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
Should the government increase capital gains tax? event 7 October 2024 This online event will look at the case for reforming capital gains tax and what the government could do in the upcoming budget.
IFS Green Budget 2024 event 10 October 2024 The IFS Green Budget will assess the state of the UK economy and the new government’s fiscal position ahead of their first Budget.
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.
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Wealth and welfare across generations Working PaperThis paper examines why younger generations no longer have substantially more wealth than their recent predecessors did at the same age. 11 April 2023
Firm concentration & job design: the case of schedule flexible work arrangements Working PaperWe build a model of job design under monopsony to analyse the amenity value of job flexibility on offer across the wage and occupational distribution.6 April 2023
Household responses to trade shocks Working PaperWe study the responses of both individuals and their partners to rising Chinese import competition in the 2000s.24 March 2023
Old age risks, consumption, and insurance Working PaperWe measure the effects of income and health shocks on consumption among U.S. households over age 65.21 March 2023
Intergenerational altruism and transfers of time and money: a life cycle perspective Working PaperWe find that time investments, educational investments, and assortative matching have a greater impact on generating inequality than cash transfers.28 February 2023
The effect of tax incentives on private pension saving Working PaperThis paper estimates the responsiveness of private pension saving to tax incentives for employees in England and Wales.24 February 2023
Who gives and receives substantial financial transfers in Britain? Working PaperWe document key patterns in the flow of significant gifts and loans between friends and family in Great Britain.13 February 2023
What drives the timing of inter-vivos transfers? Working PaperWe analyse the relationships between giving and receiving significant wealth transfers and experiencing key life events.13 February 2023
Taking the biscuit: how Safari privacy policies affect online advertising Working PaperWe analyse how much advertisers are willing to pay for third-party cookies and how tightening privacy policies affect market outcomes. 9 February 2023
Who benefits from free health insurance: evidence from Mexico Working PaperWe present a comprehensive evaluation of the health impacts of the introduction & expansion of the Seguro Popular health insurance program in Mexico.6 February 2023
Do work search requirements work? Evidence from a UK reform targeting single parents Working PaperWe assess whether work search requirements for out-of-work welfare claimants are effective in inducing individuals to work & delivering fiscal savings1 February 2023
Intensive margin labour supply and the dynamic effects of in-work transfers Working PaperHow should dynamic considerations affect the design of in-work transfers?1 February 2023
Effective Tax Rates and Firm Size Working PaperThis paper provides novel evidence on the relationship between firm size and effective corporate tax rates.1 February 2023
Can higher education policy boost intergenerational mobility? Evidence from an empirical matching model Working PaperWe use rich administrative data to estimate a novel two-sided matching model of sorting into field and institution within higher education.26 January 2023
To invest or not to invest in sanitation: the role of intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power Working PaperWe study how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of costs and benefits of sanitation impact investment decisions.24 January 2023
Labeled loans and human capital investments Working PaperWe provide rigorous evidence of the impacts of labelled microcredit on household sanitation investment and borrowing behaviour.24 January 2023
Identifying network ties from panel data: theory and an application to tax competition Working PaperWe present results on the identification of social networks from observational panel data that contains no information on social ties between agents.18 January 2023
The effect of pension wealth on employment Working PaperThis study provides novel evidence about the pension wealth elasticity of employment.3 January 2023
A monetary-fiscal theory of sudden inflations Working PaperThis paper posits an information channel as the explanation for sudden inflations.20 December 2022
Identifying the effect of persuasion Working PaperThis paper examines a commonly used measure of persuasion whose precise interpretation has been obscure in the literature.14 December 2022
