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.
Social mobility continues to fall – and moving up is harder if you grow up in the North or Midlands Press Release "It may be harder now than at any point in over half a century to move up if you are born in a position of disadvantage.” 7 September 2023
Intergenerational mobility in the UK Report Your parents’ income and wealth is of ever-growing importance in determining your own position in the lifetime income distribution. 7 September 2023
Big firm, little firm: are differences between companies driving inequality and holding back growth? Podcast Debates about inequality often focus on inequalities between people. But what about inequalities between firms? 30 August 2023
Still a man’s world? Gender inequalities, parenthood and the workplace Podcast We ask why the gender pay gap opens up, whether things have improved in recent years, and talk about one key factor affecting women’s pay - kids. 23 August 2023
Levelling Up: Is inequality between places Britain’s biggest problem? Podcast Since 2019, 'levelling up' has been at the forefront of the political agenda - but is inequality between places really Britain’s biggest problem? 16 August 2023
When and why should we care about inequality? Podcast Why should we care about inequality? What has happened to inequality over recent decades? And can government do anything about it? 9 August 2023
Earnings and income inequality in Scotland Presentation This presentation to the Royal Society of Edinburgh provides an early preview of upcoming work on labour market trends and inequalities in Scotland. 28 June 2023
The distribution of public service spending Report This report for the IFS-Deaton Review looks at how public service spending is distributed across the population in the UK. 31 May 2023
Public service spending has become significantly more progressive since the 1980s Comment Changes in the composition of spending and rising education participation mean public service spending is more progressive than in the 1980s & 1990s. 31 May 2023
Inequalities: which ones matter, and what to do about them? Presentation Paul Johnson gave a talk at the Oxford Martin School where he drew on the extensive work of the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities. 27 February 2023
Inequality and the benefits system Presentation At this online event, we presented and discussed findings from a major new work on benefits. 2 February 2023
Benefits and tax credits Report This chapter finds that though benefits reforms pushed more people into work, the work is often part-time, low-paid and with little progression. 1 February 2023
