Public finance in developing countries

Understand this issue

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

Policy analysis

Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024

report

How do rising mortgage rates and differential inflation affect incomes and poverty? How have incomes and poverty changed for pensioners?

25 July 2024

Dimensions of Inequality: The IFS Deaton Review

report

When people worry about the state of the world, or the state of the UK, they often mention the word ‘inequality’.

17 July 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

Academic research

Focal pricing and pass-through

working paper

I show that the adoption and extent of focal pricing practices in an industry in general do not lower average pass-through of input cost changes.

21 August 2024

Cheapflation and the rise of inflation inequality

working paper

Using household scanner data for fast-moving consumer goods, we show that this was accompanied by historically high rates of inflation inequality.

14 August 2024

The determinants of local housing supply in England

working paper

We estimate local housing supply elasticities for 325 local authorities and 6,788 census tract areas in England.

1 August 2024