Why we need to reform inheritance tax podcastWe discuss the issues with inheritance tax and how to reform it.6 December 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
Revaluation and reform of Welsh council tax should proceed without delay CommentWe analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’. 14 November 2023
The changing geography of jobs ReportThis report examines the way in which ‘hollowing out’ and other labour market trends have shaped the economic geography of the UK.13 November 2023
The changes to the UK's net zero pathway explained ExplainerWhat are the changes announced by the Prime Minister and what will their impacts be?10 November 2023
Should the government levy VAT on private school fees? ExplainerLabour have proposed levying VAT at the main rate of 20% on private school fees. Paul Johnson lays out the facts in 90 seconds.9 November 2023
The Expert Factor: What next for Net Zero? PodcastRecently, the government has sought to alter the UK's net zero plans. This week, the experts dig into the changes and assess their impact.6 November 2023
Retirement is not always a choice that workers can afford to make Comment"More of us may feel little choice but to work a year or two longer than planned." Paul Johnson writes for The Times.6 November 2023
Walk the talk: Measuring green preferences with social media data Working PaperWe created a unique data set based on social media data by collecting all the tweets of 54,000 Swedish citizens between January and June 2019. 6 November 2023
A spouse and a house are all we need? Housing demand, labor supply and divorce over the lifecycle Working PaperWe use a limited commitment framework to study how changes in marriage value affect household decisions over the lifecycle. 6 November 2023
Insurance, redistribution, and the inequality of lifetime income Working PaperThis paper studies how the tax-and-transfer system mitigates income inequalities over the lifetime, which can lead to disparities in living standards.2 November 2023
Taxes could be cut within broader reforms Comment"The Chancellor doesn’t need to wait for fiscal headroom to reform public finances" says Helen Miller in The Telegraph. 2 November 2023
Powerful t-tests in the presence of nonclassical measurement error Working PaperThis paper proposes an alternative to the t-test hypothesis that a coefficient in linear regression is equal to zero when a regressor is mismeasured.2 November 2023
Inference for rank-rank regressions Working PaperSlope coefficients in rank-rank regressions are popular measures of intergenerational mobility.2 November 2023
Understanding retirement in the UK ReportWe comprehensively examine the changing patterns of retirement in the UK for different groups in society.1 November 2023
Women in surgery: slow progress for mothers CommentSurvey evidence published recently showed staggering levels of sexual harassment (and worse) in surgery.31 October 2023
Dementia incidence trend in England and Wales, 2002–19, and projection for dementia burden to 2040: analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Journal articleWe examined dementia trends in England and Wales from 2002 to 2019, addressing bias and non-linearity, with limited post-2010 data. 30 October 2023
The effect of reducing welfare access on employment, health, and children's long-run outcomes Working PaperWe find substantial and heterogeneous employment responses that increased average income despite reduced transfers.30 October 2023
The minimum wages, turnover, and the shape of the wage distribution Working PaperWe find that minimum wage hikes don't cause an unusual concentration of job leavers below the new minimum wage, defying neoclassical model prediction.30 October 2023
The Expert Factor: What can be done to fix standards in public life? PodcastThe Expert Factor team take a look at how to improve standards in public life. 27 October 2023
The effects of reforms to the Work Capability Assessment for incapacity benefits ReportWe investigate the potential impacts of the government’s proposed reforms to the Work Capability Assessment.26 October 2023
Accident-induced absence from work and wage ladders Working PaperHow do temporary spells of absence from work affect individuals’ labor trajectory? To answer this question, we augment a ‘wage ladder’ model. 25 October 2023
