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The Autumn Statement explained
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We analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement.
24 November 2023
The Autumn Statement 2023 explained in 90 seconds
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Paul Johnson responds to Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Autumn Statement.
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
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Education spending: an engine for levelling-up?
event 11 December 2023
The launch of the 2023 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
Social mobility and wealth
conference 12 December 2023
At this in-person event, IFS researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
Where next for the state pension?
event 13 December 2023
At this online event, IFS researchers will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK.
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Poverty, inequality and social mobility

Our research looks at inequalities in living standards, education, health and other outcomes. We study the role of labour market outcomes, taxes and benefits, and structural forces like globalisation in shaping trends in poverty, inequality and social mobility.

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Trends in income and wealth inequalities

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Trends in inequalities in income, wealth and, to a limited extent, consumption in the United Kingdom.

9 November 2022

Health inequalities

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There are marked differences in life expectancy between the regions of England, the countries in the UK, and the UK and other wealthy countries.

4 November 2022

The poor are failed most by our inability to reform local services

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"Our system of funding for local services is not fit for purpose." Paul Johnson in The Times on the urgent need for local services funding reform.

24 October 2022

The health effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Start

Working Paper

We evaluate the short- and medium-term health impacts of Sure Start.

13 October 2022

IFS Green Budget 2022

Report

The IFS Green Budget 2022 takes stock of the economic and fiscal outlook following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and analyses the challenges ahead.

11 October 2022

Fiscal policy and income inequality: the role of taxes and social spending

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This report surveys the available evidence on the combined impact of taxes and social spending on within-country income inequality and poverty.

30 September 2022

What happened to youth apprenticeships?

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Research Economist Imran Tahir and Simon Field write for FE News on the decline in youth apprenticeships in England.

29 September 2022

CIOT and IFS Labour Conference Debate in Liverpool: Can Tax Help Tackle The Cost Of Living Crisis?

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The IFS and CIOT held a panel debate at the Labour Party Conference featuring James Murray MP, Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

26 September 2022

Market power and wage inequality

Working Paper

We propose a theory of how market power affects wage inequality.

26 September 2022

What drives wage stagnation: monopsony or monopoly?

Working Paper

Wages for the vast majority of workers have stagnated since the 1980s while productivity has grown.

26 September 2022

The missing middle of higher technical learners

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Research Economist Imran Tahir and Simon Field write for FE News on what’s behind this ‘missing middle’ of higher technical learners in England.

22 September 2022

The importance of second chances in our education system

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Research Economist Imran Tahir writes for FE News on lack of adequate second chances offered to adults via the education system.

15 September 2022

First generation elite: the role of school networks

Working Paper

Intergenerational persistence in studying for elite education is high across the world. We study why this phenomenon emerges.

14 September 2022

Job displacement costs of phasing out coal

Working Paper

We use the dramatic collapse of the UK coal industry to estimate the long-term impact on displaced miners.

14 September 2022

The UK education system preserves inequality – new report

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Our new comprehensive study, shows that education in the UK is not tackling inequality.

13 September 2022

Are trade wars class wars? The importance of trade-induced horizontal inequality

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This paper demonstrates conceptually and empirically the importance of “trade-induced horizontal inequality."

6 September 2022

Who is most affected by rising mortgage interest rates?

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What are the implications of rising interest rates for household budgets and who could see mortgage repayments reach a high share of their income?

2 September 2022

Education inequalities

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We look at shifts in the education landscape in the UK and its impact on inequalities.

16 August 2022

The long squeeze: rising inflation and the current government support package

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We look at the impact of inflation and the government's proposals to tackle it.

15 August 2022

Why is inequality in the labour market growing?

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Giulia Giupponi takes us through the latest research on the UK labour market.

3 August 2022

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