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.
A response to the Chancellor’s ‘Mini-Budget’ reversals Comment Fiscal credibility is hard won but easily lost. Today’s announcements won’t be enough, by themselves, to plug the gap in the government’s fiscal plans 17 October 2022
Does funding follow need? An analysis of the geographic distribution of public spending in England Report In the financial year before COVID-19, government spending that can be attributed to England amounted to £541 billion or £9,650 per person. 20 October 2022
Monetary policy techniques add to strains on the public finances: reforms could bring big benefits, but costs too Press Release Sir Paul Tucker writes for the IFS Green Budget on how rising interest rates, quantitative easing and current monetary policy techniques interact. 14 October 2022
The impact of area level mental health interventions on outcomes for secondary school pupils: Evidence from the HeadStart programme in England Working Paper This paper provides the first robust evaluation of the impacts on school outcomes of HeadStart for area-level mental health interventions. 13 October 2022
Quantitative easing, monetary policy implementation, and the public finances Report Rising interest rates, quantitative easing and current monetary policy techniques interact to put pressure on the public finances. 14 October 2022
With a weaker economy, getting government finances on a sustainable path without cancelling tax cuts could force Chancellor into big and painful spending cuts Press Release Kwasi Kwarteng would need to announce a fiscal tightening of more than £60 billion just to stabilise debt as a fraction of national income in 2026–27. 11 October 2022
For every £1 given to households through headline cuts to taxes, £2 is being taken away in stealthy freezes Press Release By 2025–26 these freezes take away £2 for every £1 given to households through the headline personal tax cuts. 6 October 2022
Delivering a Lifetime Skills Guarantee Comment Imran Tahir and Luke Sibieta summarise their report on adult education funding for FE News. 20 June 2022
The missing middle of higher technical learners Comment Research Economist Imran Tahir and Simon Field write for FE News on what’s behind this ‘missing middle’ of higher technical learners in England. 22 September 2022
What happened to youth apprenticeships? Comment Research Economist Imran Tahir and Simon Field write for FE News on the decline in youth apprenticeships in England. 29 September 2022
The importance of second chances in our education system Comment Research Economist Imran Tahir writes for FE News on lack of adequate second chances offered to adults via the education system. 15 September 2022
On a roll? The first decade of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions Comment Automatic enrolment into workplace pensions began 10 years ago. It’s been very successful – but more needs to be done to build on achievements so far. 30 September 2022
