Why is the UK so geographically unequal? podcast<p>We ask why the UK has such large regional divides, how they emerged, and what policymakers can realistically do to fix them.</p>18 June 2026
What does Britain think about inequality? 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
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>
LSE-IFS-UCL-CEPR-Imperial Business School workshop on household finance workshop 30 June 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;">The IFS, in association with LSE, UCL, CEPR, and Imperial Business School, are organising a workshop on household finance.</span></p>
Increasing pension contributions: what would higher employer minimums mean? event 21 July 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present findings on employer pension contributions and explore how higher minimum rates could affect workers and employers.</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.
Spring Statement 2025 OBR successive forecasts for productivity growth and out-turn (Index: 2008 = 100) Published on 28 March 2025 OBR productivity growth forecasts have historically been over-optimistic: a downgrade to the OBR's forecast could cause a real fiscal headache. Business and investment Government finances and spending Public finance Government spending Fiscal performance
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
Paul Johnson’s final episode: big challenges ahead for the UK economy podcast In Paul's final episode, he speaks with incoming IFS Director Helen Miller about the big economic pressures facing the UK. 9 July 2025
The Spring Forecast explained podcast Spring Forecast: headline numbers look steady but higher energy prices could lift UK inflation, rates and borrowing faster than expected. 4 March 2026
New Welsh Government will face big fiscal challenges as it seeks to implement its policy priorities comment The new Plaid Cymru government faces a difficult fiscal outlook – and the need to find common ground with other parties. 19 May 2026
Despite recent progress, Scottish public services are still performing substantially worse than before COVID press release Five years on from COVID, Scotland's public services are still struggling to recover 7 March 2026
Public service spending and performance in Scotland report Scottish public services are struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and cuts to some services loom. 7 March 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
Regions, cities and finance: the role of capital shocks and banking reforms in shaping the UK geography of prosperity journal article We study how financial markets and, in particular, changes in the price of and access to capital, in shape UK regional growth fortunes. 18 December 2025
