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 NHS needs to ramp up treatment volumes if waiting lists are to start falling any time soon Comment NHS waiting lists have so far increased broadly in line with our past projections. We examine what this might mean for waiting lists in 2023. 15 November 2022
How should we fund end-of-life care in the US? Journal article Dying is expensive in America. We discuss the current funding of end-of-life care in the US. 15 November 2022
Technology, skills, and performance: the case of robots in surgery Working Paper This paper investigates the potential of new technologies to reduce disparities in the provision of healthcare services. 7 November 2022
Health inequalities Report There are marked differences in life expectancy between the regions of England, the countries in the UK, and the UK and other wealthy countries. 4 November 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 health effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Start Working Paper We evaluate the short- and medium-term health impacts of Sure Start. 13 October 2022
Nurse staffing and inpatient mortality in the English National Health Service: a retrospective longitudinal study Journal article This journal article examines the impact of nursing team size and composition on inpatient hospital mortality. 27 September 2022
Overconfidence and technology adoption in health care Working Paper We study the determinants of adoption in the case of implantable cardiac defibrillators, for which we document large differences across hospitals. 31 August 2022
Factors associated with staff retention in the NHS acute sector Report This report examines how a range of individual staff characteristics are associated with whether individual staff members decide to leave the NHS. 23 August 2022
Which staff members leave the NHS acute sector? Comment Increasing retention of NHS staff is important for achieving policy goals. We examine which staff are most likely to leave the NHS acute sector. 23 August 2022
The distribution of doctor quality: evidence from cardiologists in England Working Paper This paper provides new evidence on the role senior doctors play in determining patient outcomes. 9 August 2022
What will the cardiovascular disease slowdown cost? Modelling the impact of CVD trends on dementia, disability, and economic costs in England and Wales from 2020–2029 Journal article After previous, dramatic falls, CVD incidence has recently plateaued. That slowdown could substantially increase health and social care costs. 29 June 2022
Prioritization, risk selection, and illness severity in a mixed health care system Working Paper We study the link between illness severity and the use of public health care services by the privately insured under a public health system. 16 June 2022
Pay compression in the NHS (and beyond) Comment Since 2010, more experienced and higher-paid workers in the NHS have experienced the largest pay cuts. This has compressed the pay distribution. 1 June 2022
Pay levels in 2010 vs. real-terms pay growth 2010 to 2021, by NHS staffing group Data Item Pay levels in 2010 vs. real-terms pay growth 2010 to 2021, by NHS staffing group. 1 June 2022
MaiMwana - IFS Economic Survey Internal Dataset The MaiMwana - IFS Economic Survey is a longitudinal dataset of approx. 3200 women aged 17-43 years and their households collected in Malawi. 22 April 2022
Percentage of women and hours of work one to three years after maternity leave, by specialty Data Item Percentage of women and hours of work one to three years after maternity leave, by specialty. 8 March 2022
Working patterns of doctors and nurses returning from maternity leave Comment We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty. 8 March 2022
Maternity and the labour supply of NHS doctors and nurses Report We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave, and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty. 8 March 2022
