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.
The impact of the National Living Wage on wages, employment and household incomes Report We examine the effects that the National Living Wage has had on wages, employment, and households’ incomes after accounting for taxes and benefits. 9 December 2021
For every 10 employees brought onto the National Living Wage since 2016, another 3 employees have seen a pay rise above the NLW because of the reform Press Release There is evidence of wage rises up to £1.50 above the NLW (i.e. up to £9.71 in 2019), due to factors like firms wanting to maintain pay differentials. 9 December 2021
The distributional and employment impacts of nationwide Minimum Wage changes Working Paper We estimate the effect of the introduction of the UK’s National Living Wage in 2016, and increases in it up to 2019, using a new empirical method. 9 December 2021
