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The Spring Forecast explained

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Spring Forecast: headline numbers look steady but higher energy prices could lift UK inflation, rates and borrowing faster than expected.

4 March 2026

Data Insight: Worker-firm matching across places

Worker-firm matching across places

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This comment explores how young workers are matched to firms in local labour markets in England, using the Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset

4 March 2026

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Spring Forecast 2026: initial response

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IFS researchers respond to the Chancellor’s Spring Forecast, which was presented against an uncertain global backdrop with little new policy.

3 March 2026

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Who enters the public sector?

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The probability of entering the public sector rises with education, and this paper documents that this educational gradient has strengthened. 

5 March 2026

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Sonya is an IFS Deputy Research Director, CPP Institute Co-director and Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester.

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Gautam joined the IFS in 2023 and works in the IOD sector. His work focuses on the consumption behaviour of individuals in the UK.

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