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.
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Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
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. 15 April 2024
Interpreting cohort profiles of lifecycle earnings volatility Working Paper We present new estimates of earnings volatility over time and the lifecycle for men and women by race and human capital. 15 April 2024
There and back again: women’s marginal commuting costs Working Paper We estimate female and male workers’ marginal willingness to pay to reduce commuting distance in Germany. 2 April 2024
Social skills and the individual wage growth of less educated workers Working Paper We investigate the importance of social skills as a driver of wage growth for workers with lower formal education. 27 March 2024
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. 26 March 2024
Recent trends in public sector pay Report How has public sector pay changed in recent years? Which type of workers have done better and which have done worse? 26 March 2024
The menopause "penalty" Working Paper We estimate the effect of menopause diagnosis on employment and earnings, reliance on social safety net programs, and demand for medical care. 18 March 2024
The role of privately held firms in income inequality Working Paper We study the role of privately held firms in income inequality in Finland, especially looking at the the role of retained earnings. 29 November 2023
Housing costs and income inequality in the UK Report This report sheds light on some of the drivers of changes in housing costs over time for different groups. 17 November 2023
The changing geography of jobs Report This report examines the way in which ‘hollowing out’ and other labour market trends have shaped the economic geography of the UK. 13 November 2023
IFS responds to release of average earnings statistics which determine rise in state pension in April Comment IFS response to today’s average earnings growth figure, which is very likely to determine how much the state pension increases by next April. 12 September 2023
Big firm, little firm: are differences between companies driving inequality and holding back growth? Podcast Debates about inequality often focus on inequalities between people. But what about inequalities between firms? 30 August 2023
Still a man’s world? Gender inequalities, parenthood and the workplace Podcast We ask why the gender pay gap opens up, whether things have improved in recent years, and talk about one key factor affecting women’s pay - kids. 23 August 2023
Tax and public finances: the fundamentals Report This report highlights 10 key facts about UK tax and public finance policy that will underpin the choices faced by governments in coming decades. 23 August 2023
Pay growth for London’s top earners has driven up geographical inequality in mean earnings Comment Strong pay growth in business services has pushed up top earnings in London, widening geographical inequalities in mean earnings. 25 July 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
Teacher recruitment, training and retention: submission to the Education Select Committee Report This report was submitted to the Education Select Committee for their inquiry on teacher recruitment, training and retention in England. 20 June 2023
Don’t cheer end of earnings squeeze: there is more pain to come Comment Paul Johnson writes for The Times on the pain to come for households and the public finances. 19 June 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
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
