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Spring Budget 2024: the Chancellor’s options

event 27 February 2024 at 10:00

At this online event, IFS researchers outlined some of the constraints facing the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget.

Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis

event 22 February 2024 at 10:00

Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.

2023 exclusive members' event

event 27 November 2023 at 18:00

Join Paul Johnson, Director of IFS, and others for a special event exclusively for IFS members.

Policy analysis

Next steps for private pension saving for employees and the self-employed

event 16 September 2024 at 10:30

At this in-person event in Westminster, IFS researchers will present new findings from the Pensions Review.

Social mobility and wealth

conference 12 December 2023 at 10:30

At this in-person event, IFS researchers shared findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.

IFS/OBR event: Fiscal risks and sustainability

event 28 September 2023 at 14:00

This online event, jointly organised by the OBR and IFS, focused on two particular fiscal risks facing the UK.

Academic research

6th World Bank/IFS/ODI Public Finance Conference | Driving Progress: Public Finance and Structural Transformation

conference 26 September 2024

We invite researchers from both academic and policy institutions to submit a paper or an extended abstract of two or more pages by April.

Inaugural IFS postdoc workshop

workshop 4 July 2024 at 12:30

This academic workshop on applied public and labour economics will feature presentations by alumni of the IFS postdoc scheme.

Economics of Childhood Nutrition Workshop

workshop 26 June 2024 at 13:00

The IFS and Royal Holloway University of London are co-organising this academic workshop on the economics of childhood nutrition.