Election Special: Your questions answered podcastIn the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about everything from borrowing to AI to the part that luck plays in the economy. 27 June 2024
Election Special: The Labour manifesto explained podcastWe discuss the Labour manifesto launched on Thursday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.14 June 2024
Election Special: The Conservative manifesto explained podcastWe discuss the Conservative manifesto launched on Tuesday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.12 June 2024
General Election 2024: IFS manifesto analysis event 24 June 2024 IFS researchers and Director Paul Johnson will deliver their analysis of the parties' manifestos at a live-streamed press briefing.
Inaugural IFS postdoc workshop workshop 4 July 2024 This academic workshop on applied public and labour economics will feature presentations by alumni of the IFS postdoc scheme.
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 event 25 July 2024 This online event will present the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.
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.
How redistributive is the school funding system? Haroon Chowdry Published on 10 June 2008 Health and social care Government finances and spending Education and skills Schools Public finance Higher education Education Early childhood development Childcare and early years
What is the two-child limit in benefits? explainer IFS Associate Director Tom Waters explains. 27 June 2024
What has been happening with university finances? explainer IFS Associate Director Christine Farquharson explains. 27 June 2024
Election Special: The big issues politicians haven't spoken about podcast What are the manifestos missing? What are the big challenges facing us? And what information should voters be aware of as they head to the polls? 25 June 2024
Free breakfast clubs in schools: what Labour’s plans would mean for pupils and families comment Labour’s manifesto promises free breakfast clubs in all primary schools. This comment examines possible benefits and challenges with the policy. 25 June 2024
How should we interpret parties’ public spending pledges this election? comment Parties have pledged lots of ‘fully costed’ spending policies but these tell us little about the actual funding each public service might receive. 23 June 2024
How would the parties’ tax and spending plans affect Scotland and Wales? report This ‘explainer’ looks at how the parties’ proposals would affect Scotland and Wales, covering tax, spending, public finances and the constitution. 28 June 2024
6th World Bank/IFS/ODI Public Finance Conference | Driving Progress: Public Finance and Structural Transformation conference 26 September 2024 We invite researchers from both academic and policy institutions to submit a paper or an extended abstract of two or more pages by April.
Economics of Childhood Nutrition Workshop workshop 26 June 2024 at 13:00 The IFS and Royal Holloway University of London are co-organising this academic workshop on the economics of childhood nutrition.
The intergenerational elasticity of earnings: Exploring the mechanisms working paper We use data covering a single cohort’s first 55 years of life to explain the differences in the intergenerational elasticity of earnings. 3 June 2024
