Why is UK electricity so expensive? podcast<p class="p1">Why UK electricity prices are so high, how renewables affect costs, and what government can do to protect households from shocks.</p>21 May 2026
What do councils actually do? podcast<p class="p1">What does local government do, why are councils under financial pressure, and how might reform change the future of local services?</p>14 May 2026
Will everyone have to work until they are 67? podcast<p class="p1">As the state pension age rises to 67, we ask who can keep working longer, who cannot, and what the future of retirement looks like.</p>26 March 2026
IFS Development Economics Conference conference 4 June 2026 <p>A two-day conference on development economics, hosted by IFS, bringing researchers to discuss key issues in low and middle-income countries.</p>
1st Annual CEP–IFS Labour Economics Conference conference 15 June 2026 <p>CEP and IFS host the 1st annual labour conference in London, looking at how wages and careers are shaped by firms and labour market institutions.</p>
5th Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars workshop 22 June 2026 <p><em><span data-teams="true">This two-day conference brings together junior researchers on topics related to the economics of crime and criminal justice</span></em></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.</p>20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
How to fix wealth taxes podcast We unpack how the UK taxes savings, capital gains, and wealth — and ask what a fair, efficient system should look like. 28 October 2025
Tax changes in the Budget podcast We unpack the Budget’s quieter tax changes, from EV policy to savings and investment reforms, and explore what these small shifts really mean. 5 December 2025
Inheritance tax and farms comment The Autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax. What are the changes? Who will be affected? Were they a good idea? 25 November 2024
Assessing the government’s reform to the National Insurance treatment of salary sacrifice pension contributions report Who would be most affected by the government’s planned reform to the NICs treatment of salary sacrifice pensions and would it improve the tax system? 13 May 2026
The Pensions Review: final recommendations report We provide concrete recommendations to improve the UK pension system to secure better standards of living for future pensioners. 2 July 2025
Tax and disability in the UK: review of trusts and other savings options report This paper examines the UK’s current tax and disability trust framework and argues for a broader, more accessible range of long-term savings options. 15 January 2026
Self-control and early withdrawal from retirement accounts working paper Using a policy change in Australia during COVID-19, we find that self-control issues significantly predictearly withdrawals from retirement accounts. 9 June 2026
Who is helped by Help to Buy schemes? working paper Demand-side policies which relax borrowing constraints for homebuyers, with the aim of increasing homeownership, are increasingly common. 15 April 2026
Incentive effects of disability benefits working paper Using German pension records and exogenous policy variation, we identify behavioral responses to changes in benefit generosity 3 December 2025
