Helen Miller

How does immigration affect the UK economy and public finances? We examine migration trends, fiscal impacts and what they could mean for the Budget.

Unlike most taxes, land value tax doesn’t discourage people from working, investing or building. So why don’t we use it more?

Business rates are blamed for killing the high street. But would cutting them actually help shops and pubs - or simply make landlords richer?

Is university still worth the cost? We examine graduate earnings, student debt, course value and who really benefits from getting a degree.

How will a temporary cut to VAT on household electricity bills affect households, the tax system and the public finances?

Andy Burnham enters Downing Street with no shortage of ambition.

What makes a good job? This episode explores pay, progression, flexibility and why access to better work is unequal.

We ask why the UK has such large regional divides, how they emerged, and what policymakers can realistically do to fix them.

Why do people care about inequality, and what do they want government to do about it?

We set out the facts on UK inequality, from income and wealth to opportunity, health and place.

This in-person event, in partnership with and hosted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, will discuss the findings of the IFS-Deaton Review

Britain faces high debt, high borrowing costs, rising taxes and stretched public services. We explain the fiscal reality facing any government.

Why UK electricity prices are so high, how renewables affect costs, and what government can do to protect households from shocks.

What does local government do, why are councils under financial pressure, and how might reform change the future of local services?

The IFS-Deaton Review’s final workshop, where we explored the review's findings and their policy implications in the UK context.

We summarise the breadth of inequalities in the UK, their interconnected nature, and why policymakers need to carefully navigate trade-offs.  

Drawing on the IFS Deaton Review of inequalities, this report sets out a policy toolkit and applications to education, jobs, geography and wealth.

A joint webinar with the Welsh Election Study and the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the Welsh party manifestos and spending plans.

A look at Welsh funding, tax powers, public services and the hard fiscal trade-offs facing whoever forms the next government.

A plan for big tax cuts that is costed on paper, but which may not survive contact with reality.