Should the government levy VAT on private school fees?

Understand this issue

How could the Chancellor raise more tax?

podcast

What options does the Chancellor have for raising taxes in the October Budget?

28 August 2024

The school funding challenges awaiting the new government

comment

There’s little time to celebrate for Labour’s education team because they face immediate challenges on teacher pay and school funding

5 July 2024

Election Special: Your questions answered

podcast

In the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about everything from borrowing to AI to the part that luck plays in the economy.

27 June 2024

Policy analysis

How would the parties’ tax and spending plans affect Scotland and Wales?

report

This ‘explainer’ looks at how the parties’ proposals would affect Scotland and Wales, covering tax, spending, public finances and the constitution.

28 June 2024

Free breakfast clubs in schools: what Labour’s plans would mean for pupils and families

comment

Labour’s manifesto promises free breakfast clubs in all primary schools. This comment examines possible benefits and challenges with the policy.

25 June 2024

Lower oil and gas prices hit Scotland’s underlying public finances in 2023-24

comment

Scotland’s notional fiscal deficit rose by £4.7 billion (2% of GDP) in 2023–24, as lower oil and gas prices hit North Sea revenues.

14 August 2024

Academic research

Identifying network ties from panel data: Theory and an application to tax competition

journal article

Our identification and application show that the analysis of social interactions can be extended to economic realms where no network data exists.

9 September 2024

Focal pricing and pass-through

working paper

I show that the adoption and extent of focal pricing practices in an industry in general do not lower average pass-through of input cost changes.

21 August 2024

Diversity and discrimination in the classroom

working paper

We examine how the mixing of ethnic groups in German schools affects intergroup co-operation and trust.

12 February 2024