Inheritance tax rises and the Budget: who's affected? podcast<p>We discuss how inheritance tax actually changed in the budget, who will be affected and whether it was a good idea.</p>15 November 2024
How big are the UK's demographic challenges? podcast<p>With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.</p>8 November 2024
What does the Budget mean for the UK? podcast<p>We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have.</p>31 October 2024
IFS recruitment event: Summer students event 2 December 2024 <p>We're offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff and find out more about our summer placement scheme for current university students.</p>
Challenges for the means-tested benefit system for older people event 11 December 2024 <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">At this online event, IFS researchers will present new research highlighting key issues with the benefit system around retirement age.</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.
Unfunded mandates and taxation Journal articleIn 2006, the Chinese central government increased civil servant salaries and pensions and used either unfunded and funded mandates in different areas.14 March 2024
Beyond tax credits and the minimum wage: The challenge of labour market inequality Journal articleFiscal StudiesThis paper looks at the motivation behind the expansion of in-work tax credits in the face of growing wage inequality and in-work poverty.26 February 2024
Does the value-added tax add value? Lessons using administrative data from a diverse set of countries Journal articleWe draw on firm-level administrative VAT records from 11 countries at different income levels to examine the functioning of real-world VAT systems. 9 February 2024
Sample composition and representativeness on Understanding Society Journal articleIn this paper, we provide an overview of the sample design of Understanding Society and the consequent nature of design weights.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: minimising selection biases in data collection using mobile apps Journal articleWe review the potential barriers to data collection using mobile apps and experimental evidence collected with the UK Household Longitudinal Study.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: the income data Journal articleWe introduce the income data of Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: health, biomarker and genetic data Journal articleUnderstanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study includes a wide range of health measures, and in particular biomarker and genetic data. 2 February 2024
Financing UK democracy: a stocktake of 20 years of political donations disclosure Journal articleWe study political donations data disclosed since 2001 to evaluate the role of private and public political finance over time.2 February 2024
Saving by buying ahead: stockpiling in response to lump-sum payments Journal articleThis study uses variations in state income tax refunds over time to estimate consumption responses to lump-sum payments.2 February 2024
Intertemporal income shifting and the taxation of business owner-managers Journal articleWe show that responses of UK company owner-managers to personal taxes are due to intertemporal income shifting and not reductions in business activity24 January 2024
A symposium on Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey: preface Journal articleThis current symposium contains a collection of papers on the UK Household Longitudinal Survey, most commonly known as Understanding Society.17 January 2024
A symposium on Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey: introduction Journal article The UK Household Longitudinal Study began in 2009, and built on and incorporated its predecessor the British Household Panel Survey.17 January 2024
Using Understanding Society to study intergenerational wealth mobility in the UK Journal articleUnderstanding society is invaluable for studying the intergenerational persistence of outcomes including income, health and wealth. 17 January 2024
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
