Working papers

As part of the OBR work programme we will produce Working Papers on topics which will inform discussion on our forecasts.

Working paper No. 4: A small model of the UK economy

20th July 2012

pdf, 420.25 kB

Working paper No. 3: Cyclically adjusting the public finances

28th June 2012

pdf, 409.7 kB

Alongside Working paper No.3 we have published a database of all the major tax policy measures announced in Budgets since 1970.

Budget tax measures database

28th June 2012

xls, 1.83 MB

Tax measures database: Press notice

28th June 2012

pdf, 93.96 kB

Working paper No.2: The long-run difference between RPI and CPI inflation

29th November 2011

pdf, 354.62 kB

Working paper No.1: Estimating the UK's historical output gap

29th November 2011

pdf, 537.5 kB