Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast<p>We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits</p>14 May 2025
What's the future of corporation tax? podcast<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>10 April 2025
Spring Statement 2025: IFS Zooms In podcast<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(13, 13, 13);counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;cursor:text;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> What were the decisions and trade-offs made by Chancellor Reeves?</p>27 March 2025
IFS Annual Lecture: Trade Wars and the Future of Globalisation conference 20 May 2025 <p>Professor Meredith Crowley will deliver the 2025 <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">IFS Annual Lecture. </span></p>
From Sure Start to Family Hubs: how can evidence best inform policymaking for joined up family support in the early years? conference 22 May 2025 <p>This event will explore the evidence and policy landscape around early years family support. It will also mark the launch of a new report from IFS.</p>
A look ahead to the 2025 Spending Review event 2 June 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">At this online event, researchers will present what the key choices will be at the Spending Review.</span></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.</p>20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Call for papers: Thrive scientific conference Conference 24 June 2025 at 09:00 Submissions are open until 16th February for the Thrive scientific conference: Scaling early childhood development programmes and policies in LMIC.
From Sure Start to Family Hubs: how can evidence best inform policymaking for joined up family support in the early years? Conference 22 May 2025 at 10:00 This event will explore the evidence and policy landscape around early years family support. It will also mark the launch of a new report from IFS.
The health effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Start Working Paper We estimate the health impacts of Sure Start, a universal integrated ECI in England, from infancy to adolescence. 9 May 2025
The Effect of Classroom Rank on Learning throughout Elementary School: Experimental Evidence from Ecuador Journal article Journal of Labor Economics We study the impact of classroom rank on children’s learning using a unique experiment from Ecuador. 7 May 2025
Complementarities in the production of child health Journal article Journal of Human Capital We show that water, sanitation and hygiene practices (WASH) and nutrition are complements in the formation of child height and weight. 2 April 2025
Evaluation for impact Presentation Associate Director Christine Farquharson presented on the importance on evaluation at the Children & Young People Now's conference. 25 March 2025
Intergenerational mobility in socio-emotional skills Working Paper This paper investigates the intergenerational transmission of socio-emotional skills during childhood, using the 1970 British Cohort Study in the UK. 12 February 2025
Treatment effects with targeting instruments Working Paper Multivalued treatment is commonplace in applications. We explore the use of discrete-valued instruments to control for selection bias in this setting. 12 December 2024
Childcare funding rates largely protected in real terms - with a big uplift for disadvantage premium Comment 2025/26 childcare funding rates offer real-terms protection for the early years budget, with a boost to the funding top-up for disadvantaged children 11 December 2024
Average PM2.5 exposure over time for children under 5 and adults over 65 Data Item The levels of air pollution faced by young children and older people are overall similar to those faced by the average population. 6 December 2024
The effect of Sure Start on youth misbehaviour, crime and contacts with children’s social care Report This report studies the impact of Sure Start, which supported families of under-5s, on children’s behaviour, youth offending and social care contacts. 23 October 2024
The effect of center-based early education on disadvantaged children’s developmental trajectories: experimental evidence from Colombia Working Paper We study the impacts of high-quality, center-based early childhood education on low income children in Colombia, tracking participants over five years 4 October 2024
Early home visiting delivery model and maternal and child mental health at primary school age Working Paper We study the mental health impacts of a prenatal and infancy home visiting program for disadvantaged families, assessed through diagnostic interviews. 30 July 2024
Preschool quality and child development Journal article Journal of Political Economy Globally, preschool enrollment has surged, but its quality is often poor. We evaluate strategies to improve quality of public preschools in Colombia. 8 July 2024
Economics of Childhood Nutrition Workshop Workshop 26 June 2024 at 13:00 The IFS and Royal Holloway University of London are co-organising this academic workshop on the economics of childhood nutrition.
Intergenerational mobility in socio-emotional skills Working Paper This paper investigates the intergenerational transmission of socio-emotional skills during childhood, using the 1970 British Cohort Study in the UK. 5 June 2024
Forced displacement, mental health, and child development: Evidence from Rohingya refugees Working Paper In this study, we conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 3,500 Rohingya mother-child pairs in refugee camps in Bangladesh. 10 May 2024
Leveraging edutainment and social networks to foster interethnic harmony Working Paper Using a cluster-randomised field experiment, this paper investigates the effectiveness of educational entertainment in promoting interethnic harmony. 10 May 2024
Sure Start achieved its aims, then we threw it away Comment "We know that poor children grow up with poor life chances. We know how to ameliorate that. The choice is ours." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 15 April 2024
Parental beliefs, perceived health risks, and time investment in children Working Paper What role did beliefs about risks and returns play for the allocation of time investment in children during the pandemic? 15 April 2024
