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.
Price floors and externality correction Journal article We evaluate the impact of a price floor for alcohol introduced in Scotland in 2018, using a difference-in-differences strategy with England as a contr 31 January 2022
Sweeping changes to student loans to hit tomorrow’s lower-earning graduates Comment The largest student loan reform since 2012 will reduce the cost of loans for high-earning borrowers but increase it for lower earners. 24 February 2022
Household self-insurance and the value of disability insurance in the United States Working Paper This paper studies the welfare implications of reforms to U.S. Disability Insurance while accounting for household self-insurance. 18 February 2022
Stimulus payments and private transfers Working Paper We report a survey experiment where individuals were asked how they would respond to a £500 payment. 17 February 2022
The NHS backlog recovery plan and the outlook for waiting lists Comment More than 6 million people are now on an NHS waiting list. This backlog is expected to rise further and won’t be cleared during this parliament. 11 February 2022
Government uses high inflation as cover for hitting students, graduates and universities Comment Using inflation as a cover, the government is cutting maintenance loans, increasing student loan repayments and lowering maximum tuition fees. 10 February 2022
Government’s proposed amendment to social care cap puts more people at risk of catastrophic care costs, particularly those in the North East, Yorkshire & the Humber and the Midlands Press Release The proposed government amendment to social care costs would impact most strongly those older people with modest levels of wealth. 7 February 2022
Does the cap fit? Analysing the government’s proposed amendment to the English social care charging system Report This briefing note considers the effects of the government’s proposed amendment to the Care Act, which would mean that means-tested support does not c 7 February 2022
The risk of pension inattention in a DC world Report We shed light on the issue that ‘deferred’ pensions that people no longer contribute to might provide declining value for money over time if people do not engage with them. 1 February 2022
Many older defined contribution pensions deliver poor value for money Press Release Some savers stand to lose thousands of pounds if they do not move older pensions to ones that offer better value for money. 1 February 2022
Low earners much more likely to respond to increase in state pension age to 66 by working longer Press Release The latest increase in the state pension age from 65 to 66 has significantly boosted the employment of both men and women. 25 January 2022
Labour market effects of the increase in the state pension age from 65 to 66 Report This research analyses how employment decisions have been affected by the increase in the state pension age to 66. 25 January 2022
