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.
Raising revenue from closing inheritance tax loopholes Comment Reforms could be enacted to make inheritance tax fairer and raise revenue. 18 April 2024
The life-cycle dynamics of wealth mobility Working Paper In this paper, we use 25 years of tax records for the Norwegian population and find considerable wealth mobility over the life cycle. 10 April 2024
House price rises and borrowing to invest Working Paper We propose a borrow-to-invest motive by which house price gains affect household spending on residential investment. 27 March 2024
Reforming the taxation of non-doms: policy options and uncertainties Comment This comment summarises what is known about non-doms, the options for reforming how they are taxed and potential revenue implications. 4 March 2024
Why inheritance tax should be reformed Comment "Addressing problems in the current system is increasingly important". David Sturrock and Bee Boileau write for The Conversation. 18 January 2024
How important is the Bank of Mum and Dad? Explainer Paul Johnson talks us through patterns of financial help for first-time buyers. 15 December 2023
Social mobility and wealth Conference 12 December 2023 at 10:30 Church House Conference Centre, London, SW1P 3NZ At this in-person event, IFS researchers shared findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
Social mobility and wealth Presentation IFS researchers shared findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers. 12 December 2023
Help onto the housing ladder: the role of intergenerational transfers Report We examine financial help from family to first-time buyers, quantifying this help and studying its role in homeownership and wealth inequalities. 8 December 2023
Retirement is not always a choice that workers can afford to make Comment "More of us may feel little choice but to work a year or two longer than planned." Paul Johnson writes for The Times. 6 November 2023
Understanding retirement in the UK Report We comprehensively examine the changing patterns of retirement in the UK for different groups in society. 1 November 2023
‘Only millionaires should fear inheritance tax – not the property-owning middle class’ Comment "As inherited wealth grows, the need for tax reform is becoming more pressing." Carl Emmerson writes in The Telegraph. 4 October 2023
What is the point of inheritance tax? Comment David Sturrock and Arun Advani write for the New Statesman on inheritance tax, social mobility and tax revenues. 29 September 2023
Reforming inheritance tax Event 27 September 2023 at 14:00 via Slido and Youtube At this online event we examined options for, and distributional effects of, the reform of inheritance tax.
Reforming inheritance tax Report We set out issues with the inheritance tax system and examine options for reform and the distributional impacts of reforming or abolishing the tax. 27 September 2023
Intergenerational mobility in the UK Report Your parents’ income and wealth is of ever-growing importance in determining your own position in the lifetime income distribution. 7 September 2023
Globalisation, taxation and inequality Journal article This article reviews some of the challenges of increasing the progressivity of tax systems in a globalised world. 31 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
Abolishing inheritance tax would leave the country a terrible legacy Comment "I despair." Paul Johnson writes for the Times on the recent debate around abolishing inheritance tax. 17 July 2023
What do pensions freedoms mean for financing retirement? Event 30 June 2023 at 10:00 via Slido and Youtube At this online event we presented the findings of a new report looking at how people access their defined contribution pension wealth.
