The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) will present its annual Green Budget on Wednesday 6 February, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

This two-day workshop launches the Tax Administration Research Centre, funded by ESRC, HMRC and HM Treasury.

Mexico implemented a massive clean water reform in 1991 which led to a sharp drop in diarrhea of close to 50%. Using cohort and state variation in diarrhea reduction, we identify significant...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.

The Autumn Statement 2012 will be made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, on Wednesday 5 December at 12.30pm. IFS researchers will present their analysis at a briefing the following day, Thursday 6 December.

It is well known that disability insurance (DI) enrollment is countercyclical. But less is known about why DI is countercyclical. Understanding this point is crucial given the rapid rise in DI...

This event is now fully booked.Entry to higher education has long ceased to be the preserve of a small, privileged minority. Nonetheless, there remain substantial socio-economic gaps in university...

This class will teach a method that Ljungqvist and Sargent (Recursive Macroeconomic Theory, Third Edition, MIT Press, 2012) call 'dynamic programming squared'. In this method, a dynamic...

This year's annual lecture will be given by Andrew Dilnot CBE, who is Chair of the UK Statistics Authority. The lecture is being hosted by the School of Social Science and Public Policy, Kings College London.

This launch event will provide an overview of two papers, presented by IFS researchers. The papers look at the effect of the financial crisis on older households in England and the adequacy of retirement savings of those approaching state pension age. Following presentations from IFS researchers, the Rt. Hon. James Purnell, former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, will respond to findings and time will be allowed for questions from attendees.

Researchers will present findings from a project that set out to take a lifetime perspective on how taxes and benefits redistribute income and affect work incentives.

This paper analyzes the evolution of tax progressivity in Sweden from both annual and lifetime perspectives.

This class will review approaches aimed at eliminating biases due to the presence of measurement error in covariates. Special emphasis will be given to consistent methods that circumvent...