What would it take to fix social care? podcast<p class="p1">How does social care work, why has reform proved so difficult, and what would it take to build a fairer and more sustainable system?</p>17 September 2026
Land value tax: the perfect tax? podcast<p>Unlike most taxes, land value tax doesn’t discourage people from working, investing or building. So why don’t we use it more?</p>7 September 2026
How to fix business rates podcast<p class="p1">Business rates are blamed for killing the high street. But would cutting them actually help shops and pubs - or simply make landlords richer?</p>27 August 2026
IFS Annual Lecture: Are Ideas Harder to Find, Overall? event 12 October 2026 <p><span data-teams="true">Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion will deliver the 2026 IFS Annual Lecture.</span></p>
IFS Green Budget 2026 event 14 October 2026 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The IFS Green Budget assessed the state of the UK economy and the government’s fiscal position ahead of the Autumn Budget.</span></p>
IFS Zooms In Live: A look ahead to the Budget event 20 October 2026 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS Zooms In podcast ahead of the Budget, looking at the choices facing the Chancellor.</span></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.</p>20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Labour's windfall levy Lucy Chennells Published on 1 April 1997 This commentary discusses the background to the policy, presents the economic arguments for and against the levy, and examines some of the issues about how the levy might actually operate in practice. Taxes and benefits Government finances and spending Corporate taxes
Do disability benefits need reform? podcast How does PIP work, why are claims rising and what choices does the government face as it considers reforming disability benefits? 24 September 2026
The tax and spending choices facing Andy Burnham podcast Andy Burnham faces difficult choices over tax, borrowing and public spending. How much room will the new Prime Minister have to act? 16 July 2026
Will devolution solve the UK’s economic woes? podcast Could devolution boost UK growth, or would it widen regional divides? We ask what shifting power from Westminster would really mean. 9 July 2026
The outlook for the public finances report Higher inflation, higher government borrowing costs and pressures on public services will be the key challenges faced by the Chancellor at the Budget. 12 October 2026
IFS response to Conservative announcement about changes to inheritance tax comment The biggest beneficiaries would be those with the highest wealth and the most valuable homes. 7 October 2026
Fiscal devo: getting the tax assignment model right for regional growth comment David Phillips looks at how the government can get its tax revenue sharing plans right. 6 October 2026
The cost of bureaucratic fragmentation: business tax evasion and revenue mobilization in a low-income country working paper We provide novel evidence on bureaucratic fragmentation and weak tax administrations as enablers of low revenue mobilization in low-income countries. 27 May 2026
Discretion versus algorithms: bureaucrats, tax equity and acceptability working paper We study how replacing bureaucrats’ discretion with algorithmic assessment affects the accuracy, equity, and public acceptance of tax decisions. 11 May 2026
Anticipatory effects of corporate tax shaming: evidence from the European Union working paper We analyze anticipatory effects associated with the EU’s Directive on Public Country-by-Country Reporting. 6 March 2026
