A report published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies compares the university funding policies of Labour, the Conservatives, and the Liberal Democrats. These policies have important implications for students, graduates, universities and taxpayers.

Our analysis has been modified (on 5 April) since publication of this report to incorporate new government fee revenue projections, and new estimates of the costs of student support. The original press release can still be downloaded here.

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    Lorraine Dearden

    Emla Fitzsimons
    Emla Fitzsimons

    Research Fellow University College London

    Emla Fitzsimons is a Professor of Economics at the University College London Institute of Education and a Research Fellow at the IFS.

    Alissa Goodman
    Alissa Goodman

    Research Fellow University College London

    Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.

    Greg Kaplan
    Greg Kaplan

    Research Fellow University of Chicago

    Greg is a Professor at the University of Chicago in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and a Research Fellow at the IFS.

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