About Us
The Foundation aims to make a positive contribution to inform policies and activities which address the major fiscal, economic and societal issues and opportunities we face in Ireland, reflecting the global environment in which we operate. In particular, we aim to ensure that broader societal outcomes and objectives are reflected in the dialogue related to fiscal and economic matters.
2023 MHOB Prize Call for Nominations
The Foundation for Fiscal Studies presents the annual Miriam Hederman O’Brien Prize to recognise outstanding contributions in the area of Irish fiscal, economic and social policy.
Nominations are invited for work completed during 2023. Nominated work may include individuals or institutions with output such as research papers, reports, books, book chapters, blog posts, opinion pieces, newspaper articles, television or radio contributions/documentaries or any other method which is publicly available and which offers new and relevant insights to help inform practical policy responses to the most strategic and significant issues we need to address in Ireland.
Criteria / Eligibility
- The Prize is for work completed during the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
- There are no age or nationality criteria.
- No individual may be awarded the Prize more than once. Previous winners can still be nominated and may be recognised for an award other than the main prize.
- Jointly-produced work will be considered, provided that no contributor has previously been awarded the Prize.
- Work produced by an institution rather than a named or specific author may be submitted and institutions are eligible even if they have previously won the Prize
- Where funding has been provided by a third party or other organisation to support the work which is being nominated, this should be disclosed.
The Nomination Process
- The closing date for nominations is 30 April 2024.
- Those making nominations should briefly specify (100-150 words) why they believe the work is suitable for consideration for the Prize. They should also provide a weblink or other details of the work being nominated.
- Those making nominations may nominate more than one piece of work.
- Those making nominations are encouraged to nominate any pieces of work they feel meet the criteria for the prize, regardless of whether or not they themselves are the author. Authors may also nominate their own work.
- Nominations for the Prize should be made by email to info@fiscal.ie.
For further information, visit www.fiscal.ie
Previous winners can be found here.
2022 MHOB Prize Winner
The Foundation for Fiscal Studies are delighted to announce the winner of the Miriam Hederman O’Brien Prize 2022, The Commission on Taxation and Welfare for their work on The Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare 2022. The award was presented by Chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, Niall Cody.
2022 Winner
- The Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare – Members and Secretariat
2022 Finalists
- De-risking the Public Finances – Assessing Corporation Tax Receipts, David Hughes, Ian Power, Department of Finance
- Economic Letter: Household Characteristics, Irish Inflation and the Cost of Living, Reamonn Lydon, Central Bank
- Home Support Services in Ireland: Exchequer and Distributional Impacts of Funding Options, Claire Keane, Sean Lyons, Mark Regan, Brendan Walsh, ESRI
- One Island, Two Labour Markets, John Fitzgerald, Trinity College Dublin
- Some Missing Links in Ireland’s Initial National Well-Being Framework, Luke McGrath, Western Development Commission
- Submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare, Social Justice Ireland
- More Fiscal Devolution for Northern Ireland?, Independent Fiscal Commission for Northern Ireland
- The Hot Mess Series on RTÉ radio, Philip Boucher-Hayes, RTE Radio
- Universal Primary Care in Ireland: Cost and Workforce Implications, Sheelah Connolly, Abian Garcia Rodriguez, Conor Keegan, Maev-Ann Wren, ESRI
Last Event
Miriam Hederman O’Brien Award Ceremony
Thursday 16 February, @ 8:30am – 10:00am
The Foundation for Fiscal Studies hosted an award ceremony to announce the winner of the 2021 Miriam Hederman O’Brien prize recognising outstanding original work on policy issues of significance. We were delighted to be joined by Minister of State, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.
There were 11 papers nominated for the 2021 prize:
- Healthcare Capital Investment in Ireland Spending Review 2021 – Mark Hennessy, Conan Shine, Evan Walker
- The SAFE-PSC-MyGovID Framework for Public Service Identity Management – Ciaran Judge, Ita McGennis
- Submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare on Introducing Site Value Tax – Eoin Flaherty
- A Review of 15 Years of Corporation Tax Returns 2004 to 2018 – Jean Acheson, Donough Lawlor
- Impact of Demographic Change on Health Expenditure – Clara Lindberg, Tiago McCarthy
- Challenges and Strategies for Reforming Publicly Funded Pension Systems – Joseph Killilea, Stephen Owens
- The Impacts of Aviation Taxation in Ireland – Kelly De Bruin, Aykut Mert Yakut
- Options for Raising Tax Revenue in Ireland – Theano Kakoulidou, Barra Roantree
- An Analysis of the Distribution of Enterprise Supports – Adrian Hurley
- Income Inequalities in Ireland and Poland: The Role of Taxes and Social Transfers – Joanna Muszynska, Malgorzata Sczcepaniak, Ewa Wedrowska
- COVID-19 Impact on Irish Labour Supply and Demand – Mike Fahy, Patrick O’Brien
The event took place on Thursday 16 February from 8:30am to 10:00am at the Irish Tax Institute (eircode D02 H927).
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Miriam Hederman O’Brien Winner 2022
The Foundation for Fiscal Studies are delighted to announce the winner of the Miriam Hederman O’Brien Prize 2022, The Commission on Taxation and Welfare for their work on The Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare 2022. The award was presented by Chairman
Finalists Announced – Miriam Hederman O’Brien Prize 2022
The Foundation for Fiscal Studies are delighted to share the list of finalists for the Miriam Hederman O’Brien Prize 2022. De-risking the Public Finances - Assessing Corporation Tax Receipts, David Hughes, Ian Power, Department of Finance Economic Letter: Household Characteristics, Irish Inflation
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