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.
Oil and gas make Scotland’s underlying public finances particularly volatile and uncertain Comment A fallback in oil and gas prices has hit Scotland’s underlying public finance position this year. 27 March 2024
Household responses to trade shocks Working Paper We study the responses of both individuals and their partners to rising Chinese import competition in the 2000s. 26 March 2024
Gap between higher- and lower-paid public sector workers falls by more than a third since 2007 as doctors and experienced teachers have faced unprecedented pay cuts Press Release How has public sector pay changed in recent years? Which type of workers have done better and which have done worse? 26 March 2024
The consequences of miscarriage on parental investments Working Paper We exploit the random nature of single, early miscarriages to examine the impact of pregnancy loss on parental investment and family outcomes. 22 March 2024
New statistics show large increases in material deprivation and food insecurity during cost-of-living crisis, which headline poverty measures do not reflect Press Release Headline poverty rates in 2022-23 were similar to 2019-20 levels, but other measures of material wellbeing tell a different story. 21 March 2024
Sliding education results and high inequalities should prompt big rethink in Welsh education policy Press Release This report examines the major challenges for education in Wales, including low outcomes across a range of measures and high levels of inequality. 21 March 2024
Major challenges for education in Wales Report This report examines the major challenges for education in Wales, including low outcomes across a range of measures and high levels of inequality. 21 March 2024
Living standards since the last election Report New income statistics suggest this parliament is on course to be the worst for living standards on record. 21 March 2024
The menopause "penalty" Working Paper We estimate the effect of menopause diagnosis on employment and earnings, reliance on social safety net programs, and demand for medical care. 18 March 2024
Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India Working Paper We conducted a large-scale, 4-year trial that randomized premiums and subsidies for India’s first national, public hospital insurance program, RSBY. 14 March 2024
Health spending planned to fall in England and Scotland in 2024–25, suggesting a top-up likely Comment Day-to-day spending on health in England is planned to fall in 2024–25 compared with the latest budgets for 2023–24. 4 March 2024
The latest picture on school funding and costs in England Comment This comment provides the latest analysis of trends in school funding and costs in England over time. 1 March 2024
