Professor Dame Rachel Griffith

Journal article | Covid Economics: Vetted and Real-Time Papers

At this event, IFS researchers discussed some of the ways in which policy should rise to the challenge of getting people back to work safely and productively.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented social distancing measures around the world to contain the spread of the virus. The UK has, like many countries, effectively closed down entire sectors of its economy and severely limited activity in many other sectors. This curtailing of activity is likely to lead to a sharp recession.

The spread of COVID-19 has led to sweeping changes in the way households work, spend their time and shop. This has led to large changes in spending pa

The spread of COVID-19, and international measures to contain it, are having a major impact on economic activity in the UK. In this observation we describe how this impact has varied across industries using data on share prices of firms listed on the London Stock Exchange, and how well targeted government support for workers and companies is in light of this.

Innovation can also benefit low-skill workers if they have the right set of soft-skills write Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud, Richard Blundell and Rachel Griffith.

Over 50 countries and localities, including the UK, have recently introduced taxes on soft drinks. In new IFS research funded by the National Institute of Health Research under the Department for Health’s Obesity Policy Research Unit, we survey the evidence on the effects of soft drink taxes on prices and purchases in 27 studies covering 11 jurisdictions (Berkeley, Boulder, Catalonia, Chile, France, Maine, Mexico, Ohio, Philadelphia, Portugal and Washington).

Advertising of high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) food and drink during children’s television programmes has been banned in the UK since 2007. The Government has recently announced that they will consult on further advertising restrictions for products high in fat, salt and sugar on TV.

The Royal Economic Society has appointed IFS Research Director Professor Rachel Griffith as its new President for 2019/20. Rachel is Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, Research Director of the IFS and Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP...

Rachel Griffith, Research Director at IFS, is the 1st holder of the newly established ECORES chair. She will give 4 lectures, looking at what different types of policies, aimed at reducing obesity, might achieve in terms of reducing long-run inequalities in health, social and economic outcomes. Lect...

The Royal Economic Society (RES) has appointed Professor Rachel Griffith as its President-elect from 2019/2020. They also announced that the former Chief Economist of the World Bank and former President of the British Academy, Lord Nicholas Stern will be President of the Royal Economic Society for 2...