Can the government make us eat more healthily? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>Are sugar taxes working? We examine government efforts to improve diets and how weight-loss drugs could change the debate.</span></p>5 November 2026
Budget 2026: what has the Chancellor changed? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What has the Budget changed? IFS economists consider the announcements, higher borrowing and the difficult choices ahead on taxes and public spending.</span></p>29 October 2026
Budget 2026: what should we expect? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What should we expect from the October Budget? IFS economists discuss the choices facing the Chancellor on energy bills, taxes and public spending.</span></p>22 October 2026
IFS Zooms In Live: A look ahead to the Budget event 20 October 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;">A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS Zooms In podcast ahead of the Budget, looking at the choices facing the Chancellor.</span></p>
Autumn Budget 2026: IFS analysis event 29 October 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present their initial response to Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget.</p>
IFS Public Economics Day 2027 event 8 January 2027 <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 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 Illustrative change in day-to-day funding implied by Labour and Conservative plans, 2024–25 to 2028–29 Published on 24 June 2024 Under current spending plans, the more generous funding is for protected areas, the steeper cuts there would be for unprotected areas. Government finances and spending Government spending Public sector
Is the Chancellor’s spending plan credible? podcast Higher inflation, rising borrowing and potential spending cuts: what will the Chancellor’s first Budget mean for the economy and households today? 15 October 2026
The tax and spending choices facing Andy Burnham podcast Andy Burnham faces difficult choices over tax, borrowing and public spending. How much room will the new Prime Minister have to act? 16 July 2026
The tough fiscal reality facing the UK government podcast Britain faces high debt, high borrowing costs, rising taxes and stretched public services. We explain the fiscal reality facing any government. 28 May 2026
Public service spending: plans and pressures report Departmental spending growth is slowing amid pressures on budgets and new spending ambitions. We assess the Chancellor’s choices at this Budget. 12 October 2026
The outlook for the public finances report Higher inflation, higher government borrowing costs and pressures on public services will be the key challenges faced by the Chancellor at the Budget. 12 October 2026
Nationalisation and public control: costs, opportunities and trade-offs comment Should utilities such as water, energy and transport come under public control? In deciding, the government needs to confront important trade-offs. 25 September 2026
The unintended consequences of infrastructure development journal article I investigate the social costs imposed by poor implementation of public infrastructure. 23 September 2026
Discretion versus algorithms: bureaucrats, tax equity and acceptability working paper We study how replacing bureaucrats’ discretion with algorithmic assessment affects the accuracy, equity, and public acceptance of tax decisions. 11 May 2026
Fiscal policy and the justice system journal article It is axiomatic that public funding is a determinant of the quality of the justice system and that justice is a consequential area of public spending. 8 May 2026
