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.
Limited financial market participation: a transaction cost-based explanation Monica Paiella Published on 3 April 2001
Where next for the state pension? presentation IFS researchers presented findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK, published as part of the Pensions Review. 13 December 2023
Social mobility and wealth presentation IFS researchers shared findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers. 12 December 2023
Autumn Statement 2023: IFS analysis presentation IFS researchers presented their analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the day after the Autumn Statement. 23 November 2023
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
General Election 2024: Manifesto Analysis Presentations presentation IFS researchers presented their analysis of the manifestos ahead of the 2024 general election. 24 June 2024
How do the last five years measure up on levelling up? report How well – or badly – has the UK fared on the 12 levelling up missions? We examine early progress and the scale of the challenge ahead. 19 June 2024
The impact of labour demand shocks when occupational labour supplies are heterogeneous working paper We study the heterogeneous impact of subsequent demand shifts on wages and employment in Germany. 28 June 2024
The impact of flexibility at work on fertility working paper Using the increase in work flexibility during the first Covid-19 lockdown, we find a significant and persistent increase in births nine months later. 11 June 2024
Intergenerational mobility in socio-emotional skills working paper This paper investigates the intergenerational transmission of socio-emotional skills during childhood, using the 1970 British Cohort Study in the UK. 5 June 2024
