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.
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.
Patterns of less-than-full-time working by NHS consultants Report This report examines patterns of less-than-full-time working among consultants in the NHS acute sector. 30 May 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
How big is the teacher pay offer in England? Comment The government’s new pay offer for teachers in England is mostly funded, but will still leave teachers facing large real-terms salary cuts since 2010 2 May 2023
How does school spending per pupil differ across the UK? Report This short report compares the level of school spending per pupil across the four nations of the UK. 21 April 2023
A reduced discount rate for public sector pensions will add billions to employer costs Comment A reduction in the UK’s long-term growth prospects means that public service pension promises will be costlier to meet in future. 6 April 2023
Spring Budget 2023: IFS analysis Event 16 March 2023 at 10:30 IFS researchers presented their initial analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the morning after his first Budget.
At last, we are back to a normal budget, but don’t expect many treats Comment "A stagnant economy leaves little room for either more spending or less tax." Paul Johnson writes for the Times ahead of Wednesday's Spring Budget. 13 March 2023
NHS FTE staff in 2022 compared with 2019 Data Item NHS FTE staff in 2022 compared with 2019 14 December 2022
Change in NHS staff (headcount) by AfC band, March 2019 to December 2021 Data Item Change in NHS staff (headcount) by AfC band, March 2019 to December 2021 14 December 2022
Number of overnight hospital beds (adjusting for COVID-19 patients) Data Item Number of overnight hospital beds (adjusting for COVID-19 patients) 14 December 2022
COVID-19 patients in NHS hospitals in England Data Item COVID-19 patients in NHS hospitals in England 14 December 2022
Estimated cost to eradicate NHS maintenance backlog (2021–22 prices) Data Item Estimated cost to eradicate NHS maintenance backlog (2021–22 prices) 14 December 2022
NHS treatment volumes in 2022 compared with 2019 Data Item NHS treatment volumes in 2022 compared with 2019 14 December 2022
Number of beds occupied by patients with stays of more than seven days in hospital (rolling seven-day average) Data Item Number of beds occupied by patients with stays of more than seven days in hospital (rolling seven-day average) 14 December 2022
Number of beds occupied by patients with stays of more than 21 days in hospital (rolling seven-day average) Data Item Number of beds occupied by patients with stays of more than 21 days in hospital (rolling seven-day average) 14 December 2022
NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes Report This report examines how NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes compare with pre-pandemic levels. 14 December 2022
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
What is happening to public sector pay? Explainer With inflation rising, and a cost of living crisis hitting the UK, how much public sector workers get paid is hitting the headlines. 31 October 2022
