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.
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
Social mobility and wealth Conference 12 December 2023 at 10:30 Church House Conference Centre, London, SW1P 3NZ At this in-person event, IFS researchers shared findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
What might rising interest rates mean for different generations? Comment Earlier this week, markets reacted to comments by the governor of the Bank of England by bringing forward their expectations of when interest rates will rise. What will this mean for different generations? 22 October 2021
Wealth divide between young people with wealthy parents and those with poor parents is big and is greater than equivalent earnings gaps Press Release Those with wealthy parents are much more likely to be wealthy themselves, to be homeowners and to be high earners. 8 September 2021
Why do wealthy parents have wealthy children? Report This report sheds light on why wealth inequalities persist across generations in the UK. 8 September 2021
The intergenerational elasticity of earnings: exploring the mechanisms Working Paper We use data covering a single cohort’s first 55 years of life to explain the differences in the intergenerational elasticity of earnings. 17 March 2021
