Inequality: what does Britain really think? podcast<p class="p1">Why do people care about inequality, and what do they want government to do about it?</p>11 June 2026
How unequal is Britain? podcast<p class="p1">We set out the facts on UK inequality, from income and wealth to opportunity, health and place.</p>4 June 2026
Why is UK electricity so expensive? podcast<p class="p1">Why UK electricity prices are so high, how renewables affect costs, and what government can do to protect households from shocks.</p>21 May 2026
IFS Development Economics Conference conference 4 June 2026 <p>A two-day conference on development economics, hosted by IFS, bringing researchers to discuss key issues in low and middle-income countries.</p>
1st Annual CEP–IFS Labour Economics Conference conference 15 June 2026 <p>CEP and IFS host the 1st annual labour conference in London, looking at how wages and careers are shaped by firms and labour market institutions.</p>
5th Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars workshop 22 June 2026 <p><em><span data-teams="true">This two-day conference brings together junior researchers on topics related to the economics of crime and criminal justice</span></em></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.
Election 2024 Number of pupils with different types of special educational needs (EHCPs only) and the real-terms level of the high-needs budget over time Published on 4 June 2024 Number of pupils with different types of special educational needs (EHCPs only) and the real-terms level of the high-needs budget over time Education and skills Education Schools Government spending
How do Plan 2 student loans work, and how have they changed over time? explainer Plan 2 student loans were issued to English students who started university between 2012 and 2022. 6 February 2026
Shaping education funding for the challenges to come event 21 January 2026 at 10:30 The online launch of 2026 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
IFS Sure Start research wins ONS Research Excellence Award 2025 announcement We are pleased to announce that our research on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has been awarded ONS's Impact of Analysis Award. 4 December 2025
Annual report on education spending in England: 2025–26 report This annual report compares spending across different stages of education in England and analyses the pressures and choices facing policymakers. 21 January 2026
Demographic change and schools across the UK: lessons from history report Pupil numbers are falling rapidly across the UK. This report analyses the choices facing policymakers and past declines in pupil numbers. 5 December 2025
The hardest questions for SEND are still to be answered comment How will changes announced at Budget 2025 affect SEND spending in future? How can the government deal with historic deficits accumulated by councils? 2 December 2025
Effective families or effective schools? Experimental evidence on fostering children’s numeracy working paper We find that strategically concentrating resources on a single binding constraint maximizes the short-run learning gains per dollar spent. 13 May 2026
Unbundling a large-scale school reform: evidence from New York City community schools working paper We study New York City’s Community Schools Initiative using a difference-in-differences design. 8 May 2026
Parents in the classroom: strengthening government capacity to deliver early childhood education working paper This paper evaluates a scalable model that engages parents to improve early learning in contexts where both schools and homes are constrained. 5 February 2026
