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.
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Help onto the housing ladder: the role of intergenerational transfers Report We examine financial help from family to first-time buyers, quantifying this help and studying its role in homeownership and wealth inequalities. 8 December 2023
The role of privately held firms in income inequality Working Paper We study the role of privately held firms in income inequality in Finland, especially looking at the the role of retained earnings. 29 November 2023
Autumn Statement 2023 response Comment Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes. 22 November 2023
Halving inheritance tax would give away an average of £180,000 to the top 5% of estates at death Comment It is rumoured the Chancellor will halve inheritance tax in next week’s Autumn Statement. Four-fifths of the cut would go to estates worth over £1m. 18 November 2023
Is there really an NHS productivity crisis? Comment It is difficult to measure NHS productivity. But the available evidence strongly suggests that the NHS is less productive now than pre-pandemic. 17 November 2023
Housing costs take up three-and-a-half times as much of the budgets of the poor as of the rich, with significant implications for their standard of living Press Release "It is not possible to understand income poverty or inequality without taking account of housing costs." 17 November 2023
Housing costs and income inequality in the UK Report This report sheds light on some of the drivers of changes in housing costs over time for different groups. 17 November 2023
Public service delivery, exclusion and externalities: Theory and experimental evidence from India Working Paper This paper provides novel evidence on the trade-off between public service delivery and free riding in low- and middle-income countries. 15 November 2023
Declining education performance in Scotland, particularly in maths and science Press Release The performance of Scottish pupils in international PISA tests has declined over time in maths and science. 16 November 2023
Socio-economic inequality in Scottish education Report We examine how less affluent students perform compared with their more affluent peers in PISA tests, ahead of the new data release in December 2023. 16 November 2023
Revaluation and reform of Welsh council tax should proceed without delay Comment We analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’. 14 November 2023
Increasing concentration of high-skilled jobs in London means graduates elsewhere cannot fully capitalise on their education Press Release The current economic geography of the UK limits both social mobility and the effective use of talent across the country. 13 November 2023
