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.
NHS waiting list: IFS scenarios and subsequent out-turn Data Item NHS waiting list: IFS scenarios and subsequent out-turn 15 November 2022
Funding for the early years likely to fall by 8% up to 2024 as a result of faster-than-expected cost rises Press Release "Early years providers are facing rapidly rising costs that are eroding the value of their budgets." 11 November 2022
Income and wealth inequality explained in 5 charts Explainer We document how economic inequalities have changed over the last sixty years, and how experiences have varied for different groups. 9 November 2022
Wealth is the growing economic divide in the UK today Press Release "While income remains important, it is wealth that is increasingly at the heart of the most pressing economic inequalities today." 9 November 2022
Technology, skills, and performance: the case of robots in surgery Working Paper This paper investigates the potential of new technologies to reduce disparities in the provision of healthcare services. 7 November 2022
Firm consolidation and labor market outcomes Working Paper We study the consequences of firm consolidation for workers using rich administrative data from the Netherlands. 7 November 2022
Firms as tax collectors Working Paper We show that delegating tax collection to large firms can help build tax capacity in weak-enforcement settings. 31 October 2022
IFS pre-release 'stress test' for the Levelling Up White Paper Comment New IFS research shows that regional inequalities have been very persistent, and that making a difference will take persistent focus over a long time. 1 February 2022
Is worsening health leading to more older workers quitting work, driving up rates of economic inactivity? Comment We examine labour market trends for older people to see if poorer health is driving down employment rates and causing a rise in economic inactivity 26 October 2022
Latest trends in further education and sixth form spending in England Comment Updated analysis of trends in further education and sixth form spending per pupil and upcoming resource challenges facing colleges and sixth forms. 24 October 2022
IFS response to new public finance figures Press Release "A key focus for the next Prime Minister and their chosen Chancellor needs to be fiscal responsibility." 21 October 2022
Even with inflation uprating, benefits next year are on course to be 6% below their pre-pandemic levels Comment Even if the government uprates benefits with inflation, the real value of benefits will be 6% below their pre-pandemic levels. 19 October 2022
