The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
LSE-IFS-UCL-CEPR-Imperial Business School workshop on household finance workshop 24 May 2024 The IFS, in association with LSE, UCL, CEPR, and Imperial Business School, are organising a workshop on household finance.
IFS-CAGE workshop on the economics of mental health workshop 18 June 2024 The IFS and CAGE Research Centre (University of Warwick) are co-organising a workshop on the economics of mental health.
6th World Bank/IFS/ODI Public Finance Conference | Driving Progress: Public Finance and Structural Transformation conference 25 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.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
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Council funding is a numbers game in which everybody is losing comment "Local government finance is a mess that has been years in the making, but good luck trying to solve it." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 13 May 2024
Empty defence spending promises are a shot in the dark comment "The government’s announcement was misleading and opaque and does nobody any favours." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 29 April 2024
Public investment: what you need to know explainer Everything you wanted to know about UK public investment but were too afraid to ask – including analysis of Labour and Conservative plans. 25 April 2024
The past and future of UK health spending report How has health spending changed over the past seven decades? How does the UK compare to other countries? What is the outlook for health spending? 14 May 2024
NHS spending has risen less quickly than was planned at the last election, despite the pandemic and record waiting lists press release Despite a pandemic, record waiting lists and growing rates of ill health, real-terms health spending has risen less quickly than was planned. 14 May 2024
Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits report Recipients of and spending on health-related benefits have risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, posing a serious challenge for policymakers. 19 April 2024
The employment and distributional impacts of nationwide minimum wage changes journal article We assess the impact of the change in the UK’s minimum wage between 2016 and 2019 on wages, earnings, employment and household incomes. 10 April 2024
Willingness to pay for improved public education and public healthcare systems: the role of income mobility prospects journal article These findings are based on more than 19,000 observations from the third round of the Life in Transition Survey. 14 March 2024
Unfunded mandates and taxation journal article In 2006, the Chinese central government increased civil servant salaries and pensions and used either unfunded and funded mandates in different areas. 14 March 2024
