Can the government make us eat more healthily? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>Are sugar taxes working? We examine government efforts to improve diets and how weight-loss drugs could change the debate.</span></p>5 November 2026
Budget 2026: what has the Chancellor changed? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What has the Budget changed? IFS economists consider the announcements, higher borrowing and the difficult choices ahead on taxes and public spending.</span></p>29 October 2026
Budget 2026: what should we expect? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What should we expect from the October Budget? IFS economists discuss the choices facing the Chancellor on energy bills, taxes and public spending.</span></p>22 October 2026
IFS Zooms In Live: A look ahead to the Budget event 20 October 2026 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS Zooms In podcast ahead of the Budget, looking at the choices facing the Chancellor.</span></p>
Autumn Budget 2026: IFS analysis event 29 October 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present their initial response to Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget.</p>
IFS Public Economics Day 2027 event 8 January 2027 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.</span></p>
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Steps to compulsion within British labour market policies Michael Trickey Robert Walker Published on 1 January 2001
Is the UK economy turning a corner? podcast UK growth is stronger than expected, but weak productivity and squeezed household incomes raise a bigger question: what comes next? 12 November 2026
Can the government make us eat more healthily? podcast Are sugar taxes working? We examine government efforts to improve diets and how weight-loss drugs could change the debate. 5 November 2026
Budget 2026: what has the Chancellor changed? podcast What has the Budget changed? IFS economists consider the announcements, higher borrowing and the difficult choices ahead on taxes and public spending. 29 October 2026
IFS-Cemmap Remote Policy Evaluation Methods Course event 20 November 2026 at 10:00 Register now to learn key policy evaluation methods with IFS–Cemmap. Combine self-paced study and live sessions to apply techniques using Stata or R.
Challenges for the Milburn Review comment Why has the UK’s NEET rate risen since the pandemic? What are the key questions for evaluating the Milburn Review? 9 November 2026
A sensible start to fiscal devolution comment The fiscal devolution roadmap sets out plans to share income tax with England’s mayors – but some details need rethinking. 29 October 2026
IFS Public Economics Day 2027 event 8 January 2027 at 14:00 The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.
Do work search requirements work? Evidence from a UK reform targeting single parents working paper We assess whether work search requirements for out-of-work welfare claimants are effective in inducing individuals to work & delivering fiscal savings 10 November 2026
Language match is fixed, language understanding can be built: Rethinking home language instruction in Sub-Saharan Africa working paper We compared matched pupils, who spoke the language of instruction at home, with mismatched pupils, who did not. 10 November 2026
