Are the kids ok? Family life
podcast
We explore family life in the UK, rising child poverty, pressures on social care, and the government’s Opportunity Mission to support every child.
5 September 2025
Welcome to IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is the UK’s leading independent economics research institute. Our world-class research helps policymakers – and those who hold them accountable – understand the impact that policy decisions have on individuals, households and businesses.
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IFS has a strong record in training excellent social scientists, some of whom continue to work at IFS for many years; others go on to use the skills they have acquired in academia, policymaking, business or the media.
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Maria Trobat I Castelltort
Maria works in the TaxDev sector contributing to research on taxation in low- and middle-income countries.
Stuart Adam
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.
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- working papers written by IFS authors in 2024
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- journal articles published by IFS authors in 2024. Over the past decade we have had 47 articles in the top five economics journals
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- mentions in the UK media in 2024
- 270
- mentions in parliamentary debates in 2024
- 368
- UK government policy documents that cited IFS and its research in 2024