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
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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.
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An immediate response to the Scottish Government’s MTFS CommentUpdated funding and spending projections show a significant funding gap looming for the Scottish Government – and little sense of how to address it.25 May 2023
Remote working is probably here to stay, and these are the reasons why Comment"Let’s try to shed some light into a heated debate." Paul Johnson writes for the Times on the evidence on working from home and hybrid working.22 May 2023
Turbocharged tax increases reveal PM’s lack of options Comment"My bet is that the tax burden will not get back to its pre-2020 levels for many decades, if ever." Paul Johnson writes for the Times on tax rises.17 May 2023
The three problems at the heart of Britain’s impending retirement disaster CommentAn honest look at pension planning is needed amid longer life expectancies and NHS pressures16 May 2023
Improving financial security in retirement CommentIt is estimated that fewer than one in five self-employed people are currently saving into a pension. An article by Alistair Darling and David Gauke16 May 2023
Lots more people are working, but in jobs that keep them in poverty Comment"As well as a continuing focus on making sure people can get into work, we also need to look at the quality of work." Paul Johnson in the Times.8 May 2023
How big is the teacher pay offer in England? CommentThe government’s new pay offer for teachers in England is mostly funded, but will still leave teachers facing large real-terms salary cuts since 20102 May 2023
As the state gets bigger, taxes will rise. It’s time to be honest about that CommentWinston Churchill, a man of famously expensive habits, believed that income should always be adjusted to meet expenses, and never the other way around28 April 2023
We must act now to prevent a real pensions crisis developing in future Comment"If we are to avoid sleepwalking into a future much worse than the present, we need to start acting now." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 24 April 2023
What impact did lowering the benefit cap have? CommentDWP study finds that lowering the benefit cap led to some moving into paid work, some moving onto an exempting disability benefit and some moving home20 April 2023
VAT may be 50, but it has a lot of growing up to do — and so do we Comment"Happy 50th birthday, VAT." Paul Johnson writes for The Times on the design and complexities of VAT on its 50th anniversary.10 April 2023
A reduced discount rate for public sector pensions will add billions to employer costs CommentA reduction in the UK’s long-term growth prospects means that public service pension promises will be costlier to meet in future.6 April 2023
New DWP study on sanctions may not be all it seems CommentThis comment investigates the robustness of a new DWP report suggesting that benefit sanctions reduce employment.6 April 2023
Britain’s economically damaging tax system is now indefensible Comment"In remembering Lord Lawson, it is surely his 1988 Budget which will stand as his defining moment as chancellor." Paul Johnson writes in The Telegraph5 April 2023
Lower oil and gas prices set to hit Scotland’s underlying public finances CommentScotland’s underlying fiscal position is set to improve by much less than expected last year, as oil and gas prices fall back. 3 April 2023
The long view: how tax expenditures affect revenue over multiple years CommentTiming differences (loss carry-forward and accelerated depreciation) mean that tax expenditures can have long-lasting effects.29 March 2023
Raising the state pension age risks trapping millions in poverty Comment"Exactly when next to raise the pension age is a matter of judgment and trade-offs." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.27 March 2023
The planned increase in the state pension age from 67 to 68 CommentThere are reports that the government will no longer increase the state pension age between 2037-39. We examine the key considerations for this delay.25 March 2023
Inequality fell in the first two years of the pandemic as middle- and high-income households became worse off CommentDeclining real incomes for middle- and high-income households, together with a rise for poorer households, led to a reduction in income inequality.23 March 2023
Increasing the adoption of safe sanitation infrastructure: Evidence from India CommentLabeled microcredit loans increase the take-up of safe toilets, but take-up and conversion are influenced by intra-household gender differences.22 March 2023
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An immediate response to the Scottish Government’s MTFS
25 May 2023
Remote working is probably here to stay, and these are the reasons why
22 May 2023
Turbocharged tax increases reveal PM’s lack of options
17 May 2023
The three problems at the heart of Britain’s impending retirement disaster
16 May 2023
Improving financial security in retirement
16 May 2023
Lots more people are working, but in jobs that keep them in poverty
8 May 2023
How big is the teacher pay offer in England?
2 May 2023
As the state gets bigger, taxes will rise. It’s time to be honest about that
28 April 2023
We must act now to prevent a real pensions crisis developing in future
24 April 2023
What impact did lowering the benefit cap have?
20 April 2023
VAT may be 50, but it has a lot of growing up to do — and so do we
10 April 2023
A reduced discount rate for public sector pensions will add billions to employer costs
6 April 2023
New DWP study on sanctions may not be all it seems
6 April 2023
Britain’s economically damaging tax system is now indefensible
5 April 2023
Lower oil and gas prices set to hit Scotland’s underlying public finances
3 April 2023
The long view: how tax expenditures affect revenue over multiple years
29 March 2023
Raising the state pension age risks trapping millions in poverty
27 March 2023
The planned increase in the state pension age from 67 to 68
25 March 2023
Inequality fell in the first two years of the pandemic as middle- and high-income households became worse off
23 March 2023
Increasing the adoption of safe sanitation infrastructure: Evidence from India
22 March 2023