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 All Economic Review articles written by IFS staff since the start of 2001 are listed here.
The period from 2003 to the summer of 2008 saw significant and sustained increases in global food prices, especially for staple goods such as maize, rice and wheat.
In 2010 the government will raise the rate of income tax on the UK's highest earners.
The Government is concerned that we are eating too much saturated fat.
In 1999 the Government pledged to eradicate child poverty in the UK by 2020 and, in the meantime, to halve it by 2010.
In this article we explore the economic principles behind funding and attending university.
UK firms increasingly locate their research and development abroad. This article examines whether this is bad news for the UK.
This article asks how best to evaluate the effectiveness of anti-poverty programmes.
This article outlines how economic theory suggests that policymakers should respond to pollution from aircraft.
You may think you know who pays taxes, but economics may have some surprises for you.
Alastair Muriel
This article looks at the increase in obesity, its possible causes and potential solutions to the problem.
Alastair Muriel
Or survival of the smartest? This article looks at the unusual economics of health and longevity.
How do taxes affect people's work decisions? This article investigates and looks at the effect of a flagship government policy.
The author outlines defininitions and trends in child poverty.
This article asks whether the government will meet its environmental targets.
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