How to fix UK pensions? podcast<p>Can the UK pensions system deliver a decent standard of living in retirement? We explore the challenges and changes needed.</p>4 July 2025
The policy that changed childhood in the UK podcast<p>What was Sure Start, what impact did it have, and why does it still matter? We speak to Christine Farquharson and Ed Balls to find out.</p>26 June 2025
What's gone wrong in the Crown Courts? podcast<p>Delays in serious court cases are at record highs. We ask why the Crown Court backlog is growing—and if more money alone can solve it.</p>19 June 2025
Labour’s first year in power: is this still a mission-driven government? event 15 July 2025 <p>The Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Institute for Government discussed Labour's first year in power at a joint event.</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.
Spending Review 2025 The Spending Review 2025 explained Published on 11 June 2025 IFS Director Paul Johnson responds to the Chancellor's Spending Review. Government finances and spending Fiscal rules and frameworks
Paul Johnson’s final episode: big challenges ahead for the UK economy podcast In Paul's final episode, he speaks with incoming IFS Director Helen Miller about the big economic pressures facing the UK. 9 July 2025
Spring Statement 2025: IFS Zooms In podcast What were the decisions and trade-offs made by Chancellor Reeves? 27 March 2025
How important is the OBR forecast? podcast The OBR forecast will underpin the Chancellor’s decisions at the next Spring Forecast. 12 February 2025
Rachel Reeves will need to face up to fantasists on both sides comment The chancellor has to somehow reconcile tax and spending, but both her own Labour MPs and the Tory opposition are still living in a dream world 7 July 2025
An immediate response to Scottish fiscal announcements comment IFS researchers respond to Scottish fiscal announcements. 25 June 2025
What does the Spending Review really mean for FE? comment The chancellor has pledged an extra £1.2 billion annually for FE by 2028-29. But will this be enough to reverse a decade of cuts? 12 June 2025
A monetary-fiscal theory of sudden inflations working paper This paper posits an information channel as the explanation for sudden inflations. 20 December 2022
Rewriting the fiscal rules book chapter The Chancellor was right to suspend the current set of fiscal targets during the pandemic, and he is also right to take time to consider what a good set of post-pandemic targets will be. 12 October 2021
Spending Review 2021: plans, promises and predicaments book chapter In this chapter, we look at the options and trade-offs for the Chancellor ahead of the forthcoming Spending Review. 12 October 2021
