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.
Effective Tax Rates and Firm Size Working Paper This paper provides novel evidence on the relationship between firm size and effective corporate tax rates. 1 February 2023
Benefits and tax credits Report This chapter finds that though benefits reforms pushed more people into work, the work is often part-time, low-paid and with little progression. 1 February 2023
Income tax performance Report This chapter looks at what we know about why Scotland’s tax base has grown more slowly so far since devolution. 26 January 2023
Identifying network ties from panel data: theory and an application to tax competition Working Paper We present results on the identification of social networks from observational panel data that contains no information on social ties between agents. 18 January 2023
Death and taxes and pensions Report The tax system treats funds that remain in a pension at death extremely favourably. 15 December 2022
Scotland’s relative public finance position is set to improve significantly, but only temporarily Comment Scotland’s underlying deficit is falling fast as the UK’s is rising due to oil and gas revenues – but this isn’t forecast to last. 1 December 2022
Firm heterogeneity and the impact of payroll taxes Working Paper We examine the heterogeneous impact of a large payroll tax cut for older workers in Hungary. 24 November 2022
Are we in a new era of austerity? Podcast This week, we speak with Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government, and Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director at IFS. 24 November 2022
We can live with higher taxes but only if we secure serious reforms Comment “If tax is to stay high it is more important than ever that the tax system is both equitable and efficient.” Paul Johnson in The Times. 21 November 2022
Inflation, incomes and inequality – how can lower-income countries use fiscal policy to the greatest effect? Comment We outline six ideas to help shield the vulnerable from rising prices while heading towards more sustainable and inclusive economies. 21 November 2022
Autumn Statement 2022: IFS analysis Event 18 November 2022 at 10:30 IFS analysis of the Chancellor's announcements on the public finances, spending on public services, and the tax and benefit system.
Autumn Statement 2022 Collection Analysis on the decisions made by the Chancellor at the 2022 Autumn Statement, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies 17 November 2022
Autumn Statement 2022 response Comment An initial response to the Autumn Statement from the IFS 17 November 2022
The Autumn Statement 2022 explained Explainer Paul Johnson provides an immediate response to the government's Autumn Statement. 17 November 2022
Early years spending update: The impact of inflation Report Our 2022 update discusses how early years education funding has changed over time, and what inflation means for childcare providers going forward. 11 November 2022
If we can’t have lower corporate taxes, can they at least be stable? Comment "What is needed is a coherent plan for the future of corporation tax as part of a wider fiscal strategy." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 7 November 2022
Firms as tax collectors Working Paper We show that delegating tax collection to large firms can help build tax capacity in weak-enforcement settings. 31 October 2022
Corporation tax and investment Report We look at the corporate tax system and proposals to change it. 21 October 2022
Symposium: perspectives on carbon taxes – introduction Journal article In this inaugural issue we focus on global climate change, and in particular on policies and practices to tax carbon emissions. 19 October 2022
Tax policies to reduce carbon emissions Journal article We argue for greater rationalisation of environmental taxes in the UK and other developed economies. 19 October 2022
