Health and social care

A senior doctor like me: Gender match and occupational choice

Working Paper

In this paper, we estimate how the gender of supervisors early in one’s career affects subsequent choice of finely-defined occupations.

24 April 2024

If you can’t see it, you can’t be it: role models influence female junior doctors’ choice of medical specialty

Comment

Working alongside a greater share of senior women specialists during an early-career placement influences junior women’s own specialty choice.

24 April 2024

Parental beliefs, perceived health risks, and time investment in children

Working Paper

What role did beliefs about risks and returns play for the allocation of time investment in children during the pandemic?

15 April 2024

Progression of nurses within the NHS

Report

This report examines the career progression of NHS nurses, how this compares with that of other NHS staff groups and how this has changed over time.

12 April 2024

Regional variation in earnings and the retention of NHS staff in Agenda for Change bands 1 to 4

Report

We examine the association between local pay and retention of NHS hospital and community staff in pay bands 1 to 4 of the Agenda for Change framework.

10 April 2024

Longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dietary purchasing choices of British households

Report

Takeaways and meal delivery grew by more than 50% during the pandemic – and have stayed high thereafter.

4 April 2024

The consequences of miscarriage on parental investments

Working Paper

We exploit the random nature of single, early miscarriages to examine the impact of pregnancy loss on parental investment and family outcomes.

22 March 2024

A longer-term view of NHS waiting lists in England

Comment

How have NHS waiting lists and waiting times for pre-planned treatment changed over the last 40 years?

19 March 2024

The menopause "penalty"

Working Paper

We estimate the effect of menopause diagnosis on employment and earnings, reliance on social safety net programs, and demand for medical care.

18 March 2024

Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India

Working Paper

We conducted a large-scale, 4-year trial that randomized premiums and subsidies for India’s first national, public hospital insurance program, RSBY.

14 March 2024

Willingness to pay for improved public education and public healthcare systems: the role of income mobility prospects

Journal article

These findings are based on more than 19,000 observations from the third round of the Life in Transition Survey.

14 March 2024

Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know

Podcast

IFS reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Budget.

7 March 2024

Spring Budget 2024

Collection

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

6 March 2024

Health spending planned to fall in England and Scotland in 2024–25, suggesting a top-up likely

Comment

Day-to-day spending on health in England is planned to fall in 2024–25 compared with the latest budgets for 2023–24.

4 March 2024

The NHS waiting list: when will it come down?

Podcast

We discuss all things waiting list - What is it? How big is it? Is there a credible plan to get it back down?

29 February 2024

The past and future of NHS waiting lists in England

Report

NHS performance will be a key election issue. We examine how NHS waiting lists have changed in the past and how they could change in the future.

29 February 2024

Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis

Presentation

Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.

22 February 2024

The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25

Report

This report looks at the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish Government for the 2024–25 financial year and beyond.

22 February 2024

Are councils in crisis?

Podcast

Why are local councils facing funding pressures? What can government do to help them?

14 February 2024

Scottish Budget: Healthcare spending, staffing and activity

Report

The COVID-19 pandemic is having long-lasting impacts on NHS hospital activity, productivity and performance in Scotland, despite higher funding.

9 February 2024

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A senior doctor like me: Gender match and occupational choice

If you can’t see it, you can’t be it: role models influence female junior doctors’ choice of medical specialty

Parental beliefs, perceived health risks, and time investment in children

Progression of nurses within the NHS

Regional variation in earnings and the retention of NHS staff in Agenda for Change bands 1 to 4

Longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dietary purchasing choices of British households

The consequences of miscarriage on parental investments

A longer-term view of NHS waiting lists in England

The menopause "penalty"

Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India

Willingness to pay for improved public education and public healthcare systems: the role of income mobility prospects

Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know

Spring Budget 2024

Health spending planned to fall in England and Scotland in 2024–25, suggesting a top-up likely

The NHS waiting list: when will it come down?

The past and future of NHS waiting lists in England

Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis

The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25

Are councils in crisis?

Scottish Budget: Healthcare spending, staffing and activity

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