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 FTE staff in 2022 compared with 2019 Data Item NHS FTE staff 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
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
COVID-19 patients in NHS hospitals in England Data Item COVID-19 patients in NHS hospitals in England 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
The poor are failed most by our inability to reform local services Comment "Our system of funding for local services is not fit for purpose." Paul Johnson in The Times on the urgent need for local services funding reform. 24 October 2022
Mini-Budget 2022 and follow-up Collection Analysis of the government's tax and spending plans - and follow-up - announced as part of the mini-Budget. 17 October 2022
Flexible pensions could offer a way out of the public sector pay crisis Comment Paul Johnson writes in The Times about the problems facing Kwasi Kwarteng. 10 October 2022
Public spending, pay and pensions Report The public sector pay settlements announced this July will pose severe budgetary challenges for many areas of government. 8 October 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
Conservative leadership election 2022 Collection Analysis of policy announcements made by Conservative leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. 30 August 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 inflation squeeze on public services Comment Higher inflation squeezes public service budgets and makes government spending plans less generous than originally intended. How much less generous? 10 August 2022
