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.
The changes to Labour's green investment plan explained Explainer Ben Zaranko explains Labour's latest announcement that it will no longer seek to spend £28 billion per year on green investment. 9 February 2024
Constraints and trade-offs for the next government Report The next government is likely to face some of the most difficult economic and fiscal choices the UK has faced outside of pandemics and major crises. 25 January 2024
The changes to the UK's net zero pathway explained Explainer What are the changes announced by the Prime Minister and what will their impacts be? 10 November 2023
The Expert Factor: What next for Net Zero? Podcast Recently, the government has sought to alter the UK's net zero plans. This week, the experts dig into the changes and assess their impact. 6 November 2023
Walk the talk: Measuring green preferences with social media data Working Paper We created a unique data set based on social media data by collecting all the tweets of 54,000 Swedish citizens between January and June 2019. 6 November 2023
An honest conversation about net zero Podcast We discuss the impact of the Prime Minister's announcement on net zero. 11 October 2023
Sunak’s weak intervention may prompt a climate change revolution Comment "We need some light shone on what needs doing and on how far away we are from doing it." Paul Johnson writes for The Times on our net zero targets. 25 September 2023
The materials that shape our economy Podcast In this episode, we speak with Ed Conway, Economics Editor at Sky News and author of a new book Material World: The Making of Civilisation. 13 September 2023
A look under the hood of Labour’s investment plans Comment Labour have promised £28 billion of green investment per year by the second half of the next parliament. £20 billion of this would be ‘additional’. 5 September 2023
Targeting taxes on local externalities Working Paper We consider optimal anonymous consumption taxes in situations where the magnitude of an externality varies with individuals who cause it. 14 August 2023
CIOT/IFS debate: Carbon border adjustment – what approach should the UK take? Event 24 May 2023 at 09:00 The government is consulting on how to prevent UK taxes on greenhouse gas emissions simply leading to emissions-generating activities moving abroad.
CIOT/IFS debate: Carbon border adjustment – what approach should the UK take? Presentation The government is consulting on how to prevent UK taxes on greenhouse gas emissions simply leading to emissions-generating activities moving abroad. 24 May 2023
VOG: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Impact of Air Pollution on Student Learning Outcomes Working Paper This study pairs variation stemming from volcanic eruptions with student test scores to estimate the impact of particulates on student performance. 22 November 2022
Symposium: perspectives on carbon taxes – introduction Journal article In this inaugural issue we focus on global climate change, and in particular on policies and practices to tax carbon emissions. 19 October 2022
Tax policies to reduce carbon emissions Journal article We argue for greater rationalisation of environmental taxes in the UK and other developed economies. 19 October 2022
Fiscal Studies, Volume 43, Issue 3: Symposium: Perspectives on carbon taxes Journal issue This inaugural issue of Fiscal Studies's 'Symposia' focuses on global climate change and policies and practices to tax carbon emissions. 19 October 2022
Job displacement costs of phasing out coal Working Paper We use the dramatic collapse of the UK coal industry to estimate the long-term impact on displaced miners. 14 September 2022
People need help with their energy bills, but we will have to pay for it Comment "We may be facing such an emergency that deeply unpalatable decisions need to be taken." 29 August 2022
Cost of maintaining household support package rises by £14bn in light of new energy price cap Comment Both Conservative leadership candidates have promised tax cuts on energy bills. How much would these help and what would they cost? 26 August 2022
How should the government tax electric cars? Podcast As more people move away from fossil fuel vehicles, the government stands to lose billions of pounds in tax revenue - what should it do about this? 19 May 2022
