Inheritance tax rises and the Budget: who's affected? podcast<p>We discuss how inheritance tax actually changed in the budget, who will be affected and whether it was a good idea.</p>15 November 2024
How big are the UK's demographic challenges? podcast<p>With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.</p>8 November 2024
What does the Budget mean for the UK? podcast<p>We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have.</p>31 October 2024
Challenges for the means-tested benefit system for older people event 11 December 2024 <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">At this online event, IFS researchers will present new research highlighting key issues with the benefit system around retirement age.</span></p>
IFS Public Economics Lecture Day workshop 9 January 2025 <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>
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.
Change in NHS staff (headcount) by AfC band, March 2019 to December 2021 Published on 14 December 2022 Change in NHS staff (headcount) by AfC band, March 2019 to December 2021 Government finances and spending Health and social care NHS COVID-19 Government spending Healthcare Productivity Public sector
How can we make government more productive? podcast 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? podcast 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
What does the Budget mean for the UK? podcast We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have. 31 October 2024
Share of population facing PM2.5 levels above 10µg/m3 by ethnicity data item In 2019, 50% of ethnic minorities were exposed to more than 10µg/m3 air pollution. By 2023, this number had fallen to close to zero. 6 December 2024
A decline in foreign students and higher costs create a perfect storm for Scottish universities comment Falls in funding for home students, a decline in international enrolments and higher labour costs put Scottish university finances under pressure. 19 November 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 data item 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
Public insurance and marital outcomes: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansions working paper We find that an increased likelihood of Medicaid eligibility reduces marriage rates, particularly among people with higher education levels. 8 November 2024
Health shocks, health insurance, human capital, and the dynamics of earnings and health working paper We specify and calibrate a life-cycle model of labor supply and savings incorporating health shocks and medical treatment decisions. 21 October 2024
The impact of flexibility at work on fertility working paper Using the increase in work flexibility during the first Covid-19 lockdown, we find a significant and persistent increase in births nine months later. 11 June 2024
