The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) delivered the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Change in NHS staff (headcount) by AfC band, March 2019 to December 2021 Published on 14 December 2022 Change in NHS staff (headcount) by AfC band, March 2019 to December 2021 Government finances and spending Health and social care NHS COVID-19 Government spending Healthcare Productivity Public sector
Public investment: what you need to know explainer Everything you wanted to know about UK public investment but were too afraid to ask – including analysis of Labour and Conservative plans. 25 April 2024
If you can’t see it, you can’t be it: role models influence female junior doctors’ choice of medical specialty comment Working alongside a greater share of senior women specialists during an early-career placement influences junior women’s own specialty choice. 24 April 2024
The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcast We speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process. 25 April 2024
The past and future of UK health spending report How has health spending changed over the past seven decades? How does the UK compare to other countries? What is the outlook for health spending? 14 May 2024
NHS spending has risen less quickly than was planned at the last election, despite the pandemic and record waiting lists press release Despite a pandemic, record waiting lists and growing rates of ill health, real-terms health spending has risen less quickly than was planned. 14 May 2024
Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits report Recipients of and spending on health-related benefits have risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, posing a serious challenge for policymakers. 19 April 2024
A senior doctor like me: Gender match and occupational choice working paper In this paper, we estimate how the gender of supervisors early in one’s career affects subsequent choice of finely-defined occupations. 24 April 2024
The role of hospital networks in individual mortality working paper We estimate that broad-network insurers reduce mortality because they steer patients to higher-quality providers and reduce hospital congestion. 13 May 2024
Parental beliefs, perceived health risks, and time investment in children working paper What role did beliefs about risks and returns play for the allocation of time investment in children during the pandemic? 15 April 2024
