Director
Ian was appointed Director of the Social Market Foundation in October 2008. He joined the Social Market Foundation as the Chief Economist in February 2008, after three years as an economic advisor at HM Treasury. He has worked in a variety of policy areas including child poverty, savings & investment, welfare to work and higher education funding. He has also undertaken research into the drivers of worklessness in London and evaluation of the Working Tax Credit and the National Minimum Wage. He has a Masters degree in Economics from University College London and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy Politics and Economics from Oxford University.
Axing and Taxing: how to cut the deficit
Roads to Recovery: Reducing congestion through shared ownership
Prison Break: Tackling recidivism, reducing costs
Media Appearances:
House of Cards article in Public Finance magazine
The Wrong Target comment on the Guardian's Comment is Free
UK jobless total shows signs of stabilising comment in Financial Times
A Change in the Weather by Ian Mulheirn article in Public Finance magazine
Tories unveil their back-to-work programme comment in Regeneration and Renewal magazine
Cameron faces challenge to maintain lead comment in The Wall Street Journal
Tobin back in vogue? by Ian Mulheirn article in Public Finance magazine
Think Tank: Pay up if you want to see a GP article in The Times
Privatise jobs services, report urges coverage of Vicious Cycles report in Financial Times