How to reduce child poverty: compare the policy options calculator<p>Use these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups.</p>3 October 2024
How can government reduce child poverty? podcast<p>We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this.</p>3 October 2024
Are people saving enough into their pensions? podcastAutomatic enrolment has been successful in getting more people into workplace pensions, but are they saving enough?20 September 2024
IFS recruitment event 2024 event 14 October 2024 At this online event we will offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process.
What did Sure Start do for youth offending, children's social care, and school behaviour? event 23 October 2024 <p>In this online event we will present findings on the effect of Sure Start on a range of outcomes throughout childhood and adolescence.</p>
IFS Zooms In Live: How to make your first Budget a success event 23 October 2024 Join us for a special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS podcast the week ahead of Rachel Reeves' all-important first Budget.
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.
Imran Rasul elected as EEA Vice-President AnnouncementCPP Director and UCL Professor Imran Rasul is the new Vice-President (President-Elect in 2025 & President in 2026) of the EEA.21 November 2023
Housing costs take up three-and-a-half times as much of the budgets of the poor as of the rich, with significant implications for their standard of living Press Release"It is not possible to understand income poverty or inequality without taking account of housing costs."17 November 2023
Declining education performance in Scotland, particularly in maths and science Press ReleaseThe performance of Scottish pupils in international PISA tests has declined over time in maths and science. 16 November 2023
Increasing concentration of high-skilled jobs in London means graduates elsewhere cannot fully capitalise on their education Press ReleaseThe current economic geography of the UK limits both social mobility and the effective use of talent across the country.13 November 2023
Early retirement increasingly concentrated amongst the wealthy Press ReleaseWe provide new evidence on retirement patterns in the UK.1 November 2023
Incapacity benefits changes strengthen work incentives for over a million, but hundreds of thousands left worse off Press Release520,000 individuals would see their benefit entitlements fall under the reform, typically by £390 per month.26 October 2023
Professor Imran Rasul to lead IFS new research project AnnouncementProfessor Imran Rasul, CPP Director, will lead an IFS project on economic opportunities across racial and ethnic groups in the United Kingdom.25 October 2023
No room for unfunded tax cuts or spending increases – this year or next Press ReleaseWe are in a horrible fiscal bind as low growth and high debt interest payments mean no room for manoeuvre.17 October 2023
Adult skills spending down by a third since early 2000s – but it’s about much more than funding levels Press Release"Any future reforms must be weighed against the risk of adding to the policy instability and inconsistency which have plagued the sector."12 October 2023
IFS contributor Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize in economics AnnouncementCommittee cites her work on generations of women in the labour market. 9 October 2023
We should not focus on public sector net worth as a fiscal target Press ReleaseWe consider the case for and against a fiscal target for public sector net worth.7 October 2023
Long-term costs of full expensing much lower than official estimates suggest Press ReleaseA new report discusses the temporary full-expensing policy and whether it should be made a permanent part of the corporate tax base.6 October 2023
Chancellors’ asymmetric responses to good and bad news since 2010 resulted in more debt and a bigger state Press ReleaseSince 2010, Chancellors have not responded symmetrically to good and bad economic news.28 September 2023
Wealthiest 1% would get half the benefit of scrapping inheritance tax, with an average tax cut of £1 million Press ReleaseIf non-spousal inheritances passed on next year were to be equally shared between all 25-year-olds, each would receive around £120,000.27 September 2023
New childcare entitlements have little to offer the poorest families Press Release"These new entitlements are another big step towards an early years system focused on helping parents to work."26 September 2023
Parents, especially poorer ones, overlook value added when applying to secondary schools Press ReleaseParents commonly do not apply to the most effective secondary school in their local area, this is especially true for parents living in poorer areas.19 September 2023
FCDO renews TaxDev funding for the next seven years AnnouncementFCDO has announced renewed funding for The Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries, a collaboration between IFS and ODI.19 September 2023
The triple lock creates uncertainty for pension incomes and savers, as well as the public finances Press ReleaseThe pensions triple lock has increased state pension spending and creates uncertainty for current and future generations of pensioners.8 September 2023
IFS Research Fellow publishes monograph on inequality AnnouncementIFS Research Fellow Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg has published a monologue entitled The Unequal Effects of Globalization.7 September 2023
Social mobility continues to fall – and moving up is harder if you grow up in the North or Midlands Press Release"It may be harder now than at any point in over half a century to move up if you are born in a position of disadvantage.”7 September 2023
