Trade Wars: The end of globalisation? podcast<p>Rising tariffs and trade wars are reshaping global trade. Is this the end of globalisation—and what does it mean for the UK and the world economy?</p>4 June 2025
Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast<p>We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits</p>14 May 2025
What's the future of corporation tax? podcast<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>10 April 2025
CIOT/IFS Debate: What next for international tax co-operation? event 16 June 2025 <p>At this online event <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;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;">an expert panel will debate the future of international tax co-operation.</span></p>
Scaling early childhood development programmes and policies in low- and middle-income countries conference 24 June 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">Thrive, on behalf of IFS and OPM, is hosting a two-day international interdisciplinary conference.</span></p>
IFS Deaton Review: Inequalities in the 21st Century special session at the RES 2025 Annual Conference announcement<p>This year's RES Conference features a special session on the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities with key IFS contributors to the review.</p>16 June 2025
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.
PM2.5 exposure by income deprivation quintile Published on 6 December 2024 The most deprived quintile consistently has higher PM2.5 air pollution levels than the least deprived, and this gap has widened since 2017. Employment and income Health and social care Poverty, inequality and social mobility Health Environment Inequality Distributional effects
Average household consumption spending before and after housing costs, and mean weekly per-capita income, in different local authorities, 2018–2019 data item Londoners may have the highest average incomes, but their household spending once you account for housing costs is lower than other regions. 11 April 2025
Sure Start’s wide-ranging and long-lasting benefits highlight the impact of integrated early years services press release Over the long run, Sure Start’s financial benefits could be twice as high as its costs 22 May 2025
Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits 14 May 2025
IFS Deaton Review: Inequalities in the 21st Century special session at the RES 2025 Annual Conference announcement This year's RES Conference features a special session on the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities with key IFS contributors to the review. 16 June 2025
The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes report An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis. 22 May 2025
Council tax hikes will do the heavy lifting comment IFS Senior Research Economist Kate Ogden writes in Municipal Journal about what the 2025 Spending Review will mean for public services and councils. 17 June 2025
The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women journal article We show that remaining in work has significant positive causal effects on the average cognition and physical mobility of older women in England. 13 May 2025
The health effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Start working paper We estimate the health impacts of Sure Start, a universal integrated ECI in England, from infancy to adolescence. 9 May 2025
Call for papers: IFS-ADBI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2025 conference 16 May 2025 at 09:00 Submissions are open until 15th February for the IFS-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMIC 2025
