
Frances Ruane, Director, ESRI.

09.15 Opening Address
Patrick Honohan, Governor, Central Bank of Ireland. Link to Governor's Address on Central Bank website.

SESSION 1: MACROECONOMICS
Chair: Frances Ruane, Director, ESRI

09.35 "Macroeconomic Background to Budget 2010"
Alan Barrett, Ide Kearney and Jean Goggin (ESRI) - paper based on the Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2009. Download Slides.

10:00 "Tax Reform: Selected Issues"
Tim Callan, Claire Keane, John R. Walsh (ESRI)
Download Slides 

10:35 Round Table on Commission on Taxation
- contributions from Donal de Buitleir (FFS),  Philip Lane (TCD) and Richard Tol (ESRI)

Download slides by Donal de Buitleir (FFS),

Download slides by Philip Lane (TCD)

Link to paper by Philip Lane.

Download slides by Richard Tol (ESRI)


11:00 Tea/Coffee

SESSION 2: MICROECONOMICS
Chair: Donal de Buitléir (FFS)

11.20 "The Recesssion, Budgets, Competition and Regulation: Should the State Supply Bespoke Protection"
Paul Gorecki (ESRI)
Download Slides

12:00 "The Future of the EU budget: Irish Perspectives"
Alan Matthews (IIIS, TCD)
Download Slides.

SESSION 3: PANEL DISCUSSION
Chair: Donal de Buitléir (FFS)

12.40 Discussion

13:00 Close

Fee: €100.00

Note: Access to the ESRI is through pedestrian entrances located from Sir John Rogerson's Quay (beside O2) and from Cardiff Lane beside the Maldron Hotel. There is a public car park at Grand Canal Square.