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How to reduce child poverty: compare the policy options
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Use these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups.
3 October 2024
How can government reduce child poverty?
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We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this.
3 October 2024
Are people saving enough into their pensions?
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Automatic enrolment has been successful in getting more people into workplace pensions, but are they saving enough?
20 September 2024
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At this online event we will offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process.
What did Sure Start do for youth offending, children's social care, and school behaviour?
event 23 October 2024
In this online event we will present findings on the effect of Sure Start on a range of outcomes throughout childhood and adolescence.
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Join us for a special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS podcast the week ahead of Rachel Reeves' all-important first Budget.
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Our research covers a wide range of topics related to businesses and their investments, including firm productivity, innovation and research and development, the location of firms’ activities and the effects of tax, competition and other policies.

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UK economic outlook: navigating the endgame

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Growth has been better than expected this year, but the UK’s recovery is not yet secure. Structural changes will require reform, not just investment.

10 October 2024

Capital gains tax reform

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Should the government raise capital gains tax in the Budget? What is the case for reforming capital gains tax? What are the options for reform?

6 October 2024

Fiscal rules and investment in the upcoming Budget

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The government is reportedly considering a change to the debt rule to allow for more borrowing for investment. We consider some of the options.

27 September 2024

What is Labour's economic strategy?

Podcast

In the King's Speech last week, Labour set out 40 new bills - what can we learn about their economic strategy?

22 July 2024

How do the last five years measure up on levelling up?

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How well – or badly – has the UK fared on the 12 levelling up missions? We examine early progress and the scale of the challenge ahead.

19 June 2024

Election Special: The UK economy since 2008

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Since 2008, the UK economy has faced a series of shocks and long-term problems - we ask what challenges the next government faces.

3 June 2024

The Conservatives and the Economy, 2010–24

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This chapter documents the course of the economy over the last 14 years for the forthcoming book 'The Conservative Effect, 2010-2024'.

3 June 2024

How to grow the economy

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With an election on the way, economic growth is bound to be central to the campaigns. A leading expert explains how we can grow the economy.

24 May 2024

Public investment: what you need to know

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Everything you wanted to know about UK public investment but were too afraid to ask – including analysis of Labour and Conservative plans.

25 April 2024

Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know

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IFS reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Budget.

7 March 2024

Spring Budget 2024

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All our analysis of the Spring Budget 2024. Includes research, comment, explainers and more.

6 March 2024

Labour's green investment pledge raises so many questions

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The recent “confusion” tells us a lot about the tenor of the coming election campaign and the debate about fiscal policy.

5 February 2024

The role of privately held firms in income inequality

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We study the role of privately held firms in income inequality in Finland, especially looking at the the role of retained earnings.

29 November 2023

The Autumn Statement explained

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We analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement.

24 November 2023

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Autumn Statement 2023

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All our IFS analysis of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement 2023.

22 November 2023

Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained

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This week, we dive into the oddities of the VAT system.

16 November 2023

The changes to the UK's net zero pathway explained

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What are the changes announced by the Prime Minister and what will their impacts be?

10 November 2023

The Expert Factor: What next for Net Zero?

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Recently, the government has sought to alter the UK's net zero plans. This week, the experts dig into the changes and assess their impact.

6 November 2023

Global economic outlook: how hard will we land?

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The fight against inflation continues to dominate the global economic policy agenda.

17 October 2023

Green Budget 2023

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The IFS Green Budget assessed the state of the UK economy and the government's fiscal position as attention turns towards next year's election.

17 October 2023

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