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.
Retirement is not always a choice that workers can afford to make Comment "More of us may feel little choice but to work a year or two longer than planned." Paul Johnson writes for The Times. 6 November 2023
Understanding retirement in the UK Report We comprehensively examine the changing patterns of retirement in the UK for different groups in society. 1 November 2023
The effects of pension reforms on physician labour supply: Evidence from the English NHS Working Paper We examine labour supply responses of senior doctors following a pension reform that moved NHS staff from a final salary to career average pension. 29 September 2023
Early years spending update: Budget reforms and beyond Report The 2023 update analyses change in early years spending in the last 25 years and looks ahead to implications of major reforms announced in the Budget. 26 September 2023
Social skills and the individual wage growth of less educated workers Working Paper We highlight the importance of social skills as a driver for wage growth for UK workers with few educational qualifications. 19 September 2023
Implications of the NHS workforce plan Report The NHS workforce plan aims for a large expansion in health service staffing. We examine the potential implications for NHS funding. 30 August 2023
How did parents’ experiences in the labour market shape children’s social and emotional development during the pandemic? Report Around 50% of families saw changes in labour market status during the COVID-19 pandemic. This impacted the emotional development of their children. 1 August 2023
Government publishes new evidence on impacts of income and job protection schemes during the pandemic Comment Robert Joyce discusses some of the main takeaways from the government’s evaluations of the income and job protection schemes during the pandemic. 17 July 2023
Patterns of less-than-full-time working by NHS consultants Report This report examines patterns of less-than-full-time working among consultants in the NHS acute sector. 30 May 2023
Work from home: what does the future look like? Podcast In this episode, Paul speaks to Professor Nick Bloom, a Professor at Stanford University, former IFS-er and leading expert on working from home. 24 May 2023
Remote working is probably here to stay, and these are the reasons why Comment "Let’s try to shed some light into a heated debate." Paul Johnson writes for the Times on the evidence on working from home and hybrid working. 22 May 2023
IFS Annual Lecture: Does working from home have a future? Event 18 May 2023 at 18:30 Professor Nick Bloom (Stanford) discussed the latest data, trends and evidence on working from home.
Does working from home have a future? Presentation Professor Nick Bloom, William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University, gave the 2023 IFS Annual Lecture on 18th May. 18 May 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
A deepening freeze: more adults than ever are paying higher-rate tax Report How many people pay higher rates of income tax? We analyse the large increases in the share of adults paying the 40% rate or above since 1991–92. 16 May 2023
Changing patterns of work at older ages Presentation This presentation was given by Jonathan Cribb at the ELSA 20th Anniversary Conference. 11 May 2023
Lots more people are working, but in jobs that keep them in poverty Comment "As well as a continuing focus on making sure people can get into work, we also need to look at the quality of work." Paul Johnson in the Times. 8 May 2023
Challenges for the UK pension system: the case for a pensions review Report This report makes the case that economic and policy changes in the last two decades necessitate a comprehensive review of the UK pension system. 20 April 2023
Labour market inequality and the changing life cycle profile of male and female wages Working Paper We estimate the distribution of life cycle wages for cohorts of prime-age men and women in the US. 13 April 2023
New DWP study on sanctions may not be all it seems Comment This comment investigates the robustness of a new DWP report suggesting that benefit sanctions reduce employment. 6 April 2023
