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.
Intensive margin labour supply and the dynamic effects of in-work transfers Working Paper How should dynamic considerations affect the design of in-work transfers? 1 February 2023
Do work search requirements work? Evidence from a UK reform targeting single parents Working Paper We assess whether work search requirements for out-of-work welfare claimants are effective in inducing individuals to work & delivering fiscal savings 1 February 2023
Inequality and the benefits system Event 2 February 2023 at 11:00 At this online event, we presented and discussed findings from a major new work on benefits.
Racial and ethnic inequalities Presentation At this online event we presented and discussed findings from a new report on racial and ethnic inequalities. 14 November 2022
Political inequality Report We explore the relationship between political and economic inequality in the UK. 2 December 2022
UK ethnic minorities seeing sharp progress in education, but wages and wealth lag behind Press Release However, big differences remain between ethnic minority groups, new IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities chapter shows 14 November 2022
Inequality and immigration Report This chapter investigates the relationship between immigration and inequality in the UK over the past 40 years. 14 November 2022
Race and ethnicity Report This chapter considers inequalities across ethnic groups in the United Kingdom and finds that there is no single story of advantage or disadvantage. 14 November 2022
Income and wealth inequality explained in 5 charts Explainer We document how economic inequalities have changed over the last sixty years, and how experiences have varied for different groups. 9 November 2022
Trends in income and wealth inequalities Report Trends in inequalities in income, wealth and, to a limited extent, consumption in the United Kingdom. 9 November 2022
Wealth is the growing economic divide in the UK today Press Release "While income remains important, it is wealth that is increasingly at the heart of the most pressing economic inequalities today." 9 November 2022
Health inequalities Report There are marked differences in life expectancy between the regions of England, the countries in the UK, and the UK and other wealthy countries. 4 November 2022
