Trade Wars: The end of globalisation? podcast<p>Rising tariffs and trade wars are reshaping global trade. Is this the end of globalisation—and what does it mean for the UK and the world economy?</p>4 June 2025
Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast<p>We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits</p>14 May 2025
What's the future of corporation tax? podcast<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>10 April 2025
CIOT/IFS Debate: What next for international tax co-operation? event 16 June 2025 <p>At this online event <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">an expert panel will debate the future of international tax co-operation.</span></p>
Scaling early childhood development programmes and policies in low- and middle-income countries conference 24 June 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">Thrive, on behalf of IFS and OPM, is hosting a two-day international interdisciplinary conference.</span></p>
IFS Deaton Review: Inequalities in the 21st Century special session at the RES 2025 Annual Conference announcement<p>This year's RES Conference features a special session on the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities with key IFS contributors to the review.</p>16 June 2025
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.
Benefits - and costs - of expanding access to free school meals will grow over time Comment Expanded access to free school meals will benefit 1.7 million children in the long run, but existing transitional protections limit effects next year. 4 June 2025
How did tax credits transform the UK welfare system? Comment Over 20 years since they were introduced, tax credits have now been replaced by universal credit. How did they change the UK welfare system? 4 April 2025
New data suggest dramatic decline in living standards, but it may just be the quality of the data that has declined Comment The latest official statistics on household incomes show dramatic falls, but there is reason to doubt their reliability. 27 March 2025
Police infrastructure, police performance, and crime: evidence from austerity cuts Working Paper Focusing on a wave of austerity cuts, I show that police station closure increased violent crimes in census blocks near the defunct stations. 27 March 2025
Two-child limit mitigation in Scotland would help larger poor families but policy design could harm work incentives Comment Mitigating the two-child limit policy would be an effective way to reduce child poverty, but designing an effective policy is not straightforward. 14 March 2025
How should governments help households during an energy crisis? Comment The government spent billions on support to help households with their energy bills in 2022–23. Could a better-designed package have saved money? 31 January 2025
Does the reference period matter when evaluating the effect of SNAP on food insecurity? Journal article Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone food assistance program in the United States. 1 December 2024
Green Budget 2024: Full report Report The new Chancellor faces a difficult fiscal inheritance. Her choices on tax and spending at this first Budget could define the rest of the parliament. 10 October 2024
How can the new government reduce child poverty? Event 3 October 2024 at 11:00 via Slido and YouTube This online event looked at recent trends in child poverty and what policy options the government has to reduce it.
How to reduce child poverty: compare the policy options Calculator Use these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups. 3 October 2024
Child poverty: trends and policy options Report Relative child poverty has increased. Which children are most likely to be affected? What policies would most effectively reduce child poverty? 3 October 2024
How can government reduce child poverty? Podcast We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this. 3 October 2024
Hours of work and the long-run effects of in-work transfers Journal article Economica We find that reforms incentivising full-time work can significantly boost incomes, including for poorer households, as well as enhance overall welfare 21 August 2024
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 Event 25 July 2024 at 10:00 This online event will present the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 (Presentations) Presentation This online event presented the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK. 25 July 2024
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 Report How do rising mortgage rates and differential inflation affect incomes and poverty? How have incomes and poverty changed for pensioners? 25 July 2024
There are good reasons to reverse the two-child limit Comment "The two-child limit has been pretty much laser-focused on increasing the measured rate of child poverty." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 22 July 2024
How have pensioner incomes and poverty changed in recent years? Report This report examines the key trends in pensioner incomes and poverty over the past two decades. 19 July 2024
Distribution of households affected by two-child limit; universal credit claimants with children; and all households with children, by equivalised income decile Data Item Distribution of households affected, by equivalised income decile. 17 June 2024
Relative child poverty rates after housing costs, 2008–09 to 2022–23 Data Item Relative child poverty rates after housing costs, 2008–09 to 2022–23 17 June 2024