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.
Living standards since the last election Report New income statistics suggest this parliament is on course to be the worst for living standards on record. 21 March 2024
The economic stories that will shape 2024 Podcast As we enter the new year, we take a look ahead at what to expect in 2024. 5 January 2024
'Pensioners deserve better than the triple lock' Comment Carl Emmerson writes about the triple lock in The Telegraph. 13 December 2023
Annual report on education spending in England: 2023 Report Our sixth annual report on education spending shows changes over time across different stages of education, as well as geographic differences. 11 December 2023
Using October rather than September inflation to uprate working-age benefits represents a £3 billion cut Comment Using October rather than September inflation to uprate benefits in April 2024 would be a permanent £3 billion cut to the size of the benefits system. 16 November 2023
Debt can be redefined but it won’t disappear. Hard decisions are needed Comment "The bind is a real one. Both we and our political leaders need to face up to it." Paul Johnson writes for The Times. 23 October 2023
Now is not the time for tax cuts Explainer In the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify. 18 October 2023
Inflation measurement with high frequency data Working Paper We use 8 years of data on 178 consumer product categories to compare bilateral and multilateral index number methods for computing monthly inflation. 18 October 2023
Global economic outlook: how hard will we land? Report The fight against inflation continues to dominate the global economic policy agenda. 17 October 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
Stubborn inflation puts PM's target in jeopardy Comment In January of this year, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, set out his five priorities for 2023, one of which was halving inflation. 16 August 2023
Forecasting is hard enough without basing it on fictional assumptions Comment "The power of both the Bank and the OBR is considerable... transparency and reflection are vital." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 14 August 2023
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2023 Event 13 July 2023 at 11:00 via Slido and Youtube This online event presented the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.
Things go swimmingly for those generations who shout the loudest Comment "Right now, it is younger generations who are again bearing the brunt of economic failure." Paul Johnson writes for The Times. 3 July 2023
The housing crisis for low-income private renters explained Explainer Tom Waters explains how the freezes in housing benefit are affecting low-income renters. 29 June 2023
The impact of rising mortgages explained Explainer On Thursday, the Bank of England will decide whether to increase the base rate once again. How will this impact households' finances? 21 June 2023
Don’t cheer end of earnings squeeze: there is more pain to come Comment Paul Johnson writes for The Times on the pain to come for households and the public finances. 19 June 2023
Who has low savings and how problematic can that be? Event 16 June 2023 at 10:00 via Slido and Youtube IFS researchers presented what we know about which groups of people are most likely to have low savings and how long this tends to last.
Who has low savings and how problematic can that be? Presentation IFS researchers presented what we know about which groups of people are most likely to have low savings and how long this tends to last. 16 June 2023
Turbocharged tax increases reveal PM’s lack of options Comment "My bet is that the tax burden will not get back to its pre-2020 levels for many decades, if ever." Paul Johnson writes for the Times on tax rises. 17 May 2023
