The Autumn Statement explained podcastWe analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement.24 November 2023
The Autumn Statement 2023 explained in 90 seconds explainerPaul Johnson responds to Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Autumn Statement. 22 November 2023
Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained podcastThis week, we dive into the oddities of the VAT system.16 November 2023
Education spending: an engine for levelling-up? event 11 December 2023 The launch of the 2023 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
Social mobility and wealth conference 12 December 2023 At this in-person event, IFS researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
Where next for the state pension? event 13 December 2023 At this online event, IFS researchers will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK.
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy landing pageThe ESRC has funded a research centre at IFS since 1991, recognised as a global centre of excellence and now with UKRI Research Institute status.15 July 2022
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Dementia incidence trend in England and Wales, 2002–19, and projection for dementia burden to 2040: analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Journal articleWe examined dementia trends in England and Wales from 2002 to 2019, addressing bias and non-linearity, with limited post-2010 data. 30 October 2023
Tax equity around the world: a discussion Journal articleThe article is a response to Gabriel Zucman's paper 'Globalisation, taxation and inequality'. 13 September 2023
Symposium: tax equity around the world - introduction Journal articleThis set of issues was showcased at the 4th World Bank Tax Conference in September 2022, which focused on ‘Global Tax Equity’.11 September 2023
Progressive taxation in the face of inflation and instability: lessons from Argentina Journal articleThe article is a response to Gabriel Zucman's paper 'Globalisation, taxation and inequality'.11 September 2023
Taxing high-net-worth individuals: experience from Indonesia Journal articleThe article is a response to Gabriel Zucman's paper 'Globalisation, taxation and inequality'.7 September 2023
Is it time to reboot welfare economics? Overview Journal articleThe articles in this Fiscal Studies symposium engage with the question of how to revive normative questions as a central issue in economic scholarship5 September 2023
Globalisation, taxation and inequality Journal articleThis article reviews some of the challenges of increasing the progressivity of tax systems in a globalised world.31 August 2023
Twenty-five years of income inequality in Britain: The role of wages, household earnings and redistribution Journal articleWe study earnings and income inequality in Britain over the 25 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 July 2023
The effect of doctor strikes on patient outcomes: Evidence from the English NHS Journal articleWe show that while many negative effects of the strikes were mitigated, the disruptions still had negative consequences for some minority groups.24 June 2023
Sanitation and marriage markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign Journal articleThis paper uses the Indian human development household survey (IHDS) to measure the additional value of sanitation within the marriage arrangement.23 March 2023
Fiscal Studies, Volume 44, Issue 1 Journal issueFiscal Studies, Volume 44, Issue 1: Symposium: the global minimum tax20 March 2023
Symposium: the global minimum tax – introduction Journal articleThe group of papers included in this symposium address some of the key issues arising in the design of a Global Minimum Tax.20 March 2023
Empirical evidence on the global minimum tax: What is a critical mass and how large is the substance-based income exclusion? Journal articleThis paper presents empirical evidence on the proposed global minimum tax (GMT) of the OECD's Pillar 2.20 March 2023
Haste makes no waste: positive peer effects of classroom speed competition on learning Journal articleThis study investigates the effects of speed competition in classrooms on young pupils' learning outcomes.16 February 2023
Community matters: Heterogeneous impacts of a sanitation intervention Journal articleWe study the effectiveness of a widely adopted participatory community-level information intervention aimed at improving sanitation.8 February 2023
Labeled loans and human capital investments Journal articleWe provide novel evidence that labeled microcredit is effective in influencing household borrowing and investment decisions.14 January 2023
Saving lives by tying hands: The unexpected effects of constraining health care providers Journal article We conclude that, despite distorting medical decisions, constraining ED doctors can induce cost-effective reductions in mortality.6 January 2023