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.
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
Chancellors’ responses to economic news Report Chancellors don’t respond symmetrically to good and bad economic news. This represents a risk to the accuracy of official borrowing forecasts. 28 September 2023
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
New childcare entitlements have little to offer the poorest families Press Release "These new entitlements are another big step towards an early years system focused on helping parents to work." 26 September 2023
Early years spending update: Budget reforms and beyond Report The 2023 update analyses change in early years spending in the last 25 years and looks ahead to implications of major reforms announced in the Budget. 26 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
Symposium: tax equity around the world - introduction Journal article This set of issues was showcased at the 4th World Bank Tax Conference in September 2022, which focused on ‘Global Tax Equity’. 11 September 2023
What are the options for devolved funding? Presentation This presentation looks at the issues and options for the Scottish Government’s funding, arguing that radical change requires reform in England too. 19 September 2023
