Options for 1988: the Green Budget

Understand this issue

How did parents’ experiences in the labour market shape children’s social and emotional development during the pandemic?

report

Around 50% of families saw changes in labour market status during the COVID-19 pandemic. This impacted the emotional development of their children.

1 August 2023

Inequalities: which ones matter, and what to do about them?

presentation

Paul Johnson gave a talk at the Oxford Martin School where he drew on the extensive work of the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities.

27 February 2023

One year on from the backlog recovery plan: what next for NHS waiting lists?

report

NHS performance against its plan to clear the backlog of elective care has so far been mixed. We examine when NHS waiting lists could start to fall.

8 February 2023

Policy analysis

Annual report on education spending in England: 2023

report

Our sixth annual report on education spending shows changes over time across different stages of education, as well as geographic differences.

11 December 2023

Help onto the housing ladder: the role of intergenerational transfers

report

We examine financial help from family to first-time buyers, quantifying this help and studying its role in homeownership and wealth inequalities.

8 December 2023

Housing costs and income inequality in the UK

report

This report sheds light on some of the drivers of changes in housing costs over time for different groups.

17 November 2023

Academic research

Social proximity and misinformation: Experimental evidence from a mobile phone-based campaign in India

working paper

We study how social proximity between the sender and the receiver of information shapes the effectiveness of preventive health behaviour campaigns.

7 December 2023

Cost-sharing in medical care can increase adult mortality: Evidence from Colombia

working paper

To our knowledge, this study is the first to show a relationship between cost-sharing and adult mortality risk in a low- or middle-income country.

6 December 2023

The role of privately held firms in income inequality

working paper

We study the role of privately held firms in income inequality in Finland, especially looking at the the role of retained earnings.

29 November 2023