The Autumn Statement explained podcastWe analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement.24 November 2023
The Autumn Statement 2023 explained in 90 seconds explainerPaul Johnson responds to Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Autumn Statement. 22 November 2023
Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained podcastThis week, we dive into the oddities of the VAT system.16 November 2023
Education spending: an engine for levelling-up? event 11 December 2023 The launch of the 2023 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
Social mobility and wealth conference 12 December 2023 At this in-person event, IFS researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
Where next for the state pension? event 13 December 2023 At this online event, IFS researchers will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK.
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy landing pageThe ESRC has funded a research centre at IFS since 1991, recognised as a global centre of excellence and now with UKRI Research Institute status.15 July 2022
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
Incomes for poorer families rose during the first year of the pandemic Comment We analyse the Department for Work and Pensions' latest official statistics on household incomes. 31 March 2022
Maternity and the labour supply of NHS doctors and nurses Report We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave, and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty. 8 March 2022
Sanitation and credit constraints – The role of labelled microcredit in India’s Swacch Bharat Mission subsidy scheme Working Paper We provide rigorous evidence of the impacts of labelled microcredit on household sanitation investment and borrowing behaviour. 4 February 2022
Does going cashless make you tax-rich? Evidence from India’s demonetization experiment Working Paper This paper investigates the effect of electronic payments technology on firms’ tax compliance in a large developing economy. 11 January 2022
Sanitation and marriage markets in India: evidence from the total sanitation campaign Working Paper We analyse marriage decisions in rural India, focusing on the added attractiveness of sanitation within the marital living arrangement. 3 December 2021
Product market competition, creative destruction and innovation Working Paper We examine the economic analysis of the relationship between innovation and product market competition. 3 December 2021
Brexit and labour market inequalities: potential spatial and occupational impacts Working Paper We examine the possible distributional impacts of new trade barriers associated with the new trade agreement governing EU and UK relations. 15 November 2021
Price floors and externality correction Working Paper We evaluate the impact of a price floor for alcohol introduced in Scotland in 2018. 15 November 2021
Health and Employment amongst Older Workers Journal article This paper reviews the existing evidence and brings in new evidence on the measurement of health and the impact of health on employment. 21 May 2020
What's on the Menu? Policies to Reduce Young People's Sugar Consumption Journal article We discuss the merits of popular policies, including taxes, advertising restrictions and restrictions on the availability of specific foods. 21 May 2020
Disability Insurance: Theoretical Trade-Offs and Empirical Evidence Journal article We discuss the traditional trade-off between insurance and incentives in providing disability insurance. 21 May 2020
Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Impacts of High-Ability Peers in Early Years Journal article We provide novel evidence on the cognitive and non-cognitive impacts in early years of being exposed to higher-ability classroom peers. 21 May 2020
