Can the government make us eat more healthily? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>Are sugar taxes working? We examine government efforts to improve diets and how weight-loss drugs could change the debate.</span></p>5 November 2026
Budget 2026: what has the Chancellor changed? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What has the Budget changed? IFS economists consider the announcements, higher borrowing and the difficult choices ahead on taxes and public spending.</span></p>29 October 2026
Budget 2026: what should we expect? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What should we expect from the October Budget? IFS economists discuss the choices facing the Chancellor on energy bills, taxes and public spending.</span></p>22 October 2026
IFS Zooms In Live: A look ahead to the Budget event 20 October 2026 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS Zooms In podcast ahead of the Budget, looking at the choices facing the Chancellor.</span></p>
Autumn Budget 2026: IFS analysis event 29 October 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present their initial response to Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget.</p>
IFS Public Economics Day 2027 event 8 January 2027 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.</span></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We 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.
Consumption Dynamics Workshop Workshop 9 November 2026 at 09:00 On November 9-10, IFS hosted a workshop on consumption dynamics.
The Conservatives' plan for welfare: IFS response Comment The plans imply substantial – but uncertain – cuts to benefit spending. 10 November 2026
Language match is fixed, language understanding can be built: Rethinking home language instruction in Sub-Saharan Africa Working Paper We compared matched pupils, who spoke the language of instruction at home, with mismatched pupils, who did not. 10 November 2026
Challenges for the Milburn Review Comment Why has the UK’s NEET rate risen since the pandemic? What are the key questions for evaluating the Milburn Review? 9 November 2026
Fiscal devolution roadmap: has the government set a clear direction of travel? Comment The government’s fiscal devolution roadmap has arrived. 30 October 2026
Challenges to scaling a youth violence reduction intervention: Evidence from a field experiment and qualitative data Working Paper We evaluate a flagship violence-reduction intervention in London, known as Your Choice, that targets adolescents at risk of exposure to violent crime. 28 October 2026
IFS fiscal traffic lights: an explainer of indicators and thresholds Resource This piece sets out a set of ‘fiscal traffic lights’ for evaluating overall fiscal sustainability. 27 October 2026
Autumn Budget 2026: initial response Comment IFS researchers provide a response to the new economic forecast and major policy announcements contained in the 2026 Budget. 28 October 2026
What does well-designed business energy support look like? Comment Five principles for business energy support: set clear aims, keep price signals, target support, account for differences, and evaluate in real time. 26 October 2026
Understanding migration responses to local shocks Working Paper Using Brazilian and German administrative data, we show attenuation can exceed 50% and that conventional regression estimates can be highly imprecise. 22 October 2026
Unpacking transatlantic income inequality Journal article Why have European and North American countries become more similar in their levels of income inequality? 4 November 2026
Closing the gender pension gap - labor supply and welfare effects of progressive pensions Working Paper Using German administrative data, we analyze the distributional and welfare effects of a progressive pension supplement. 20 October 2026
