Why is the UK so geographically unequal? podcast<p>We ask why the UK has such large regional divides, how they emerged, and what policymakers can realistically do to fix them.</p>18 June 2026
What does Britain think about inequality? podcast<p class="p1">Why do people care about inequality, and what do they want government to do about it?</p>11 June 2026
How unequal is Britain? podcast<p class="p1">We set out the facts on UK inequality, from income and wealth to opportunity, health and place.</p>4 June 2026
5th Workshop on the Economics of Crime for Junior Scholars workshop 22 June 2026 <p><em><span data-teams="true">This two-day conference brings together junior researchers on topics related to the economics of crime and criminal justice</span></em></p>
LSE-IFS-UCL-CEPR-Imperial Business School workshop on household finance workshop 30 June 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;">The IFS, in association with LSE, UCL, CEPR, and Imperial Business School, are organising a workshop on household finance.</span></p>
Increasing pension contributions: what would higher employer minimums mean? event 21 July 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present findings on employer pension contributions and explore how higher minimum rates could affect workers and employers.</p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to 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.
The average graduate can expect to be around £100k better off over their lifetime for going to university – but a quarter can expect to be financially worse off Press Release Six-in-ten degrees pay for themselves for the exchequer in the long run, with the government making a loss on the rest. 25 June 2026
New estimates of the impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings Report How does going to university affect earnings over people’s lifetimes? How much do individuals and taxpayers benefit from people going to university? 25 June 2026
