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.
Measuring wellbeing growth and convergence in multivariate ordered categorical worlds: Has there been any levelling up in the United Kingdom? Working Paper Whilst there is strong evidence of growth, the results indicate that there is little evidence of "levelling up" type growth in the United Kingdom. 21 December 2023
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
Scottish Budget – further analysis of the Scottish Government’s spending decisions Comment We look at the Budget for 2024–25 and the latest spending and funding figures for the current financial year. 20 December 2023
Initial IFS response to the Scottish Budget Comment Our initial response to the Scottish Government’s budget for next year. 19 December 2023
The 2024–25 local government finance settlement: the real pain is still to come Comment Councils are set to see a 6.5% increase in funding next year. While rising costs mean this won’t stretch that far, the real pain will hit from 2025 on 19 December 2023
IFS responds to provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Press Release Our initial response to the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25. 18 December 2023
Adverse selection among early adopters and unraveling innovation Working Paper I provide an equilibrium analysis of 'selection markets,' where consumers vary in both their willingness to pay and the cost to the seller. 18 December 2023
Scottish universities and students are under pressure – and so is the Scottish budget Comment The Scottish Government is boosting support for students’ living costs, but funding for teaching, down 19% since 2013–14, is likely to fall further. 14 December 2023
A better way forward for the state pension – a ‘four-point pension guarantee’ Press Release The current state pension has many strengths, not least its simplicity. But research by the Pensions Review indicates several problems. 13 December 2023
Schools serving disadvantaged children have faced the biggest funding cuts Press Release Our annual education spending report finds that rising costs are placing increasing pressure on all areas of education. 11 December 2023
Social proximity and misinformation: Experimental evidence from a mobile phone-based campaign in India Working Paper We study how social proximity between the sender and the receiver of information shapes the effectiveness of preventive health behaviour campaigns. 7 December 2023
Around half of first-time buyers in their 20s receive financial help to buy their home, with large consequences for their subsequent wealth accumulation Press Release We examine the patterns of financial help for first-time home buyers. 8 December 2023
