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) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Higher Education Access and Funding: challenges and policy options conference 14 May 2024 This one-day academic conference will look at access to and funding of Higher Education systems.
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.
How are private pensions taxed? ExplainerPrivate pensions form a key part of retirement saving. We explore how they are taxed.3 April 2023
Private pensions explained ExplainerHow do private pensions work? How are defined benefit and defined contribution pensions different? And what about 'pension freedoms'?23 March 2023
Spring Budget 2023 explained ExplainerIFS Director Paul Johnson provides an immediate response to the government's Spring Budget15 March 2023
Private pensions explained ExplainerWe explain how private pensions work in the UK, how pension incomes have changed over time and what 'pension freedoms' mean for pension saving.6 February 2023
The Autumn Statement 2022 explained ExplainerPaul Johnson provides an immediate response to the government's Autumn Statement.17 November 2022
Income and wealth inequality explained in 5 charts ExplainerWe document how economic inequalities have changed over the last sixty years, and how experiences have varied for different groups.9 November 2022
What is happening to spending in schools and colleges? ExplainerWhat are current levels of spending in schools and colleges and how have they been affected by rising cost pressures?8 November 2022
What is happening to public sector pay? ExplainerWith inflation rising, and a cost of living crisis hitting the UK, how much public sector workers get paid is hitting the headlines.31 October 2022
The mini-Budget explained ExplainerPaul Johnson provides an immediate response to the government's mini-Budget.23 September 2022
Response to the Energy Price Guarantee ExplainerThe government has today announced an ‘Energy Price Guarantee’.8 September 2022
Why is inequality in the labour market growing? ExplainerGiulia Giupponi takes us through the latest research on the UK labour market.3 August 2022
How do firms impact inequality? ExplainerIn this video, John Van Reenan takes us through the latest research on firms in the UK - and looks at their impact on inequality.16 June 2022
Levelling up: geographical inequality in the UK explained ExplainerHow big are inequalities in work and pay? Why are there such large gaps? Can the levelling up agenda fix these problems?22 April 2022
Three things to know about National Insurance contributions and the upcoming changes ExplainerThis observation summarises some of the key facts about how NICs works and who will be paying more in NICs from April 6th 2022.5 April 2022
Gender inequalities in work and pay explained ExplainerWhat has been happening to the gender pay gap? Do inequalities emerge when parenthood begins? We explore gender inequalities in work and pay.20 March 2022
How has education spending changed? ExplainerLuke Sibieta looks at how education spending has changed over time.2 December 2021
Three things to look out for in Rishi Sunak's Autumn Budget ExplainerRishi Sunak will outline his plans in his Autumn Budget. Isabel Stockton assesses which policy areas to look out for. 21 October 2021
COVID-19, social care reform and the finances of English councils ExplainerIFS economist Kate Ogden examines what’s happened to council funding during the pandemic and what’s next for councils in England. 18 October 2021
Carbon taxes and the road to net-zero ExplainerIFS economist Isaac Delestre looks at the UK’s path to net zero. 2 October 2021
The NHS before COVID ExplainerBen Zaranko takes us through the state of the NHS on the eve of the COVID crisis.8 September 2021
