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.
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Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
For the first time, men and women reaching the state pension age now have similar state pension incomes; but gender gaps in private pension income will persist for decades Press Release Gender gaps in pension saving are almost entirely driven by differences in labour market patterns. 8 March 2023
The gender gap in pension saving Report We document disparities in pension incomes and pension saving between men and women in the UK, and analyse the drivers behind these gaps. 8 March 2023
A quarter of the self-employed who save in a pension keep cash contributions the same for at least a decade Press Release Many of the self-employed who save into a private pension rarely change the cash contributions they make. 2 March 2023
When and why do employees change their pension saving? Report We analyse how employees’ pension saving responds to changes in earnings and employer, tax incentives, and major life events. 24 February 2023
Data on private pension saving in UK surveys Report This report documents the quality of private pension saving data collected in UK household surveys. 8 March 2023
Understanding pension saving among the self-employed Report We analyse patterns of private pension saving among self-employed workers in the UK using administrative tax data. 2 March 2023