How to fix UK pensions? podcast<p>Can the UK pensions system deliver a decent standard of living in retirement? We explore the challenges and changes needed.</p>4 July 2025
The policy that changed childhood in the UK podcast<p>What was Sure Start, what impact did it have, and why does it still matter? We speak to Christine Farquharson and Ed Balls to find out.</p>26 June 2025
What's gone wrong in the Crown Courts? podcast<p>Delays in serious court cases are at record highs. We ask why the Crown Court backlog is growing—and if more money alone can solve it.</p>19 June 2025
Labour’s first year in power: is this still a mission-driven government? event 15 July 2025 <p>Join the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Institute for Government to discuss Labour's first year in power.</p>
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Fiscal Studies, Volume 41, Issue 3 Published on 30 November 2020 Fiscal Studies Special Issue: The COVID‐19 Economic Crisis, Volume 41, Issue 3 Employment and income Taxes and benefits COVID-19 Employment Tax VAT Taxes on wealth and spending Labour supply and workforce
Drastic times need drastic action: breaking the 50-year tax taboo comment Rachel Reeves should consider increasing the basic rate, just as Denis Healey did in 1975 14 April 2025
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
How to get more self-employed people saving into pensions? explainer We discuss pensions saving rates of the self-employed and what government can do to encourage more saving. 3 July 2025
A wealth tax would be a poor substitute for properly taxing the sources and uses of wealth comment There is growing speculation about whether taxes will go up in the Autumn Budget and – if so – which ones. 8 July 2025
Rachel Reeves will need to face up to fantasists on both sides comment The chancellor has to somehow reconcile tax and spending, but both her own Labour MPs and the Tory opposition are still living in a dream world 7 July 2025
The Pensions Review: final recommendations report We provide concrete recommendations to improve the UK pension system to secure better standards of living for future pensioners. 2 July 2025
Focal pricing constraints and pass-through of input cost changes working paper I prove that, in a simple but general framework, expected pass-through is unchanged by the presence of focal pricing constraints. 10 July 2025
Manuel de l’estimation du coût d’une politique fiscale resource Introduction à l’estimation du coût d’une politique fiscale: Un manuel et des exemples pratiques 8 July 2025
Tax equity in low- and middle-income countries journal article In this paper, the authors ask what role taxation can or might play in reducing inequality in low and middle-income countries. 2 July 2025
