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
Income tax performance ReportThis chapter looks at what we know about why Scotland’s tax base has grown more slowly so far since devolution. 26 January 2023
The overall funding outlook ReportThis chapter looks at the Scottish government's funding outlook in the short term (2022–23 and 2023–24), medium term (2024–25 to 2027–28) and beyond.26 January 2023
Are the kids alright? The early careers of education leavers since the COVID-19 pandemic ReportWe investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the early careers of young people who recently entered the labour market.11 January 2023
Death and taxes and pensions ReportThe tax system treats funds that remain in a pension at death extremely favourably.15 December 2022
NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes ReportThis report examines how NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes compare with pre-pandemic levels.14 December 2022
Annual report on education spending in England: 2022 ReportThis is our fifth annual report on education spending funded by the Nuffield Foundation12 December 2022
The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year ReportThe number of working-age people newly awarded disability benefits doubled between July 2021 and July 2022. This report investigates that increase.7 December 2022
Political inequality ReportWe explore the relationship between political and economic inequality in the UK. 2 December 2022
Race and ethnicity ReportThis chapter considers inequalities across ethnic groups in the United Kingdom and finds that there is no single story of advantage or disadvantage.14 November 2022
Inequality and immigration ReportThis chapter investigates the relationship between immigration and inequality in the UK over the past 40 years.14 November 2022
Early years spending update: The impact of inflation ReportOur 2022 update discusses how early years education funding has changed over time, and what inflation means for childcare providers going forward.11 November 2022
Trends in income and wealth inequalities ReportTrends in inequalities in income, wealth and, to a limited extent, consumption in the United Kingdom.9 November 2022
Health inequalities ReportThere are marked differences in life expectancy between the regions of England, the countries in the UK, and the UK and other wealthy countries.4 November 2022
Corporation tax and investment ReportWe look at the corporate tax system and proposals to change it.21 October 2022
Does funding follow need? An analysis of the geographic distribution of public spending in England ReportIn the financial year before COVID-19, government spending that can be attributed to England amounted to £541 billion or £9,650 per person.20 October 2022
Quantitative easing, monetary policy implementation, and the public finances ReportRising interest rates, quantitative easing and current monetary policy techniques interact to put pressure on the public finances.14 October 2022
IFS Green Budget 2022 ReportThe IFS Green Budget 2022 takes stock of the economic and fiscal outlook following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and analyses the challenges ahead.11 October 2022
Outlook for the public finances ReportWe look at the path for the public finances and the Chancellor's options to achieve fiscal sustainability.11 October 2022
UK outlook: why we need to do things differently ReportThe UK is the talk of the town, and not in a good way.11 October 2022
Global economic outlook: heading for a fall? ReportNew shocks are threatening to cut the global post-pandemic recovery short. 11 October 2022
