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.
Council tax hikes will do the heavy lifting Comment IFS Senior Research Economist Kate Ogden writes in Municipal Journal about what the 2025 Spending Review will mean for public services and councils. 17 June 2025
Future challenges for health and social care provision in the UK Journal article Oxford Review of Economic Policy We consider recent trends in health and social care productivity and the scope for future improvements. 6 June 2025
The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes Report An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis. 22 May 2025
Social care is the nightmare that won’t go away Comment A government with a big majority should have had the political will to do more than just set up another review. 6 January 2025
What did Sure Start do for youth offending, children's social care, and school behaviour? Event 23 October 2024 at 10:00 via Slido and YouTube In this online event we presented findings on the effect of Sure Start on a range of outcomes throughout childhood and adolescence.
Adult social care in England: what next? Report We set out the major challenges facing the adult social care system in England and explore potential future developments for the sector. 10 October 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
It’s time to be honest about the funding of social care Comment The fury about ending the winter fuel allowance is a diversion from a much important issue: our failing social care system. 16 September 2024
Liberal Democrat manifesto: a reaction Comment An assessment of the tax rises and spending increases proposed in the 2024 Liberal Democrat general election manifesto. 10 June 2024
Constraints and trade-offs for the next government Report The next government is likely to face some of the most difficult economic and fiscal choices the UK has faced outside of pandemics and major crises. 25 January 2024
The outlook for government and council funding Presentation This presentation to Scottish voluntary organisations looks at the funding outlook and issues facing the Scottish Government and councils. 5 October 2023
A forward look on finance Presentation This LGA 2023 Annual Conference presentation sets out the broad economic and fiscal context and the funding and policy outlook for local government. 5 July 2023
The economics of immigration Podcast Recently, the government announced record net migration figures. Paul Johnson speaks to Madeleine Sumption, a political scientist, to get the facts. 8 June 2023
Government spending has long been targeted at the poorest in our society Comment Paul Johnson writes for The Times on how taking account of public service spending is critical to assessing the government's redistribution of wealth. 5 June 2023
Public service spending has become significantly more progressive since the 1980s Comment Changes in the composition of spending and rising education participation mean public service spending is more progressive than in the 1980s & 1990s. 31 May 2023
The state of the NHS Podcast In this episode, we take a look at the state of the NHS across a range of areas. 8 February 2023
Saving lives by tying hands: The unexpected effects of constraining health care providers Journal article The Review of Economics and Statistics We conclude that, despite distorting medical decisions, constraining ED doctors can induce cost-effective reductions in mortality. 6 January 2023
English councils’ core spending power is set to grow by up to 11% in real-terms over the next two years Comment The local government finance policy statement confirms a boost to councils’ funding over the next two years, targeted at social care and poorer areas. 16 December 2022
A National Care Service will mean big changes and challenges for Scottish council funding Comment Plans for a Scottish ‘National Care Service’ would centralise over £4 billion of spending and may not lead to more consistent services. 11 August 2022
Does the cap fit: How do the proposed changes to the social care cap affect people’s protection from catastrophic costs? Event 8 February 2022 at 14:00 In September, the government announced that it was introducing a cap on the lifetime social care costs faced by individuals. At this event we will present a joint IFS-Health Foundation report that looks at the implications of this change.
