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The Fiscal Challenge
A British Academy Forum held on 4 March 2010 to address the key challenges in managing fiscal plans over the coming years and the difficult choices that will need to be made about taxation and public spending.
The Forum was chaired by Professor Tim Besley FBA.
Slides accompanying the opening presentation by Robert Chote (Institute of Fiscal Studies) (600kb pdf)
British Academy Review article by Tim Besley, March 2010 (pdf)
List of participants
Professor Tim Besley FBA (London School of Economics)
Roger Bootle (Capital Economics Ltd)
Robert Chote (Institute of Fiscal Studies)
Bronwyn Curtis (Head of HSBC Global Research)
Gareth Davies (Strategy Unit, Cabinet Office)
Tony Dolphin (IPPR)
Professor Andrew Gamble FBA (University of Cambridge)
Chris Giles (Financial Times)
Professor Howard Glennerster FBA (London School of Economics)
Professor Charles Goodhart FBA (London School of Economics)
Professor John Hills FBA (London School of Economics)
Professor Stephen Machin FBA (University College London)
Professor Iain McLean FBA (University of Oxford)
Dan Mawson (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Professor Marcus Miller (University of Warwick)
Mel Porter (History & Policy)
Jonathan Portes (Cabinet Office)
Sir Adam Roberts (President of the British Academy)
Bridget Rosewell (Volterra Consulting)
Lord Skidelsky FBA (University of Warwick)
Lord Turnbull (former Cabinet Secretary)
Professor David Vines (University of Oxford)
Martin Weale (National Institute of Economic and Social Research)