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
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Higher Education Access and Funding: challenges and policy options conference 14 May 2024 This one-day academic conference will look at access to and funding of Higher Education systems.
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.
Bee Boileau Research Economist Bee joined the IFS in 2021 as a Research Economist and works in the Retirement, Saving and Ageing sector.
Scottish Budget 2023–24: further analysis Report The aim of this report is to look at some of the key implications of the Scottish Budget for the coming year, and for the longer term. 17 February 2023
Pass it on: who receives wealth transfers and when? Event 13 February 2023 at 14:00 At this online event we presented and discussed new research on intergenerational wealth transfers made during life.
Who gives and receives substantial financial transfers in Britain? Working Paper We document key patterns in the flow of significant gifts and loans between friends and family in Great Britain. 13 February 2023
What drives the timing of inter-vivos transfers? Working Paper We analyse the relationships between giving and receiving significant wealth transfers and experiencing key life events. 13 February 2023
Who gives wealth transfers to whom and when? Patterns in the giving and receiving of lifetime gifts and loans Report We examine the patterns in the giving and receiving of significant wealth transfers during life, and the association of transfers with life events. 13 February 2023
Bank of mum and dad drives increasing economic inequalities in early adulthood Press Release We look at the patterns in the giving and receiving of significant wealth transfers during life, and the association of transfers with life events. 13 February 2023
The overall funding outlook Report This chapter looks at the Scottish government's funding outlook in the short term (2022–23 and 2023–24), medium term (2024–25 to 2027–28) and beyond. 26 January 2023
Income tax performance Report This chapter looks at what we know about why Scotland’s tax base has grown more slowly so far since devolution. 26 January 2023
Scottish Government faces major medium- and long-term budget challenges Press Release We show the stark funding challenges facing the Scottish Government and the public services it is responsible for over the next five years and beyond. 26 January 2023
House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee publishes report on economic inactivity citing IFS research Announcement The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has published a report for which IFS Deputy Director Robert Joyce acted as a Specialist Advisor. 20 December 2022
The Scottish Budget overstates increases in public-service spending next year compared to this – and tough choices loom, particularly for Scottish councils Press Release We analyse the plans for different public service budgets in the Scottish Budget. 16 December 2022
Why are older workers leaving the workforce? Podcast We look at the latest research on older workers and their participation in the labour market. 2 November 2022
What is happening to public sector pay? Explainer With inflation rising, and a cost of living crisis hitting the UK, how much public sector workers get paid is hitting the headlines. 31 October 2022
Is worsening health leading to more older workers quitting work, driving up rates of economic inactivity? Comment We examine labour market trends for older people to see if poorer health is driving down employment rates and causing a rise in economic inactivity 26 October 2022
Pay, pensions & pressures on public services Event 25 October 2022 at 13:00 Higher inflation is causing budgetary challenges in the NHS, schools, local government, and beyond.
Pay, pensions & pressures on public services Presentation Higher inflation is causing budgetary challenges in the NHS, schools, local government, and beyond. 25 October 2022
Public spending, pay and pensions Report The public sector pay settlements announced this July will pose severe budgetary challenges for many areas of government. 8 October 2022
Even if real pay is cut by 5%, public sector workforce may need to be cut by more than 200,000 by 2024 to stay within current spending plans Press Release Public sector workers will receive pay awards of around 5% this year, on average. 8 October 2022
The rise in economic inactivity among people in their 50s and 60s Report This report seeks to shed new light on the fall in employment and rise in economic inactivity amongst older people in the UK, with a particular focus on those in their 50s and 60s. 16 June 2022
Decisions to retire early are driving growing economic inactivity among people in their 50s and 60s Press Release The number of economically inactive people in their 50s and 60s has grown by more than a quarter of a million since before the pandemic. 15 June 2022
