Why is the UK so geographically unequal? podcast<p>We ask why the UK has such large regional divides, how they emerged, and what policymakers can realistically do to fix them.</p>18 June 2026
What does Britain think about inequality? podcast<p class="p1">Why do people care about inequality, and what do they want government to do about it?</p>11 June 2026
How unequal is Britain? podcast<p class="p1">We set out the facts on UK inequality, from income and wealth to opportunity, health and place.</p>4 June 2026
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>
LSE-IFS-UCL-CEPR-Imperial Business School workshop on household finance workshop 30 June 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;">The IFS, in association with LSE, UCL, CEPR, and Imperial Business School, are organising a workshop on household finance.</span></p>
Increasing pension contributions: what would higher employer minimums mean? event 21 July 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present findings on employer pension contributions and explore how higher minimum rates could affect workers and employers.</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.
Election 2024 Absolute income poverty rates (after housing costs) Published on 31 May 2024 Absolute income poverty rates (after housing costs) Poverty, inequality and social mobility
Why is the UK so geographically unequal? podcast We ask why the UK has such large regional divides, how they emerged, and what policymakers can realistically do to fix them. 18 June 2026
What does Britain think about inequality? podcast Why do people care about inequality, and what do they want government to do about it? 11 June 2026
How unequal is Britain? podcast We set out the facts on UK inequality, from income and wealth to opportunity, health and place. 4 June 2026
Life courses and pension saving patterns report This report summarises new longitudinal analysis to understand how life courses are associated with pension saving and retirement outcomes. 18 May 2026
Inequalities and public policy: implications of the IFS Deaton Review workshop 28 April 2026 at 09:00 The IFS-Deaton Review’s final workshop, where we explored the review's findings and their policy implications in the UK context.
From evidence to action: what six years of research tells us about challenging inequalities comment We summarise the breadth of inequalities in the UK, their interconnected nature, and why policymakers need to carefully navigate trade-offs. 27 April 2026
Economic opportunities by race and ethnicity conference 5 October 2026 at 09:00 We are currently welcoming submissions of rigorous research across a broad range of dimensions to this in-person academic conference by 31st July.
Intergenerational transmission of victimization working paper Using four decades of Danish administrative data, we estimate the intergenerational transmission of violent crime victimization. 12 June 2026
Sufficient statistics for economic mobility: when do measures agree? working paper Twentieth-century U.S. data confirm the predictions, rank-based measures co-move while the intergenerational elasticity diverges as inequality rises. 20 May 2026
