The tax and spending choices facing Andy Burnham podcast<p class="p1">Andy Burnham faces difficult choices over tax, borrowing and public spending. How much room will the new Prime Minister have to act?</p>16 July 2026
Will devolution solve the UK’s economic woes? podcast<p>Could devolution boost UK growth, or would it widen regional divides? We ask what shifting power from Westminster would really mean.</p>9 July 2026
The inequality of 'good jobs' podcast<p>What makes a good job? This episode explores pay, progression, flexibility and why access to better work is unequal.</p>25 June 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>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to 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.
Educational mobility across multiple generations in Indonesia Journal article Journal of Development Economics Using the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) and Census data, we study multigenerational correlations in education across three generations. 13 July 2026
Consumption responses and redistributive implications of luxury durable tax rebates Journal article Fiscal Studies This paper evaluates the impact of tax rebates on luxury durables, using Thailand's 2011 car tax rebate as a case study. 1 June 2026
Equivalisation (once again) Journal article Fiscal Studies We derive equivalence scales from the expenditure patterns of households using data from the 1987–2015 Irish Household Budget Survey. 1 June 2026
Using home-equity release to strengthen retirement incomes: potential and challenges Journal article Fiscal Studies Using administrative data on Danish retirees’ wealth, this paper documents how home‑equity holdings vary across age, income and wealth groups. 1 June 2026
Fiscal drag with microsimulation: evidence from Spanish tax records Journal article Fiscal Studies Fiscal drag arises when nominal tax parameters remain unchanged despite nominal income growth, thereby increasing effective tax rates and revenue. 1 June 2026
Tax cuts and tax compliance: evidence from grants to Green municipalities Journal article Fiscal Studies This work examines whether a reduction in a salient local tax can increase tax compliance. 1 June 2026
Incentives for dwelling renovations: evidence from a large fiscal programme Journal article Fiscal Studies We use counterfactual analysis to evaluate the economic impact of two tax credits for dwelling renovations. 11 May 2026
Evaluating the impact of the UK job retention scheme on mental health and well-being using matched difference-in-differences Journal article Fiscal Studies In March 2020, the UK government implemented the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, otherwise known as furlough, to minimise the impact of job losses. 11 May 2026
Fiscal policy and the justice system Journal article Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law It is axiomatic that public funding is a determinant of the quality of the justice system and that justice is a consequential area of public spending. 8 May 2026
AI-powered skill classification: mapping technology intensity in the German labour market Journal article Fiscal Studies The rapid evolution of technology is reshaping labour markets by altering skill demands and job profiles. 8 May 2026
Automation and collective agreements Journal article Fiscal Studies In this paper, we empirically examine how collective bargaining agreements relate to firms' automation decisions and employment dynamics. 8 May 2026
Latent changes in the labour share Journal article Fiscal Studies In this paper we show that the small overall between-sector component conceals substantial, though offsetting, equilibrium changes in consumer demand. 8 May 2026
Challenges for the private pension system in the UK and policy proposals to address them Journal article The Journal of the Economics of Ageing We identify challenges and develop policy proposals for the UK private pension system, which is increasingly reliant on defined contribution plans. 16 March 2026
The effects of delayed remuneration on doctor labour supply: Evidence from the English NHS Journal article Journal of Health Economics We examine the labour supply response of doctors in England to a reform to public sector pensions. 11 February 2026
Durables and lemons: Private information and the market for cars Journal article Quantitative Economics Private car quality information means the sale price reflects the average quality of cars sold and can be lower than the population's average quality. 4 February 2026
Sweeping up the gangs: The effect of tough-on-crime policies from a network approach Journal article American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Globally, gang proliferation is fought mainly through sweeps. This paper examines the causal impact on crime for arrested individuals and their peers. 4 February 2026
Community health teams and health utilization in El Salvador Journal article Journal of Health Economics We study how a shift toward community-based primary care reshapes care patterns across levels of the health system in El Salvador. 24 January 2026
Socioeconomic disparities in adult morality in Latin America Journal article BMJ Global Health We use death certificate and population data in Latin American countries to calculate mortality by rates by age, sex and educational attainment 23 January 2026
The declining mental health of the young and the global disappearance of the unhappiness hump shape in age Journal article PLoS One Using Global Minds data across 44 countries over the period 2020–25 we confirm that ill-being is no longer hump-shaped in age but now decreases in age 23 January 2026
On the move: local opportunities and youth migration Journal article Fiscal Studies This paper uses administrative data linking school and tax records to study migration in people's early careers. 2 January 2026