Budget 2026: what should we expect? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What should we expect from the October Budget? IFS economists discuss the choices facing the Chancellor on energy bills, taxes and public spending.</span></p>22 October 2026
Is the Chancellor’s spending plan credible? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>Higher inflation, rising borrowing and potential spending cuts: what will the Chancellor’s first Budget mean for the economy and households today?</span></p>15 October 2026
Are renewables making electricity more expensive? podcast<p>Why is electricity so expensive? We explore the role of renewables, the costs of decarbonisation and the future of Britain's energy system.</p>8 October 2026
IFS Zooms In Live: A look ahead to the Budget event 20 October 2026 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;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;">A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS Zooms In podcast ahead of the Budget, looking at the choices facing the Chancellor.</span></p>
Autumn Budget 2026: IFS analysis event 29 October 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present their initial response to Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget.</p>
IFS Public Economics Day 2027 event 8 January 2027 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;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;">The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.</span></p>
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Will childcare subsidies increase the labour supply of mothers in Ireland? Journal article We study the effect of a childcare subsidies in Ireland, where, historically, mothers provide childcare and do not participate in the labour market 1 June 2025
Efficacy of delivery models in early intervention: Findings from Germany's nurse-family partnership on family and child welfare services and pediatric medical incidents in high-risk families Journal article Child Abuse & Neglect This study examines the efficacy of two different delivery models of the ProKind intervention, a German adaptation of the Nurse-Family Partnership. 27 May 2025
The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women Journal article Labour Economics We 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
The Effect of Classroom Rank on Learning throughout Elementary School: Experimental Evidence from Ecuador Journal article Journal of Labor Economics We study the impact of classroom rank on children’s learning using a unique experiment from Ecuador. 7 May 2025
Interpreting Cohort Profiles of Life Cycle Earnings Volatility Journal article Journal of Labor Economics We present new estimates of earnings volatility over time and the life cycle by race and human capital, using Social Security earnings. 7 May 2025
Market concentration and productivity: evidence from the UK Journal article Fiscal Studies We measure product market concentration and business dynamism in the UK from 1997 to 2020 and study the relationship with productivity. 6 May 2025
Landfill tax and recycling Journal article Fiscal Studies This 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 article Fiscal Studies We 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 article Fiscal Studies We 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 article Fiscal Studies Using 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 article Fiscal Studies In this paper, we analyse the potential impact of policies aimed at fostering fiscal sustainability on citizens’ preferences. 6 May 2025
Revealed beliefs and the marriage market return to education Journal article The Quarterly Journal of Economics We develop a new methodology to estimate subjective beliefs from hypothetical choice data. 15 April 2025
Consumer bankruptcy, mortgage default, and labor supply Journal article International Economic Review We specify and estimate a life-cycle model of consumption, housing demand, and labor supply using data on credit reports combined with Census data. 14 April 2025
Complementarities in the production of child health Journal article Journal of Human Capital We show that water, sanitation and hygiene practices (WASH) and nutrition are complements in the formation of child height and weight. 2 April 2025
A symposium on poverty, the safety net and child development: preface Journal article These papers revise current understanding of the consequences of child poverty and of the role of safety nets for protecting disadvantaged children. 2 April 2025
Theoretical and empirical perspectives on the link between poverty, parenting and children's outcomes Journal article We examine different channels through which poverty affects child outcomes, as well as the evidence regarding the magnitude of their impacts. 2 April 2025
Tax credits and child outcomes: lessons from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada Journal article I 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. 2 April 2025
Job competition in civil service public exams and sick leave behaviour Journal article In this paper, we investigate the impact of new openings for civil service positions on sickness absences using data from Spain between 2009 and 2015. 2 April 2025
Has COVID-19 vaccination success increased the marginal willingness to pay taxes? Journal article We test whether the vaccination process increased the marginal willingness to pay taxes (MWTP). 2 April 2025
Mortality inequality in Chile Journal article This paper analyses trends in mortality inequality in 330 Chilean communes from 1990 to 2010 for different age groups and both genders. 2 April 2025