Budget 2026: what should we expect? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What should we expect from the October Budget? IFS economists discuss the choices facing the Chancellor on energy bills, taxes and public spending.</span></p>22 October 2026
Is the Chancellor’s spending plan credible? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>Higher inflation, rising borrowing and potential spending cuts: what will the Chancellor’s first Budget mean for the economy and households today?</span></p>15 October 2026
Are renewables making electricity more expensive? podcast<p>Why is electricity so expensive? We explore the role of renewables, the costs of decarbonisation and the future of Britain's energy system.</p>8 October 2026
IFS Zooms In Live: A look ahead to the Budget event 20 October 2026 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;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;">A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS Zooms In podcast ahead of the Budget, looking at the choices facing the Chancellor.</span></p>
Autumn Budget 2026: IFS analysis event 29 October 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present their initial response to Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget.</p>
IFS Public Economics Day 2027 event 8 January 2027 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;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;">The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.</span></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We 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.
Budget 2026: what has the Chancellor changed? podcast What has the Budget changed? IFS economists consider the announcements, higher borrowing and the difficult choices ahead on taxes and public spending. 29 October 2026
Budget 2026: what should we expect? podcast What should we expect from the October Budget? IFS economists discuss the choices facing the Chancellor on energy bills, taxes and public spending. 22 October 2026
Is the Chancellor’s spending plan credible? podcast Higher inflation, rising borrowing and potential spending cuts: what will the Chancellor’s first Budget mean for the economy and households today? 15 October 2026
IFS-Cemmap Remote Policy Evaluation Methods Course event 20 November 2026 at 10:00 Register now to learn key policy evaluation methods with IFS–Cemmap. Combine self-paced study and live sessions to apply techniques using Stata or R.
A sensible start to fiscal devolution comment The fiscal devolution roadmap sets out plans to share income tax with England’s mayors – but some details need rethinking. 29 October 2026
A balanced first step on fiscal devolution comment The fiscal devolution roadmap makes it clear the system will allow areas to gain financially from growth, but with guardrails in place. 29 October 2026
IFS Public Economics Day 2027 event 8 January 2027 at 14:00 The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.
Challenges to scaling a youth violence reduction intervention: Evidence from a field experiment and qualitative data working paper We evaluate a flagship violence-reduction intervention in London, known as Your Choice, that targets adolescents at risk of exposure to violent crime. 28 October 2026
Waking the sleeping giants of early childhood development: Can parents help turn preschool access into preschool learning? comment Across LMICs more children are entering pre-primary school than ever before, but fewer than half are developmentally on track. 23 October 2026
