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.
A good start, but the markets may take fright again on Halloween Comment "Only a reversal of direction on that scale was ever going to be enough to reassure the markets and start to get fiscal policy back on track." 18 October 2022
Mini-Budget 2022 and follow-up Collection Analysis of the government's tax and spending plans - and follow-up - announced as part of the mini-Budget. 17 October 2022
A response to the Chancellor’s ‘Mini-Budget’ reversals Comment Fiscal credibility is hard won but easily lost. Today’s announcements won’t be enough, by themselves, to plug the gap in the government’s fiscal plans 17 October 2022
The impact of area level mental health interventions on outcomes for secondary school pupils: Evidence from the HeadStart programme in England Working Paper This paper provides the first robust evaluation of the impacts on school outcomes of HeadStart for area-level mental health interventions. 13 October 2022
The challenges facing the Chancellor Podcast We explore the Chancellor's options for achieving fiscal sustainability. 12 October 2022
Green Budget 2022 Event 11 October 2022 at 10:00 One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ The IFS Green Budget 2022 will take stock of the economic and fiscal outlook following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and analyse the challenges ahead.
IFS Green Budget 2022 Report The IFS Green Budget 2022 takes stock of the economic and fiscal outlook following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and analyses the challenges ahead. 11 October 2022
Outlook for the public finances Report We look at the path for the public finances and the Chancellor's options to achieve fiscal sustainability. 11 October 2022
UK outlook: why we need to do things differently Report The UK is the talk of the town, and not in a good way. 11 October 2022
Public spending, pay and pensions Report The public sector pay settlements announced this July will pose severe budgetary challenges for many areas of government. 8 October 2022
Reforms, roll-outs and freezes in the tax and benefit system Report We show the impact of freezes and gradual roll-outs on personal taxes and benefits, as well as considering planned changes to the tax system. 6 October 2022
Paul Johnson responds to Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget Comment Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget is a short-term sugar rush and a huge switch in direction. 24 September 2022
Mini-Budget response Comment The Chancellor announced the biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years without even a semblance of an effort to make the public finance numbers add up. 23 September 2022
The mini-Budget explained Explainer Paul Johnson provides an immediate response to the government's mini-Budget. 23 September 2022
A look ahead to Friday's mini-Budget Event 22 September 2022 at 09:00 on Slido and Youtube On Friday, the Chancellor will make his first fiscal statement since taking office. What should we look out for?
A look ahead to Friday's mini-Budget Presentation On Friday 23rd September, the Chancellor will make his first fiscal statement since taking office. What should we look out for? 22 September 2022
Reversing NICs and corporation tax rises would leave debt on an unsustainable path Report In the absence of official scrutiny from the OBR, we set out how much red ink might be added to the fiscal forecasts. 21 September 2022
Transparency is key to maintaining trust in government. Let’s not cap it Comment Paul Johnson in the Times on the importance of transparency in government. 12 September 2022
Response to the Energy Price Guarantee Comment The government has today announced an ‘Energy Price Guarantee’. This is our response. 8 September 2022
How could a falling population affect the Scottish Government’s funding? Comment A falling population could be a boon for the Scottish Government’s finances within the UK. 2 September 2022