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.
IFS-CAGE workshop on the economics of mental health Workshop 18 June 2024 at 09:00 Institute for Fiscal Studies The IFS and CAGE Research Centre (University of Warwick) are co-organising a workshop on the economics of mental health.
Forced displacement, mental health, and child development: Evidence from Rohingya refugees Working Paper In this study, we conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 3,500 Rohingya mother-child pairs in refugee camps in Bangladesh. 10 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
The consequences of miscarriage on parental investments Working Paper We exploit the random nature of single, early miscarriages to examine the impact of pregnancy loss on parental investment and family outcomes. 22 March 2024
A longer-term view of NHS waiting lists in England Comment How have NHS waiting lists and waiting times for pre-planned treatment changed over the last 40 years? 19 March 2024
The menopause "penalty" Working Paper We estimate the effect of menopause diagnosis on employment and earnings, reliance on social safety net programs, and demand for medical care. 18 March 2024
Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India Working Paper We conducted a large-scale, 4-year trial that randomized premiums and subsidies for India’s first national, public hospital insurance program, RSBY. 14 March 2024
The past and future of NHS waiting lists in England Report NHS performance will be a key election issue. We examine how NHS waiting lists have changed in the past and how they could change in the future. 29 February 2024
The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25 Report This report looks at the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish Government for the 2024–25 financial year and beyond. 22 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Healthcare spending, staffing and activity Report The COVID-19 pandemic is having long-lasting impacts on NHS hospital activity, productivity and performance in Scotland, despite higher funding. 9 February 2024
Understanding Society: health, biomarker and genetic data Journal article Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study includes a wide range of health measures, and in particular biomarker and genetic data. 2 February 2024
A coefficient of variation for ordered categorical data: Analyzing relative health inequality and ageing in the UK and relative human resource inequality and gender in Canada Working Paper The rise of ordinal data in empirical sciences calls for location and variation measurement instruments suitable for such data environments. 21 December 2023
Is there really an NHS productivity crisis? Comment It is difficult to measure NHS productivity. But the available evidence strongly suggests that the NHS is less productive now than pre-pandemic. 17 November 2023
Retirement is not always a choice that workers can afford to make Comment "More of us may feel little choice but to work a year or two longer than planned." Paul Johnson writes for The Times. 6 November 2023
Understanding retirement in the UK Report We comprehensively examine the changing patterns of retirement in the UK for different groups in society. 1 November 2023
Dementia incidence trend in England and Wales, 2002–19, and projection for dementia burden to 2040: analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Journal article We examined dementia trends in England and Wales from 2002 to 2019, addressing bias and non-linearity, with limited post-2010 data. 30 October 2023
The effect of reducing welfare access on employment, health, and children's long-run outcomes Working Paper We find substantial and heterogeneous employment responses that increased average income despite reduced transfers. 30 October 2023
Accident-induced absence from work and wage ladders Working Paper How do temporary spells of absence from work affect individuals’ labor trajectory? To answer this question, we augment a ‘wage ladder’ model. 25 October 2023
Conservative Party Conference: Can the next government afford the NHS? Event 2 October 2023 at 12:15 Manchester (Outside secure zone) This IFS/Nuffield Trust event at the conservative Party Conference featured Neil O'Brien MP, Minister for Primary Care and Public Health.
