Trade Wars: The end of globalisation? podcast<p>Rising tariffs and trade wars are reshaping global trade. Is this the end of globalisation—and what does it mean for the UK and the world economy?</p>4 June 2025
Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast<p>We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits</p>14 May 2025
What's the future of corporation tax? podcast<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>10 April 2025
CIOT/IFS Debate: What next for international tax co-operation? event 16 June 2025 <p>At this online event <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">an expert panel will debate the future of international tax co-operation.</span></p>
Scaling early childhood development programmes and policies in low- and middle-income countries conference 24 June 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">Thrive, on behalf of IFS and OPM, is hosting a two-day international interdisciplinary conference.</span></p>
IFS Deaton Review: Inequalities in the 21st Century special session at the RES 2025 Annual Conference announcement<p>This year's RES Conference features a special session on the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities with key IFS contributors to the review.</p>16 June 2025
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.
A symposium on poverty, the safety net and child development: preface Journal articleThese papers revise current understanding of the consequences of child poverty and of the role of safety nets for protecting disadvantaged children.23 June 2025
Theoretical and empirical perspectives on the link between poverty, parenting and children's outcomes Journal articleWe examine different channels through which poverty affects child outcomes, as well as the evidence regarding the magnitude of their impacts.23 June 2025
Tax credits and child outcomes: lessons from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada Journal articleI review the impact of tax credits on child outcomes, focusing on what is known about child-oriented tax credits in the US, UK and Canada.23 June 2025
Job competition in civil service public exams and sick leave behaviour Journal articleIn this paper, we investigate the impact of new openings for civil service positions on sickness absences using data from Spain between 2009 and 2015.23 June 2025
Mortality inequality in Chile Journal articleThis paper analyses trends in mortality inequality in 330 Chilean communes from 1990 to 2010 for different age groups and both genders.23 June 2025
Has COVID-19 vaccination success increased the marginal willingness to pay taxes? Journal articleWe test whether the vaccination process increased the marginal willingness to pay taxes (MWTP).23 June 2025
Future challenges for health and social care provision in the UK Journal articleOxford Review of Economic PolicyWe consider recent trends in health and social care productivity and the scope for future improvements.6 June 2025
The future of public pension provision in the UK: challenges and trade-offs Journal articleOxford Review of Economic PolicyThe UK state pension system faces significant challenges given the country’s ageing population, but it is crucial for retirement finances.6 June 2025
The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women Journal articleLabour EconomicsWe show that remaining in work has significant positive causal effects on the average cognition and physical mobility of older women in England.13 May 2025
Interpreting Cohort Profiles of Life Cycle Earnings Volatility Journal articleJournal of Labor EconomicsWe present new estimates of earnings volatility over time and the life cycle by race and human capital, using Social Security earnings. 7 May 2025
The Effect of Classroom Rank on Learning throughout Elementary School: Experimental Evidence from Ecuador Journal articleJournal of Labor EconomicsWe study the impact of classroom rank on children’s learning using a unique experiment from Ecuador.7 May 2025
Landfill tax and recycling Journal articleFiscal StudiesThis paper provides new empirical evidence on the role of landfill taxes in reducing landfill waste and promoting recycling.6 May 2025
Assessing income redistribution: what are the key analytic choices? Journal articleFiscal StudiesWe present the extent of divergence in the literature on the stylised facts about income redistribution in rich countries.6 May 2025
Using tax records to correct for under-representation of top income sources in surveys Journal articleFiscal StudiesWe show that the survey correction method of Blanchet, Flores and Morgan (2022) can fail to correct its structure by components.6 May 2025
Is there a public sector earnings premium in UK healthcare? Journal articleFiscal StudiesUsing the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, we provide the first estimates of intra-occupation sectoral hourly remuneration differentials.6 May 2025
Fiscal consolidation and voting: on the electoral costs of budgetary stability Journal articleFiscal StudiesIn this paper, we analyse the potential impact of policies aimed at fostering fiscal sustainability on citizens’ preferences.6 May 2025
Market concentration and productivity: evidence from the UK Journal articleFiscal StudiesWe measure product market concentration and business dynamism in the UK from 1997 to 2020 and study the relationship with productivity.6 May 2025
Revealed beliefs and the marriage market return to education Journal articleThe Quarterly Journal of EconomicsWe develop a new methodology to estimate subjective beliefs from hypothetical choice data.15 April 2025