Election Special: Your questions answered podcastIn the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about everything from borrowing to AI to the part that luck plays in the economy. 27 June 2024
Election Special: The Labour manifesto explained podcastWe discuss the Labour manifesto launched on Thursday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.14 June 2024
Election Special: The Conservative manifesto explained podcastWe discuss the Conservative manifesto launched on Tuesday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.12 June 2024
General Election 2024: IFS manifesto analysis event 24 June 2024 IFS researchers and Director Paul Johnson will deliver their analysis of the parties' manifestos at a live-streamed press briefing.
Inaugural IFS postdoc workshop workshop 4 July 2024 This academic workshop on applied public and labour economics will feature presentations by alumni of the IFS postdoc scheme.
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 event 25 July 2024 This online event will present the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.
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.
Working-age disability benefit caseload Data Item Reducing spending on working-age disability benefits by £12bn would equate to 1.6 million claimants (38%) losing an average of £7,500 a year each. 24 June 2024
Annual spending on working-age benefits (2024-25 prices) Data Item Spending on health-related benefits has grown rapidly since the start of the pandemic. 24 June 2024
Change in share of national income spent on social security benefits and state pensions in 2024–25, as expected in March 2020 and March 2024, split by component of change Data Item Change in share of national income spent on social security benefits and state pensions in 2024–25 split by component of change 9 June 2024
Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits Report Recipients of and spending on health-related benefits have risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, posing a serious challenge for policymakers. 19 April 2024
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
Understanding retirement in the UK Report We comprehensively examine the changing patterns of retirement in the UK for different groups in society. 1 November 2023
The effects of reforms to the Work Capability Assessment for incapacity benefits Report We investigate the potential impacts of the government’s proposed reforms to the Work Capability Assessment. 26 October 2023
The labor market effects of disability benefit loss Working Paper Leveraging age and health cutoffs in the reassessment, the paper estimates employment responses to loss or reduction of benefits. 29 September 2023
Disability, illness and pain are real problems for the entire economy Comment "Tackling them should be near the top of any list of social and economic priorities." Paul Johnson writes in the Times. 28 August 2023
Don’t cheer end of earnings squeeze: there is more pain to come Comment Paul Johnson writes for The Times on the pain to come for households and the public finances. 19 June 2023
Changing patterns of work at older ages Presentation This presentation was given by Jonathan Cribb at the ELSA 20th Anniversary Conference. 11 May 2023
Analysis of Scottish tax and benefit reforms Report We analyse the impact of changes to devolved income tax rates and bands and benefits, and show the total impact of the changes. 9 February 2023
The effect of pension wealth on employment Working Paper This study provides novel evidence about the pension wealth elasticity of employment. 3 January 2023
The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year Report The number of working-age people newly awarded disability benefits doubled between July 2021 and July 2022. This report investigates that increase. 7 December 2022
Living standards of working-age disability benefits recipients in the UK Working Paper We examine the living standards and health of working-age disabled people and disability benefits recipients over time in the UK. 6 July 2022
Take-up and labour supply responses to disability insurance earnings limits Working Paper We develop a simple framework to evaluate the trade-offs with disability insurance programs. 15 June 2022
Household self-insurance and the value of disability insurance in the United States Working Paper This paper studies the welfare implications of reforms to U.S. Disability Insurance while accounting for household self-insurance. 4 April 2022
Household self-insurance and the value of disability insurance in the United States Working Paper This paper studies the welfare implications of reforms to U.S. Disability Insurance while accounting for household self-insurance. 18 February 2022
Employer Responsibility in Disability Insurance: Evidence from the Netherlands Presentation Presentation of "Employer Responsibility in Disability Insurance: Evidence from the Netherlands" at the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency (UWV). 20 January 2021
Disability Insurance: Theoretical Trade-Offs and Empirical Evidence Journal article We discuss the traditional trade-off between insurance and incentives in providing disability insurance. 21 May 2020
