Carl Emmerson

Deputy Director

Carl is Deputy Director of the IFS, an editor of the annual IFS Green Budget and a Director of the Pensions Review. His research includes issues around the UK's public finances, and household retirement saving decisions.

He is also a member of the Social Security Advisory Committee, the advisory panel of the Office for Budget Responsibility, and the UK Statistics Authority's Methodological Assurance Review Panel. He previously served as a specialist advisor to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee.

Education

MSc Economics, Birkbeck, University of London, 1999

BSc (1st Class) Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1996

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A photo of Jeremy Hunt holding the budget box

Autumn Statement 2023: IFS analysis

Event 23 November 2023 at 10:30 via Slido and YouTube
IFS researchers presented their analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the day after the Autumn Statement.
Jeremy Hunt

Autumn Statement 2023 response

Comment
Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes.

22 November 2023

Carl Emmerson

Now is not the time for tax cuts

Explainer
In the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify.

18 October 2023

Treasury building

Outlook for the public finances

Report
In the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify.

17 October 2023

The treasury

Policy risks to the fiscal outlook

Report
Pressures on both revenue and spending are skewed to add to borrowing over the next few years, and threaten the ‘centrality’ of official forecasts.

17 October 2023

HM Treasury

Fiscal risks and sustainability

Presentation
This online event, jointly organised by the OBR and IFS, focused on two particular fiscal risks facing the UK.

28 September 2023