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Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
The Spring Budget 2024 explained in 90 seconds explainerIFS Director Paul Johnson gives an initial response to Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget.6 March 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.
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy landing pageThe ESRC has funded a research centre at IFS since 1991, recognised as a global centre of excellence and now with UKRI Research Institute status.15 July 2022
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
Raising revenue from closing inheritance tax loopholes CommentReforms could be enacted to make inheritance tax fairer and raise revenue.18 April 2024
Spending as much as other countries but taxing less is unlikely to be sustainable CommentHow do the UK’s levels of tax and spend compare with other advanced economies?17 April 2024
New tax year gives Chancellor more ‘headroom’ but doesn’t change the fundamentals CommentThe start of a new tax year causes a mechanical boost to the Chancellor’s ‘headroom’, but the post-election fiscal challenge remains daunting. 16 April 2024
Sure Start achieved its aims, then we threw it away Comment"We know that poor children grow up with poor life chances. We know how to ameliorate that. The choice is ours." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.15 April 2024
Labour market inequality and the changing life cycle profile of male and female wages Working PaperWe estimate the distribution of life cycle wages for cohorts of prime-age men and women in the US.15 April 2024
Parental beliefs, perceived health risks, and time investment in children Working PaperWhat role did beliefs about risks and returns play for the allocation of time investment in children during the pandemic?15 April 2024
Interpreting cohort profiles of lifecycle earnings volatility Working PaperWe present new estimates of earnings volatility over time and the lifecycle for men and women by race and human capital.15 April 2024
Progression of nurses within the NHS ReportThis report examines the career progression of NHS nurses, how this compares with that of other NHS staff groups and how this has changed over time.12 April 2024
Should we worry about government debt? PodcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
The life-cycle dynamics of wealth mobility Working PaperIn this paper, we use 25 years of tax records for the Norwegian population and find considerable wealth mobility over the life cycle.10 April 2024
Regional variation in earnings and the retention of NHS staff in Agenda for Change bands 1 to 4 ReportWe examine the association between local pay and retention of NHS hospital and community staff in pay bands 1 to 4 of the Agenda for Change framework.10 April 2024
The employment and distributional impacts of nationwide minimum wage changes Journal articleWe assess the impact of the change in the UK’s minimum wage between 2016 and 2019 on wages, earnings, employment and household incomes.10 April 2024
What did Sure Start do for performance in school? (Presentations) PresentationIn this online event we presented the findings of a new report, showing the effect of Sure Start on educational performance in school up to age 16.9 April 2024
The short- and medium-term impacts of Sure Start on educational outcomes ReportWe study the medium-run effect of Sure Start on academic outcomes, finding large benefits, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.9 April 2024
Longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dietary purchasing choices of British households ReportTakeaways and meal delivery grew by more than 50% during the pandemic – and have stayed high thereafter.4 April 2024
There and back again: women’s marginal commuting costs Working PaperWe estimate female and male workers’ marginal willingness to pay to reduce commuting distance in Germany.2 April 2024
Favouring the low paid has backfired on the public sector CommentIf we want high quality, highly qualified people delivering public services then we can’t let their pay fall relative to what’s available elsewhere.1 April 2024
A mess has been made of Child Benefit, and the clear-up operation may not be easy Comment"Status quos can be hard to change, no matter how incoherent they are." Robert Joyce writes about child benefit in The Telegraph.29 March 2024
What you need to know about the new childcare entitlements CommentThis comment looks at who will be eligible for free childcare, whether funding is high enough and what impact the new entitlements might have.28 March 2024
Oil and gas make Scotland’s underlying public finances particularly volatile and uncertain CommentA fallback in oil and gas prices has hit Scotland’s underlying public finance position this year.27 March 2024
