The tax and spending choices facing Andy Burnham podcast<p class="p1">Andy Burnham faces difficult choices over tax, borrowing and public spending. How much room will the new Prime Minister have to act?</p>16 July 2026
Will devolution solve the UK’s economic woes? podcast<p>Could devolution boost UK growth, or would it widen regional divides? We ask what shifting power from Westminster would really mean.</p>9 July 2026
The inequality of 'good jobs' podcast<p>What makes a good job? This episode explores pay, progression, flexibility and why access to better work is unequal.</p>25 June 2026
IFS Annual Lecture: Are Ideas Harder to Find, Overall? event 12 October 2026 <p><span data-teams="true">Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion will deliver the 2026 IFS Annual Lecture.</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.
Homeownership rates of 25- to 34-year-olds, by income quintile, selected years Published on 29 May 2024 Homeownership rates of 25- to 34-year-olds, by income quintile, selected years Housing
Are pensioners richer than everyone else? podcast Are pensioners now better off than working-age people? We examine the data on income, wealth, housing and the future of retirement. 20 March 2026
Why has in-work poverty risen? comment We study the reasons for rising in-work poverty in the 25 years up to the pandemic. 12 November 2025
How to fix property taxes podcast How council tax, stamp duty and other property taxes could be reformed to make the UK’s tax system fairer and more efficient. 30 October 2025
Who benefits from ‘Help to Buy’ schemes? comment We examine the effect of the UK’s ‘Help to Buy’ schemes on housing affordability using a new approach to uncover effects for different households. 15 April 2026
How the 1990s and 2000s property price boom reduced social mobility comment Children of parents who benefited from the 1990s house price boom subsequently had more housing wealth and were more likely to own homes in London. 12 January 2026
Freezes in housing support once again widen geographic disparities for low-income renters comment Freezes to local housing allowances reduce the disposable incomes of low-income private renters. LHA rates should be regularly and locally uprated. 21 November 2025
Incentives for dwelling renovations: evidence from a large fiscal programme journal article We use counterfactual analysis to evaluate the economic impact of two tax credits for dwelling renovations. 11 May 2026
Information disclosure and the valuation of energy efficiency in housing markets working paper We study the housing market response to a national disclosure policy that mandated the prominent display of energy efficiency information at listing. 8 May 2026
Who is helped by Help to Buy schemes? working paper Demand-side policies which relax borrowing constraints for homebuyers, with the aim of increasing homeownership, are increasingly common. 15 April 2026
