The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Higher Education Access and Funding: challenges and policy options conference 14 May 2024 This one-day academic conference will look at access to and funding of Higher Education systems.
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
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Is there really an NHS productivity crisis? Comment It is difficult to measure NHS productivity. But the available evidence strongly suggests that the NHS is less productive now than pre-pandemic. 17 November 2023
IFS NHS waiting lists calculator wins 2022 Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication Announcement The IFS interactive NHS waiting lists calculator has been awarded the 2022 Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication. 20 April 2023
The state of the NHS Podcast In this episode, we take a look at the state of the NHS across a range of areas. 8 February 2023
NHS waiting lists unlikely to fall significantly in 2023 Press Release NHS performance against its plan to clear the backlog of elective care has so far been mixed. We examine when NHS waiting lists could start to fall. 8 February 2023
One year on from the backlog recovery plan: what next for NHS waiting lists? Report NHS performance against its plan to clear the backlog of elective care has so far been mixed. We examine when NHS waiting lists could start to fall. 8 February 2023
What next for NHS waiting lists? Event 8 February 2023 at 10:30 One year on from the NHS elective recovery plan, this event provided new analysis of waiting lists and reflected on the challenges ahead.
It’s not only the NHS in trouble — the whole country is getting sicker Comment "Public health needs to move up all our agendas." Paul Johnson writes in the Times on the staggering worsening in the UK's national health. 19 December 2022
NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes Report This report examines how NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes compare with pre-pandemic levels. 14 December 2022
The NHS needs to ramp up treatment volumes if waiting lists are to start falling any time soon Comment NHS waiting lists have so far increased broadly in line with our past projections. We examine what this might mean for waiting lists in 2023. 15 November 2022
What could happen to NHS waiting lists in England? Calculator Use our simple interactive tool to explore what could happen to the NHS waiting list in England over the next four years in different scenarios. 29 February 2024
IFS response to new NHS waiting times figures Press Release We respond to new NHS figures released today which show that there were 6.73 million people waiting for NHS treatment in June 2022. 11 August 2022
The NHS backlog recovery plan and the outlook for waiting lists Comment More than 6 million people are now on an NHS waiting list. This backlog is expected to rise further and won’t be cleared during this parliament. 11 February 2022
