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How is tax damaging the housing market?
We discuss how taxes like capital gains, stamp duty, and council tax impact the housing market, affecting affordability, renting, and homeownership.
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What is this government’s ‘theory of growth’? Nobody knows
"Shifting the performance of an entire economy requires a long-term, consistent and persistent direction." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.
20 January 2025

Why did the French Budget fail to pass?
France’s failed budget highlights fundamental challenges with public debt, slow growth, and the need for significant reforms.
12 December 2024
Policy analysis

The UK’s near-record government revenues are not uncommon internationally
How do changes in UK government revenues over time compare with what has been seen in other advanced countries?
27 January 2025

Employment rates by local authority, year to June 2024
Almost a third of local authorities in Great Britain already have employment rates of 80%, one in six have employment rates below 70%.
12 December 2024

Exposure to air pollution in England, 2003–23
We set out how air pollution (PM2.5) has changed across England and explore inequalities by ethnicity, income deprivation, region and age.
6 December 2024
Academic research

Tax evasion and the contribution-benefit link: the case of maternity benefits
This paper studies tax evasion and the contribution-benefit link in the context of maternity benefits in Hungary.
18 December 2024

Wage effects of means-tested transfers: Incidence implications of using firms as intermediaries
We show that how countries disburse tax credits matters for economic incidence by exploiting reform to the disbursement of child benefits in Argentina
22 October 2024

Tax preferences and housing affordability: Exploration using a life-cycle model
We present a dynamic life-cycle model of demand for housing, including owner occupied housing, investment property and liquid assets.
21 October 2024