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Social mobility and wealth

Conference12 December 2023 at 10:30Church House Conference Centre, London, SW1P 3NZ
At this in-person event, IFS researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
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Where next for the state pension?

Event13 December 2023 at 10:00via Slido and YouTube
At this online event, IFS researchers will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK.

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Inequality: what do we know, and why do we care?

Event8 November 2021 at 16:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
Why do we care about inequality? What should be done about it? This lecture explores the debate over which inequalities the government should act to reduce, and why.
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Why are pensions important?

Event1 November 2021 at 16:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
Why should people save for retirement and why do governments intervene in people's pension saving decisions? How has the UK pension system changed over time? This lecture will discuss key themes around pension saving, specifically discussing the UK policy context.
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Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021: IFS analysis

Event28 October 2021 at 11:15<p>This event will be streamed live to our website.</p>
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce his Autumn 2021 Budget and Spending Review on Wednesday 27 October. IFS researchers will present their initial analysis of the Chancellor's announcements on the public finances, spending on public services, and the tax and the benefit system on the following day.
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Conference on sanitation and development

Conference28 October 2021 at 02:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
The ADBI, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) are bringing together leading researchers to present their cutting edge empirical research on sanitation and development over the course of this two-day conference.
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CIOT/IFS Online Debate: What is the role of tax in getting to net zero?

Event21 October 2021 at 11:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
The UK is committed to reducing net greenhouse gas emissions that arise from UK-based activities to zero by 2050. Achieving these targets will require large shifts away from emissions-intensive activity from both consumers and producers.
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IFS recruitment event 2021

Event19 October 2021 at 18:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
We are always looking for passionate full-time and part-time research economists, post-doctoral fellows, graduate scholars and summer students. This is a great opportunity to meet us, and ask question about life at IFS and our recruitment process.
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IFS Green Budget 2021

Event12 October 2021 at 10:30Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.
The IFS Green Budget 2021, in association with Citi and with funding from the Nuffield Foundation, will analyse the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, its economic legacy, and the big decisions confronting Chancellor Rishi Sunak as he prepares for his upcoming Budget and Spending Review.
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A wealth tax to help pay for Covid? (Conservative Party Conference fringe event)

Event3 October 2021 at 14:00<p>Windmill St, Manchester, M2 3GX</p>
Felicity Buchan MP and leading experts in tax will discuss whether the UK should make more use of taxes on wealth. Even if the overall tax take doesn’t rise, should more be raised from wealth for distributional reasons? And, if we are to tax wealth more, should this be achieved by reforming current taxes, such as those on property, capital gains and inheritances?
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Conference on new tax instruments

Event30 September 2021 at 14:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
In collaboration with the World Bank, this conference brought together leading researchers and policy makers to discuss recent research on new tax instruments, including carbon taxes and other environmental taxes, taxes on the digital economy, and novel sin taxes such as taxes on carbonated drinks.
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Jobs for all? What happens when the furlough scheme ends

Event30 September 2021 at 12:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
At this IFS briefing we look at the latest vacancies data and recent labour market trends to identify the types of workers who might find difficulty in finding suitable employment once the furlough scheme ends, and we will discuss the challenges facing the labour market in the coming months.
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A wealth tax to help pay for Covid? (Labour Party Conference fringe event)

Event28 September 2021 at 16:45<p>97-99 King's Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2FW</p>
Dame Angela Eagle MP and leading experts in tax will discuss whether the UK should make more use of taxes on wealth. Even if the overall tax take doesn’t rise, should more be raised from wealth for distributional reasons? And, if we are to tax wealth more, should this be achieved by reforming current taxes, such as those on property, capital gains and inheritances?
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What's wrong with inequality?

Event23 September 2021 at 16:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
At this event, we will present new work undertaken for the ground-breaking IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, examining people’s attitudes towards inequalities and how these fit with different traditions of philosophical thought on the topic.
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Major economic challenges: Demographics

Event22 September 2021 at 16:30<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
This is the third in a series of online events looking in detail at the three major economic challenges identified by the Tirole-Blanchard Commission, featuring presentations by Axel Börsch-Supan, Claudia Diehl, and Carol Propper.
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Major economic challenges: Climate change

Event14 September 2021 at 16:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
This is the second in a series of online events looking in detail at the three major economic challenges identified by the Tirole-Blanchard Commission, featuring presentations by Christian Gollier and Mar Reguant.
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Major economic challenges: Inequality

Event13 September 2021 at 16:30<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
This is the first in a series of online events looking in detail at the three major economic challenges identified by the Tirole-Blanchard Commission, featuring presentations by Stefanie Stantcheva and Dani Rodrik.
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Why do wealthy parents have wealthy children?

Event8 September 2021 at 10:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
In this event, IFS researchers will present new research shedding light on why the children of wealthy parents accumulate more wealth than their peers from poorer backgrounds, and what channels are involved in the persistence of wealth from one generation to the next.
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Climate change, inequalities, and ageing: the major economic challenges ahead

Event13 July 2021 at 11:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
At this event, Professors Olivier Blanchard and Jean Tirole will present the main findings from their commission's recent report into three major economic challenges: climate change, economic inequalities, and demographic changes.
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Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2021

Event8 July 2021 at 11:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
At this event, IFS researchers will present the key findings from their latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.