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.
What are the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes? Calculator Use our simple interactive tool to see how the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes would impact household incomes over the next five years. 24 June 2024
What is the outlook for English councils’ funding? Report Cuts to some council services are likely unless spending pressures abate, even with big increases in council tax and especially in more deprived areas 21 June 2024
How do the last five years measure up on levelling up? Report How well – or badly – has the UK fared on the 12 levelling up missions? We examine early progress and the scale of the challenge ahead. 19 June 2024
Distribution of households affected by two-child limit; universal credit claimants with children; and all households with children, by equivalised income decile Data Item Distribution of households affected, by equivalised income decile. 17 June 2024
The two-child limit: poverty, incentives and cost Comment What impact has the ‘two-child limit’ in universal credit had, and what policy choices does the next government face? 17 June 2024
Change in tax liability from 2019–20 to 2029–30 (2024–25 prices), including proposed changes in the Conservative manifesto Data Item Changes in the Conservative manifesto would mean most employees, and nearly all self-employed, would pay less tax in 2029-30 than 2019-20. 11 June 2024
Universal credit: incomes, incentives and the remaining roll-out Report What has been the impact of universal credit on incomes and work incentives? What challenges remain for the next government? 11 June 2024
Effect of direct tax and benefit reforms on disposable incomes, 2010–11 to 2024– 25, split by time period Data Item Effect of direct tax and benefit reforms on disposable incomes, 2010–11 to 2024– 25, split by time period 8 June 2024
Effect of direct tax and benefit reforms on disposable incomes, 2010–11 to 2024– 25, split by taxes and benefits Data Item Effect of direct tax and benefit reforms on disposable incomes, 2010–11 to 2024– 25, split by taxes and benefits 8 June 2024
Effect of direct tax and benefit reforms on disposable incomes, 2010–11 to 2024– 25, split by household type Data Item Effect of direct tax and benefit reforms on disposable incomes, 2010–11 to 2024– 25, split by household type 8 June 2024
How have English councils’ funding and spending changed? 2010 to 2024 Report Increases in council funding over the last parliament have not reversed big cuts made during the 2010s, with spending on many services still down 40%. 7 June 2024
Pensions: five key decisions for the next government Report How will the next government change pensions policies? This report examines key decisions that need to be taken. 7 June 2024
Effect of proposed council tax reforms on household incomes by income decile Data Item Revaluation, on its own, would do little to affect the progressivity of council tax across the income distribution. 6 June 2024
The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25 Report This report looks at the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish Government for the 2024–25 financial year and beyond. 22 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Tax and spending in 2024–25 Report The Scottish Government is raising taxes on the 5% highest-income Scots, but health funding is, on current plans, set to fall in real terms next year. 6 February 2024
Robust analysis of short panels Working Paper Examples of application to some static and dynamic binary, ordered and multiple discrete choice panel data models are presented. 8 January 2024
Distributional analysis of Ghana’s tax system Report This report analyses the distributional impacts of Ghana’s direct and indirect tax systems using the GHATAX microsimulation model. 18 December 2023
Halving inheritance tax would give away an average of £180,000 to the top 5% of estates at death Comment It is rumoured the Chancellor will halve inheritance tax in next week’s Autumn Statement. Four-fifths of the cut would go to estates worth over £1m. 18 November 2023
Identification analysis in models with unrestricted latent variables: Fixed effects and initial conditions Working Paper Examples of application to some static and dynamic binary, ordered and multiple discrete choice panel data models are presented. 11 October 2023
Reforming inheritance tax Report We set out issues with the inheritance tax system and examine options for reform and the distributional impacts of reforming or abolishing the tax. 27 September 2023
