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.
NHS waiting list: IFS scenarios and subsequent out-turn Data Item NHS waiting list: IFS scenarios and subsequent out-turn 15 November 2022
Number of people treated from NHS waiting lists Data Item Number of people treated from NHS waiting lists 15 November 2022
The NHS needs to ramp up treatment volumes if waiting lists are to start falling any time soon Comment NHS waiting lists have so far increased broadly in line with our past projections. We examine what this might mean for waiting lists in 2023. 15 November 2022
Technology, skills, and performance: the case of robots in surgery Working Paper This paper investigates the potential of new technologies to reduce disparities in the provision of healthcare services. 7 November 2022
IFS Green Budget 2022 Report The IFS Green Budget 2022 takes stock of the economic and fiscal outlook following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and analyses the challenges ahead. 11 October 2022
Nurse staffing and inpatient mortality in the English National Health Service: a retrospective longitudinal study Journal article This journal article examines the impact of nursing team size and composition on inpatient hospital mortality. 27 September 2022
Will public sector workers get a pay rise? Podcast With inflation squeezed living standards, will the government have to give public sector workers a pay rise? 21 September 2022
Which staff members leave the NHS acute sector? Comment Increasing retention of NHS staff is important for achieving policy goals. We examine which staff are most likely to leave the NHS acute sector. 23 August 2022
Factors associated with staff retention in the NHS acute sector Report This report examines how a range of individual staff characteristics are associated with whether individual staff members decide to leave the NHS. 23 August 2022
The distribution of doctor quality: evidence from cardiologists in England Working Paper This paper provides new evidence on the role senior doctors play in determining patient outcomes. 9 August 2022
An initial response to the public sector pay announcement Comment The government has announced pay rises for public sector workers covered by independent pay review bodies. 20 July 2022
Pay levels in 2010 vs. real-terms pay growth 2010 to 2021, by NHS staffing group Data Item Pay levels in 2010 vs. real-terms pay growth 2010 to 2021, by NHS staffing group. 1 June 2022
Pay compression in the NHS (and beyond) Comment Since 2010, more experienced and higher-paid workers in the NHS have experienced the largest pay cuts. This has compressed the pay distribution. 1 June 2022
Percentage of women and hours of work one to three years after maternity leave, by specialty Data Item Percentage of women and hours of work one to three years after maternity leave, by specialty. 8 March 2022
Working patterns of doctors and nurses returning from maternity leave Comment We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty. 8 March 2022
Maternity and the labour supply of NHS doctors and nurses Report We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave, and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty. 8 March 2022
Planning a short-term pain doesn’t always mean there’s long-term gain Comment "Real change will require policy that is consistent over decades." Paul Johnson in The Times on the balance between long-term and short-term policies. 14 February 2022
The NHS backlog recovery plan and the outlook for waiting lists Comment More than 6 million people are now on an NHS waiting list. This backlog is expected to rise further and won’t be cleared during this parliament. 11 February 2022