How should governments navigate trade-offs between different spending priorities? In this month’s Top of the Agenda episode, Helen Jenkins is joined by Sir Philip Rutnam, Chair of the Council of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, and former Permanent Secretary at the UK Department for Transport and Home Office, and Andrew Meaney, a Partner and Head of Transport at Oxera, to discuss this pressing issue. With increasing demands across public services, infrastructure, and social security, economic analysis is crucial in guiding the allocation of scarce resources. Should health, transport, or education be prioritised? Listen in as we explore the complexities of government finances and the challenging decisions that lie ahead. https://lnkd.in/ePzTyteJ #publicfunds #governmentfinance #podcast
Dave Collier
2mo
Interesting
Chief Information Officer at Oxera Consulting LLP
1moAnother really interesting conversation and great to hear from people who actually know this stuff works (or doesn't). A few reactions I noted while I was listening: Why would you *NOT* use evidence to help you decide? These decisions are really complicated and nuanced, and that is really difficult to convey to a mass audience, and really isn't going to be helped by the shouty nature of much of our public discourse The 5 year fiscal rules - is this the tail wagging the dog? And if so is the right tail even on the right dog? And finally, just how much of the worlds economy relies on Excel spreadsheets, and am I worrying unduly about this?