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) delivered the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
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.
Investment in training and skills Report The UK has seen a significant decline in investment in adult education and training. This chapter analyses how the skills system should be reformed. 12 October 2023
Schools and segregation: a comparison of Scotland and England Comment We study how the different ways pupils are assigned to schools in England and Scotland relate to income segregation in schools and neighbourhoods. 10 October 2023
School and neighbourhood segregation in Scotland and England Report We document the patterns of neighbourhood and secondary school segregation across England and Scotland 10 October 2023
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
Mafia infiltrations in times of crisis: Evidence from the Covid-19 shock Working Paper We analyse the risk of mafia capture of firms operating in the legal economy and the relationship between firm performance and mafia infiltration. 9 October 2023
Public sector net worth as a fiscal target Report We consider the case for and against a fiscal target for public sector net worth. 7 October 2023
What is happening to school funding and costs in England? Comment Schools funding in England is going up faster than economy-wide inflation, but not as fast as the cost pressures schools actually face. 5 October 2023
The labor market effects of disability benefit loss Working Paper Leveraging age and health cutoffs in the reassessment, the paper estimates employment responses to loss or reduction of benefits. 29 September 2023
The effects of pension reforms on physician labour supply: Evidence from the English NHS Working Paper We examine labour supply responses of senior doctors following a pension reform that moved NHS staff from a final salary to career average pension. 29 September 2023
This will be the biggest tax-raising parliament on record Comment This has been the biggest tax-raising parliament since records began, pushing UK tax revenues to historically high levels. 29 September 2023
Chancellors’ asymmetric responses to good and bad news since 2010 resulted in more debt and a bigger state Press Release Since 2010, Chancellors have not responded symmetrically to good and bad economic news. 28 September 2023
Wealthiest 1% would get half the benefit of scrapping inheritance tax, with an average tax cut of £1 million Press Release If non-spousal inheritances passed on next year were to be equally shared between all 25-year-olds, each would receive around £120,000. 27 September 2023
