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.
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
Firm concentration & job design: the case of schedule flexible work arrangements Working Paper We build a model of job design under monopsony to analyse the amenity value of job flexibility on offer across the wage and occupational distribution. 6 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
What has happened to college teacher pay in England? Report This report examines how pay and retention levels among college teachers in England have changed over time and compared with school teachers. 30 March 2023
Household responses to trade shocks Working Paper We study the responses of both individuals and their partners to rising Chinese import competition in the 2000s. 24 March 2023
At last, we are back to a normal budget, but don’t expect many treats Comment "A stagnant economy leaves little room for either more spending or less tax." Paul Johnson writes for the Times ahead of Wednesday's Spring Budget. 13 March 2023
What drives how much workers are saving in their pensions? Event 8 March 2023 at 10:00 100 St John Street, London EC1M 4EH This event, hosted by the Nuffield Foundation, launched a series of new reports investigating the drivers of pension saving among workers.
New data show signs of over 50s returning to the workforce Comment New data from the end of 2022 show an uptick in 50- to 64-year-olds returning to the workforce. 2 March 2023
Progression of parents in NHS medical and nursing careers Report We examine how the length of parental leave and rates of progression after having children vary by specialty, gender and other staff characteristics. 28 February 2023
