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.
What are the challenges in getting debt on a falling path? Explainer Senior Research Economist Isabel Stockton explains. 28 June 2024
The impact of labour demand shocks when occupational labour supplies are heterogeneous Working Paper We study the heterogeneous impact of subsequent demand shifts on wages and employment in Germany. 28 June 2024
How would the parties’ tax and spending plans affect Scotland and Wales? Report This ‘explainer’ looks at how the parties’ proposals would affect Scotland and Wales, covering tax, spending, public finances and the constitution. 28 June 2024
What has been happening with university finances? Explainer IFS Associate Director Christine Farquharson explains. 27 June 2024
What is the two-child limit in benefits? Explainer IFS Associate Director Tom Waters explains. 27 June 2024
Labour’s policies on workers’ rights and mandated workplace benefits Comment This comment assesses the potential impact of Labour’s proposed increases in workplace rights and benefits such as sick pay. 26 June 2024
Main parties’ manifestos tell us little about the funding individual public services would actually receive Press Release Labour and the Conservatives' manifestos are continuing a conspiracy of silence when it comes to public service spending plans. 23 June 2024
What are the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes? Calculator Use our simple interactive tool to see how the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes would impact household incomes over the next five years. 24 June 2024
How should we interpret parties’ public spending pledges this election? Comment Parties have pledged lots of ‘fully costed’ spending policies but these tell us little about the actual funding each public service might receive. 23 June 2024
Difficult choices for higher education finance ducked by main parties’ manifestos, as the freeze in the tuition fee cap increasingly bites Press Release The next government faces difficult choices on higher education funding, with tuition fees frozen and international student recruitment falling. 22 June 2024
Higher education finances: how have they fared, and what options will an incoming government have? Report The next government faces difficult choices on higher education funding, with tuition fees frozen and international student recruitment falling. 22 June 2024
Cuts to council services likely unless cost pressures abate – even with the biggest council tax increases for 20 years Press Release Cuts to some council services are likely unless spending pressures abate, even with big increases in council tax and especially in more deprived areas 21 June 2024