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Is Labour's inheritance really worse than expected?
30 July 2024
How can we make government more productive?
How can the public sector do more with less? We explore productivity trends, government reform and lessons from private sector innovation.
3 December 2024
How big are the UK's demographic challenges?
With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.
8 November 2024
Policy analysis
A decline in foreign students and higher costs create a perfect storm for Scottish universities
Falls in funding for home students, a decline in international enrolments and higher labour costs put Scottish university finances under pressure.
19 November 2024
Big budget cuts and salaries well below those in schools: England’s colleges continue to be neglected
This report sets out the financial state of colleges in England since 2010 and analyses the key future challenges they face.
24 October 2024
Real-terms departmental spending growth, 2024–25 to 2028–29, day-to-day spending and capital spending, plans at Spring Budget 2024 and Autumn Budget 2024
Rachel Reeves has topped up the day-to-day departmental spending plans inherited from Jeremy Hunt, but the increases are very front-loaded.
1 November 2024
Academic research
Changes in marital sorting: theory and evidence from the US
Measuring how assortative matching differs between two economies is difficult, we show how the use of different measures can create different outcomes
27 November 2024
The effects of youth clubs on education and crime
Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.
12 November 2024
Schooled by trade? Retraining and import competition
We study the interaction of retraining and international trade in Germany, a highly open economy with extensive state-subsidized retraining programs.
28 October 2024