Trade Wars: The end of globalisation? podcast<p>Rising tariffs and trade wars are reshaping global trade. Is this the end of globalisation—and what does it mean for the UK and the world economy?</p>4 June 2025
Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast<p>We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits</p>14 May 2025
What's the future of corporation tax? podcast<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>10 April 2025
Spending Review 2025: IFS analysis event 12 June 2025 <p>At this online event, <span class="TextRun SCXW147924733 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:20.85px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">IFS researchers presented their overnight analysis of the Spending Review.</span></p>
CIOT/IFS Debate: What next for international tax co-operation? event 16 June 2025 <p>At this online event <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;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;">an expert panel will debate the future of international tax co-operation.</span></p>
Scaling early childhood development programmes and policies in low- and middle-income countries conference 24 June 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">Thrive, on behalf of IFS and OPM, is hosting a two-day international interdisciplinary conference.</span></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to 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.
Female genital cutting and the slave trade Working Paper We investigate the historical origins of female genital cutting (FGC) and how FGC is associated with the Red Sea route of the African slave trade. 10 May 2025
Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India Working Paper We conducted a large-scale, 4-year trial that randomized premiums and subsidies for India’s first national, public hospital insurance program, RSBY. 29 July 2024
Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India Working Paper We conducted a large-scale, 4-year trial that randomized premiums and subsidies for India’s first national, public hospital insurance program, RSBY. 14 March 2024
Effect of health insurance in India: a randomized controlled trial Working Paper We report on a large randomized controlled trial of hospital insurance for above-poverty-line Indian households. 7 December 2021
Marriage, labour supply and the dynamics of the social safety net Working Paper The 1996 PRWORA reform introduced time limits on the receipt of welfare in the United States. 19 February 2018
Selling daughters: age of marriage, income shocks and the bride price tradition Working Paper When markets are incomplete, cultural norms may play an important role in shaping economic behavior. In this paper, we explore whether income shocks i 17 June 2016
