Events

On the 27th and 28th of March, the Institute for Fiscal Studies will host a workshop that will feature the preliminary findings and include presentations from leading academics from across the world.

The presentation will provide an opportunity to hear a considered view of the Chancellor's announcements from Institute staff.

This event is joint with PEPA. Please note that Charity and Government delegates will be eligible for the Academic rate.

A conference to consider the link between household wealth and both long-run and short-run policy questions. Jointly organised by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Public Economics UK, with funding from the Nuffield Foundation, the Bank of England and the ESRC.

A cemmap training course

The IFS Green Budget 2015 will analyse the issues and challenges facing Chancellor George Osborne as he prepares for his final Budget of this parliament.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines. The aim will be to focus on the policy implications of research carried out at the institute.

The Autumn Statement 2014 will be made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, on Wednesday 3 December. IFS researchers will present their analysis at a briefing the following day.

Policymakers frequently propose to use capital tax reform to stimulate investment and increase labor earnings. This paper tests for such real impacts of the 2003 dividend tax cut---one of the largest reforms ever to a U.S. capital tax rate---using a quasi-experimental design and a large sample of U.S. corporate tax returns from years 1996-2008.

This research project is investigating the costs and benefits of different initial teacher training routes. It is led by researchers from IFS, and also involves the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and the Institute of Education, University of London. The seminar will launch new research findings from a survey of schools, which has been linked to wider information about trainees and schools to answer the following key question: how does cost-effectiveness vary between initial teacher training routes from a school’s perspective?

The first years of a child’s life lay the basis for lifelong outcomes. During this vital period, though, many children are exposed to poverty, malnutrition, illnesses and un-stimulating home environments, which have a detrimental effect on their cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development, as well as on their health, thus prohibiting them from reaching their full developmental potential. This period of early childhood is therefore a critically important one for intervention.

With student number controls being relaxed in England, more young people will have the opportunity to go to university than ever before. But with the benefits of a degree varying by subject and institution, the challenge of ensuring that higher education remains a vehicle for social mobility is likely to continue. At the same time, there remain ever-present questions about the financial stability of the HE sector: is the current system of undergraduate funding sustainable? What about other sources of university funding? This event will draw on research funded by the Nuffield Foundation and other IFS work.

This seminar will be presented by Dina Pomeranz (Harvard Business School) , joint with Paul Carrillo and Monica Singhal. Reducing tax evasion is a key priority for many governments, particularly in developing countries. A growing literature has argued that the use of third party information to verify taxpayer self-reports is critical for tax enforcement and the growth of state capacity. However, there may be limits to the effectiveness of third party information if taxpayers can make offsetting adjustments on less verifiable margins.

IFS and CIOT are once again holding debates at the three main party conferences.

IFS and CIOT are once again holding debates at the three main party conferences.