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Gareth D. Myles University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies February 2013

Gareth D. Myles University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies February 2013. Joint Research Programme. The Joint Research Programme was funded 50/50 by HMRC/HMT and ESRC A new form of collaboration intended to produce research with immediate policy impact

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Gareth D. Myles University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies February 2013

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  1. Gareth D. Myles University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies February 2013

  2. Joint Research Programme • The Joint Research Programme was funded 50/50 by HMRC/HMT and ESRC • A new form of collaboration intended to produce research with immediate policy impact • Launched with a call for papers in 2010 • Seven projects were selected for funding • These projects are presented today

  3. Joint Research Programme • New methodologies • New partnerships • Between the HMRC/HMT and the ESRC • Between the HMRC/HMT and the project research teams • The partnerships maximised impact • And linked HMRC/HMT to academic researchers Proportion compliant t Compliance by occupation

  4. Joint Research Programme • The programme has built capacity for future research • New researchers brought into the area • Embedding HMRC/HMT analysts in the research process • The projects display the breadth of research into taxation and the complexity of behavioural responses to taxation • The projects demonstrate why future tax research needs to be based on a multiplicity of research methodologies

  5. Tax Administration Research Centre • The proposal for a Tax Administration Research Centre developed out of the Joint Programme • Funding of £2.5m for five years provided by the HMRC/HMT/ESRC • The call for applications in February 2012 described the intention “to support high quality research and related activities on tax administration with a view to strengthening the theoretical and empirical understanding of the delivery and design of tax operations and policies”

  6. Research Team • Awarded to a partnership of Exeter-IFS • The many dimension of tax administration cut across academic disciplines • The Centre has a multidisciplinary research team • Drawn from accounting, economics, and psychology

  7. Research • The work of the Centre is organised under four themes • Each theme represents a methodology • Analysis and Simulation • Estimation and Evaluation • Economic and Social Experimentation • Interdisciplinary Qualitative Analysis • Many projects cross theme boundaries • The Centre also has a network of International Fellows

  8. Research • Centre activities take place in Exeter and London • The experimental laboratory and central administration is in Exeter

  9. Activities • The Centre will also run workshops and conferences • The first workshop was held on 28/29th January • Master Classes and specialised training will be provided • And there will be an active visitor programme

  10. Future • The tax system is a point of direct contact between government and citizens • Good tax design and administration are central to fostering good relations • It also affects the functioning of the economy • Our intention is to develop the world-leading centre for research on tax administration • With widespread beneficial impacts

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