How to reduce child poverty: compare the policy options calculator<p>Use these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups.</p>3 October 2024
How can government reduce child poverty? podcast<p>We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this.</p>3 October 2024
Are people saving enough into their pensions? podcastAutomatic enrolment has been successful in getting more people into workplace pensions, but are they saving enough?20 September 2024
IFS recruitment event 2024 event 14 October 2024 At this online event we will offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process.
What did Sure Start do for youth offending, children's social care, and school behaviour? event 23 October 2024 <p>In this online event we will present findings on the effect of Sure Start on a range of outcomes throughout childhood and adolescence.</p>
IFS Zooms In Live: How to make your first Budget a success event 23 October 2024 Join us for a special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS podcast the week ahead of Rachel Reeves' all-important first Budget.
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.</p>20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
The effect of center-based early education on disadvantaged children’s developmental trajectories: experimental evidence from Colombia Working Paper We study the impacts of high-quality, center-based early childhood education on low income children in Colombia, tracking participants over five years 4 October 2024
Seclusion and women's time: Descriptive evidence from India Working Paper We use rich time-use data on where, and how, individuals spend their time to explore women’s seclusion in India. 17 September 2024
Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India Working Paper We conducted a large-scale, 4-year trial that randomized premiums and subsidies for India’s first national, public hospital insurance program, RSBY. 29 July 2024
Preschool quality and child development Journal article Journal of Political Economy Globally, preschool enrollment has surged, but its quality is often poor. We evaluate strategies to improve quality of public preschools in Colombia. 8 July 2024
Religious proximity and misinformation: Experimental evidence from a mobile phone-based campaign in India Journal article Journal of Health Economics We investigate how religion concordance influences the effectiveness of preventive health campaigns. 1 June 2024
Targeting men, women or both to reduce child marriage Working Paper We conduct a cluster-randomized control trial of an edutainment intervention aimed at delaying marriage of adolescent children in rural Pakistan. 28 May 2024
Keeping the peace whilst getting your way: Information, persuasion and intimate partner violence Working Paper We study the effects on intimate partner violence (IPV) of new information received by men and women, relevant to a high-stakes joint decision. 17 May 2024
The unintended consequences of infrastructure development Journal article Focusing on the period from 2005 to 2015 in Peru, I investigate the social costs imposed by poor implementation of public infrastructure. 17 May 2024
The role of hospital networks in individual mortality Working Paper We estimate that broad-network insurers reduce mortality because they steer patients to higher-quality providers and reduce hospital congestion. 13 May 2024
Forced displacement, mental health, and child development: Evidence from Rohingya refugees Working Paper In this study, we conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 3,500 Rohingya mother-child pairs in refugee camps in Bangladesh. 10 May 2024
Leveraging edutainment and social networks to foster interethnic harmony Working Paper Using a cluster-randomised field experiment, this paper investigates the effectiveness of educational entertainment in promoting interethnic harmony. 10 May 2024
The unintended consequences of infrastructure development Working Paper Focusing on the period from 2005 to 2015 in Peru, I investigate the social costs imposed by poor implementation of public infrastructure. 8 May 2024
Labour markets, families and human capital: A workshop in honour of Costas Meghir Workshop 3 May 2024 at 09:30 This one day workshop will celebrate the many contributions to economics of Professor Costas Meghir.
Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India Working Paper We conducted a large-scale, 4-year trial that randomized premiums and subsidies for India’s first national, public hospital insurance program, RSBY. 14 March 2024
Does the value-added tax add value? Lessons using administrative data from a diverse set of countries Journal article We draw on firm-level administrative VAT records from 11 countries at different income levels to examine the functioning of real-world VAT systems. 9 February 2024
Three ways to improve the design of the UK’s overseas aid spending target Comment The UK spent £12.8 billion on aid in 2022. But the way the budget is managed can lead to perverse outcomes. There is definite room for improvement. 18 January 2024
Distributional analysis of Ghana’s tax system Report This report analyses the distributional impacts of Ghana’s direct and indirect tax systems using the GHATAX microsimulation model. 18 December 2023
Gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean Report This chapter examines gender inequality focusing on two critical spheres in which gender inequality is generated: education and work. 12 December 2023
Social proximity and misinformation: Experimental evidence from a mobile phone-based campaign in India Working Paper We study how social proximity between the sender and the receiver of information shapes the effectiveness of preventive health behaviour campaigns. 7 December 2023
Cost-sharing in medical care can increase adult mortality: Evidence from Colombia Working Paper To our knowledge, this study is the first to show a relationship between cost-sharing and adult mortality risk in a low- or middle-income country. 6 December 2023
