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
Inflation measurement with high frequency data Working PaperWe use 8 years of data on 178 consumer product categories to compare bilateral and multilateral index number methods for computing monthly inflation.18 October 2023
IFS Green Budget 2023 CollectionAll the analysis from our IFS Green Budget 2023, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and in partnership with Citi.17 October 2023
Green Budget 2023 PresentationThe IFS Green Budget assessed the state of the UK economy and the government's fiscal position as attention turns towards next year's election.17 October 2023
Green Budget 2023 ReportThe Chancellor is in a fiscal bind as low growth and high debt interest payments limit any room for manoeuvre in the forthcoming Autumn Statement.17 October 2023
Global economic outlook: how hard will we land? ReportThe fight against inflation continues to dominate the global economic policy agenda. 17 October 2023
Policy risks to the fiscal outlook ReportPressures on both revenue and spending are skewed to add to borrowing over the next few years, and threaten the ‘centrality’ of official forecasts.17 October 2023
Outlook for the public finances ReportIn the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify.17 October 2023
UK Outlook: Fallout ReportThe UK economy remains stuck between weak growth on the one hand and the risk of persistently high inflation on the other.17 October 2023
The Expert Factor: Is there any money left? PodcastThis week the Expert Factor team take a deep dive into the state of Britain’s public finances.13 October 2023
Behind the numbers: reassessing investment in skills and training Comment"There are concrete steps, such as reforming the Apprenticeship Levy, that the government should take to improve the existing skills system."12 October 2023
Reforming training and skills policy PresentationIn this online event we presented the findings of a new report focused on England's approach to investment in training and skills.12 October 2023
Investment in training and skills ReportThe UK has seen a significant decline in investment in adult education and training. This chapter analyses how the skills system should be reformed.12 October 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.11 October 2023
An honest conversation about net zero PodcastWe discuss the impact of the Prime Minister's announcement on net zero.11 October 2023
Identification analysis in models with unrestricted latent variables: Fixed effects and initial conditions Working PaperExamples of application to some static and dynamic binary, ordered and multiple discrete choice panel data models are presented.11 October 2023
Inheritance tax raises £7bn a year. It needs reform. ExplainerWe lay out issues with the inheritance tax system and examine options for reform.10 October 2023
Schools and segregation: a comparison of Scotland and England CommentWe study how the different ways pupils are assigned to schools in England and Scotland relate to income segregation in schools and neighbourhoods.10 October 2023
School and neighbourhood segregation in Scotland and England ReportWe document the patterns of neighbourhood and secondary school segregation across England and Scotland10 October 2023
Big changes to HS2 and education will prove a real test for Rishi Sunak Comment"Too many announcements, not enough evident strategy." Paul Johnson in The Times on the announcements in last week's Conservative Party Conference.9 October 2023
Mafia infiltrations in times of crisis: Evidence from the Covid-19 shock Working PaperWe analyse the risk of mafia capture of firms operating in the legal economy and the relationship between firm performance and mafia infiltration.9 October 2023
