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.
How would the parties’ tax and spending plans affect Scotland and Wales? Report This ‘explainer’ looks at how the parties’ proposals would affect Scotland and Wales, covering tax, spending, public finances and the constitution. 28 June 2024
How should we interpret parties’ public spending pledges this election? Comment Parties have pledged lots of ‘fully costed’ spending policies but these tell us little about the actual funding each public service might receive. 23 June 2024
Green Party manifesto: a reaction Comment An assessment of the tax rises and spending changes proposed in the 2024 Green Party general election manifesto. 12 June 2024
The Conservative manifesto Explainer IFS Director Paul Johnson responds to the Conservative manifesto. 11 June 2024
The Conservative manifesto: an initial response Comment An assessment of the tax cuts and spending changes proposed in the 2024 Conservative party general election manifesto. 11 June 2024
Tough questions will face the election winners Comment "Whichever of the main parties forms the next government, it will need to cut spending or raise taxes or it will miss its own fiscal targets." 10 June 2024
Liberal Democrat manifesto: a reaction Comment An assessment of the tax rises and spending increases proposed in the 2024 Liberal Democrat general election manifesto. 10 June 2024
To what extent could better growth improve the fiscal outlook – or weaker growth make it worse? Comment The outlook for growth is a key determinant of fiscal forecasts. What could an upwards or downwards revision mean for the public finances? 6 June 2024
Debt under current plans and with our assessment of Labour’s proposed boost to green investment spending (illustrative) Data Item Debt under current plans and with our assessment of Labour’s proposed boost to green investment spending (illustrative) 4 June 2024
How do the parties’ policy proposals fit in with their fiscal rules? Comment Whoever is Chancellor will find it difficult to keep debt on course to fall, and borrowing to fund Labour’s green investment plan would make it harder 4 June 2024
A note of caution on fiscal technocracy Comment Should technocratic bodies like the OBR have a greater role in guiding UK fiscal policy? In a new opinion piece, Ben Zaranko argues not. 27 May 2024
Public finances and the 2024 general election Comment Elections are about choices, and few are more important than the choices we make over how much to tax and what to spend those tax revenues on. 25 May 2024
Public investment: what you need to know Explainer Everything you wanted to know about UK public investment but were too afraid to ask – including analysis of Labour and Conservative plans. 25 April 2024
New tax year gives Chancellor more ‘headroom’ but doesn’t change the fundamentals Comment The start of a new tax year causes a mechanical boost to the Chancellor’s ‘headroom’, but the post-election fiscal challenge remains daunting. 16 April 2024
Spring Budget 2024: initial IFS response Comment We’ve learned to expect some degree of smoke and mirrors in the Budget. Today was no different. 6 March 2024
The way Chancellors respond to economic news adds to our debt - here's why Explainer Chancellors don’t respond symmetrically to good and bad economic news. The result is higher debt. 1 March 2024
Top-ups to the Scottish Budget for 2024–25 are likely – but huge uncertainty on their scale Comment More funding to top up the Scottish Government’s 2024–25 spending plans is likely to become available – but just how much is highly uncertain. 22 February 2024
IFS response to Labour's announcement on plans for green investment Comment An initial response to Labour's announcement that it will no longer seek to spend £28 billion per year on green investment 8 February 2024
2p cut is welcome but fiscal risks are serious Comment "Whoever is chancellor after the next election, is going to have to face up to some hard truths," Paul Johnson in The Times. 23 November 2023
Autumn Statement 2023 response Comment Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes. 22 November 2023