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.
How would the parties’ tax and spending plans affect Scotland and Wales? Report This ‘explainer’ looks at how the parties’ proposals would affect Scotland and Wales, covering tax, spending, public finances and the constitution. 28 June 2024
What are the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes? Calculator Use our simple interactive tool to see how the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes would impact household incomes over the next five years. 24 June 2024
The distributional impact of tax and benefit reforms since 2010 Report How have tax and benefit reforms affected household incomes? Who has lost more, poorer or richer households? 8 June 2024
What has been the distributional impact of tax and benefit reforms since 2010? Calculator Use our simple interactive tool to see how tax and benefit changes have affected household incomes since 2010. 8 June 2024
Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know Podcast IFS reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Budget. 7 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024: initial IFS response Comment We’ve learned to expect some degree of smoke and mirrors in the Budget. Today was no different. 6 March 2024
How to fix our irrational income tax system Podcast How are income taxes structured, how has this changed, where are there problems with the system and what should the next government be looking to fix? 25 January 2024
The Autumn Statement explained Podcast We analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement. 24 November 2023
2p cut is welcome but fiscal risks are serious Comment "Whoever is chancellor after the next election, is going to have to face up to some hard truths," Paul Johnson in The Times. 23 November 2023
How are private pensions taxed? Explainer Private pensions form a key part of retirement saving. We explore how they are taxed. 3 April 2023
Freeports and Investment Zones – what sorts of things should we consider when assessing whether they are good policy? Comment We discuss the economic issues central to whether Freeports and Investment Zones are a good idea. 10 March 2023
Freeports: What are they? What do we know? And what will we know? Report This report analyses the rationale for Freeports and what we can learn about their potential impact from past policies and a planned evaluation. 10 March 2023
A blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions Report How should pensions be taxed? We propose income tax and National Insurance reforms that would more evenly support pension saving. 6 February 2023
Kwasi Kwarteng homes in on the right problems, but solutions don’t add up Comment Paul Johnson writes in The Times on the impact of Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget policies. 26 September 2022
Paul Johnson responds to Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget Comment Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget is a short-term sugar rush and a huge switch in direction. 24 September 2022
Mini-Budget response Comment The Chancellor announced the biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years without even a semblance of an effort to make the public finance numbers add up. 23 September 2022
Reversing NICs and corporation tax rises would leave debt on an unsustainable path Report In the absence of official scrutiny from the OBR, we set out how much red ink might be added to the fiscal forecasts. 21 September 2022
Business rates: reform, reduce or replace? Presentation This presentation was given at an LSE Taxation Seminar. 20 June 2022
Three things to know about National Insurance contributions and the upcoming changes Explainer This observation summarises some of the key facts about how NICs works and who will be paying more in NICs from April 6th 2022. 5 April 2022
High inflation threatens to raise nightmare scenario for pensioners Comment Director Paul Johnson on the effects of inflation on pension policy in The Times. 28 March 2022
