What would it take to fix social care? podcast<p class="p1">How does social care work, why has reform proved so difficult, and what would it take to build a fairer and more sustainable system?</p>17 September 2026
Land value tax: the perfect tax? podcast<p>Unlike most taxes, land value tax doesn’t discourage people from working, investing or building. So why don’t we use it more?</p>7 September 2026
How to fix business rates podcast<p class="p1">Business rates are blamed for killing the high street. But would cutting them actually help shops and pubs - or simply make landlords richer?</p>27 August 2026
Sharing income tax revenues with England’s mayors: the issues and options event 2 October 2026 <p>This online event will explain the rationale, risks and design choices behind assigning England's mayoral authorities a share of local income tax.</p>
IFS Annual Lecture: Are Ideas Harder to Find, Overall? event 12 October 2026 <p><span data-teams="true">Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion will deliver the 2026 IFS Annual Lecture.</span></p>
IFS Green Budget 2026 event 14 October 2026 <p><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;">The IFS Green Budget will assess the state of the UK economy and the government’s fiscal position ahead of the Autumn Budget.</span></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We 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.
Off the radar: who are NEETs not claiming benefits? Report Hidden NEETs are much closer to the labour market than NEETs who are claiming benefits 3 September 2026
IFS analysis on issues facing the Second Pensions Commission Presentation As the Pensions Commission moves towards developing policy recommendations, this presentation discusses some of the key trade-offs it faces. 3 September 2026
Low-wage work and labour market policies: a European cross-country study Working Paper We study the incidence, sources and dynamics of low-wage employment using harmonised linked employer-employee data from six European countries. 2 September 2026
How are UK firms responding to the ongoing oil supply disruptions? Comment New evidence shows the current energy crisis has affected fewer firms than in 2022; two months in, exposed firms responded mainly by raising prices. 5 August 2026
Firm concentration and job design: the case of schedule flexible work arrangements Journal article The Review of Economics and Statistics We study how employer concentration affects job design, focusing on schedule flexibility as a non-wage job attribute. 5 August 2026
How do living standards compare across generations? Explainer How have earnings, employment and housing changed for different generations of young adults? 29 July 2026
How do firms cope with economic shocks in real time? Working Paper In a turbulent world, effective policy requires granular estimates of firm responses to shocks as they unfold. 21 July 2026
The inequality of 'good jobs' Podcast What makes a good job? This episode explores pay, progression, flexibility and why access to better work is unequal. 25 June 2026
New estimates of the impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings Report How does going to university affect earnings over people’s lifetimes? How much do individuals and taxpayers benefit from people going to university? 25 June 2026
Are graduates from the top universities choosing finance and tech over the public sector? Comment How has entry into the public sector among graduates from top universities changed following the growth of finance, tech and consulting? 26 May 2026
Why has the NEET rate risen? Understanding trends and drivers using administrative data Report Recent fall in youth employment is approaching the decline seen during COVID and the 2008 financial crisis. 19 May 2026
AI-powered skill classification: mapping technology intensity in the German labour market Journal article Fiscal Studies The rapid evolution of technology is reshaping labour markets by altering skill demands and job profiles. 8 May 2026
Automation and collective agreements Journal article Fiscal Studies In this paper, we empirically examine how collective bargaining agreements relate to firms' automation decisions and employment dynamics. 8 May 2026
Latent changes in the labour share Journal article Fiscal Studies In this paper we show that the small overall between-sector component conceals substantial, though offsetting, equilibrium changes in consumer demand. 8 May 2026
Do remote workers deter neighborhood crime? Evidence from the rise of working from home Working Paper In this paper, we provide the first evidence on the effect of working from home (WFH) on crime. 7 May 2026
Labour market, living standards and poverty trends in Scotland Report Scotland’s child poverty rate is lower than in the rest of the UK – but ambitious 2030 targets are set to be missed 2 April 2026
Labour market, living standards and poverty trends in Wales Report Wales’s employment rate is falling further behind the rest of the UK, posing a challenge for the next Welsh Government 1 April 2026
The economic consequences of gender-based violence Comment We summarise recent work on the economic impacts of domestic abuse, sexual assault and workplace harassment. 27 March 2026
Assessing the government’s youth employment package Comment This comment analyses the government’s new youth employment package, which expands youth wage subsidies and introduces apprenticeship reforms. 17 March 2026
Universal credit review: challenges and options for reform Report What should the government consider in the universal credit review? 12 March 2026
