How to fix UK pensions? podcast<p>Can the UK pensions system deliver a decent standard of living in retirement? We explore the challenges and changes needed.</p>4 July 2025
The policy that changed childhood in the UK podcast<p>What was Sure Start, what impact did it have, and why does it still matter? We speak to Christine Farquharson and Ed Balls to find out.</p>26 June 2025
What's gone wrong in the Crown Courts? podcast<p>Delays in serious court cases are at record highs. We ask why the Crown Court backlog is growing—and if more money alone can solve it.</p>19 June 2025
Labour’s first year in power: is this still a mission-driven government? event 15 July 2025 <p>The Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Institute for Government discussed Labour's first year in power at a joint event.</p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.</p>20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
What would you do with £500? (...in your own words) Working Paper We use a new approach to better investigate differences in consumer behaviour in response to hypothetical, one-off gains and losses. 12 September 2024
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
