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.
Six in ten top achievers outside of London leave their home town by their early 30s Press ReleaseBy age 32, nearly 6 in 10 (59%) of workers from outside London who were in the top 5% of GCSE scores have moved away from their home town.23 June 2025
IFS Deaton Review: Inequalities in the 21st Century special session at the RES 2025 Annual Conference AnnouncementThis year's RES Conference features a special session on the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities with key IFS contributors to the review.16 June 2025
Crown Court backlog exacerbated by post-pandemic productivity slump Press ReleaseThe Crown Court of England and Wales – the court that deals with the most serious offences – had around 75,000 outstanding cases at the end of 2024. 6 June 2025
Decisions over NHS and defence will dominate the Spending Review Press ReleaseAt its first multi-year Spending Review on 11 June, the government will set day-to-day departmental and investment budgets.1 June 2025
Cutting overall education spending would be difficult without cutting school and college budgets Press ReleaseThe upcoming Spending Review is likely to involve cuts to many public service budgets. 28 May 2025
A response to this morning's Reform UK policy announcements Press ReleaseThe broad thrust of Nigel Farage’s speech echoes Reform UK’s manifesto: very large tax cuts to be paid for with very large spending cuts. 27 May 2025
Sure Start’s wide-ranging and long-lasting benefits highlight the impact of integrated early years services Press ReleaseOver the long run, Sure Start’s financial benefits could be twice as high as its costs22 May 2025
IFS response to public sector pay announcements Press ReleaseThe Government has today announced a series of public sector pay awards for those covered by the Pay Review Body process.22 May 2025
Longer NHS waiting lists do not appear to be a significant driver of rising health-related benefit claims Press ReleaseHave increases in NHS waiting lists and waiting times contributed to the growing number of people claiming working-age health-related benefits? 2 May 2025
Londoners may have the highest average incomes, but their spending (excluding housing costs) is lower than other regions Press ReleaseNew research calculates measures of average household consumption for every local authority in Great Britain.11 April 2025
Call for papers: 7th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS Public Finance Conference AnnouncementWe are pleased to announce the 7th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS Public Finance Conference, taking place in London, UK, on September 25-26, 2025. 2 April 2025
Reforms needed to help individuals make good use of their pension wealth throughout their retirement Press ReleasePrivate sector employees are increasingly accumulating retirement savings in ‘defined contribution’ (DC) pensions.1 April 2025
Flawed revision wipes £2 trillion off estimates of household wealth Press ReleaseOur new report finds that a major recent revision by the ONS to official estimates of household wealth is fundamentally flawed. 21 March 2025
Increasing hospital activity alone highly unlikely to be enough to meet NHS 18-week target Press ReleaseThe government will more likely than not miss this NHS 18-week waiting time target. 20 March 2025
Helen Miller appointed as new Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies AnnouncementThe Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is delighted to announce that Helen Miller has been appointed as its next Director.20 March 2025
Economic and Social Research Council awards over £10 million for Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy at the Institute for Fiscal Studies AnnouncementThe UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has renewed its support for the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP).18 March 2025
Various indicators point to a deterioration in population mental health – likely contributing to rising disability benefit caseloads Press ReleaseMental health has worsened since the pandemic. This is consistent with rising disability benefit claims for mental health. 12 March 2025
Spring Forecast shaping up to be more consequential than first billed Press ReleaseOne key question is whether those forecasts put the Chancellor on track to miss her fiscal rules. This is by no means guaranteed.6 March 2025
Latin American and Caribbean Inequality Review (LACIR) supplement launches in Oxford Open Economics AnnouncementThe supplement contains a set of 27 papers and an editorial summary on five key themes of inequality, from 74 authors from wide range of disciplines.3 March 2025
The Education Maintenance Allowance did not improve attainment or earnings for disadvantaged young people in England Press ReleaseThe Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) failed to achieve its ultimate aims of improving educational attainment and labour market outcomes.26 February 2025