11 Facts About Rachel Griffith

Rachel Griffith is professor of economics at the University of Manchester and a research director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Rachel Griffith was joint managing editor of The Economic Journal between 2011 and 2017.

Rachel Griffith is currently Research Director of the IFS and co-director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy.

Rachel Griffith was elected President of the Royal Economic Society from 2019 to 2020.

Rachel Griffith is Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Research Fellow of CEPR.

Rachel Griffith won the Birgit Grodal award in 2014, was awarded a CBE in for services to economic policy in 2015 and was made a Dame for services to economic policy and education in 2021.

Rachel Griffith served as Deputy Chair of the Economics sub-Panel of the Research Excellence Framework.

Rachel Griffith stated that the current system of corporate taxation is outdated and taxing corporate profits in the location where value is created is not very meaningful.

Rachel Griffith suggested taxing profits at the destination of sales rather than at the source of profits would be an improvement.

Rachel Griffith cited two papers, one by Auerbach and Devereux, the other by Devereux and Vella, in support of her case.

Rachel Griffith was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to economic policy and education.