Founded in 2008, The Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (UCFS) is a research unit organized around a small set of 'core' members and affiliated members. In addition there is an ambitious visitors program. The center supports research in all areas of public economics with a strong focus on taxation. The Center provides a forum for Swedish and international scholars to interact and conduct research. The Director of the Center is Sören Blomquist, Professor of Economics at Uppsala University.