

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.
We are recognised as a global centre of excellence and have been granted official ESRC Research Institute status. The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
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Our IFS working paper series publishes academic papers by staff and IFS associates.



Our staff and associates contribute papers to leading academic journals.



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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Helen is Deputy Director of the IFS and Head of the Tax sector.

Peter joined in 2009. He has published several papers on the microeconomics of household spending and labour supply decisions over the life-cycle.
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The ESRC has funded a Centre at IFS since 1991. We are recognised as a global centre of excellence and have official ESRC Research Institute status
The Centre underpins and is fundamental to IFS's research agenda, and is of central importance to our ability to integrate research with policy analysis.