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.
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
Consumers are likely to draw down extra savings accumulated during the pandemic slowly rather than quickly Press Release Consumers are likely to draw down extra savings accumulated during the pandemic slowly rather than quickly 12 November 2021
A year of COVID: the evolution of labour market and financial inequalities through the crisis Working Paper We use new, high-quality UK panel data to document the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at an individual level, from Apr 2020 to Mar 2021. 3 November 2021
