Facts and figures about UK taxes, benefits and public spending.
Income distribution, poverty and inequality.
Analysing government fiscal forecasts and tax and spending.
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Analysis of the fiscal choices an independent Scotland would face.
Case studies that give a flavour of the areas where IFS research has an impact on society.
Reforming the tax system for the 21st century.
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Previous IFS Seminars are listed here.
| 09 May 2013 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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We study differences in the time parents spend with boys and girls at preschool ages in Canada, the UK and the US. We refine previous evidence that fathers commit more time to boys, showing this...
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| 24 April 2013 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This paper investigates whether intangibles might explain the UK productivity puzzle. We note that since the recession: (a) firms have upskilled faster than before; (b) intangible investment in...
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| 17 April 2013 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This paper uses the Longitudinal Employer Household Data (LEHD), matched to administrative data from Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs in two states to examine the value of firm...
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| 25 March 2013 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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We use a rich new body of data on the experiences of unemployed job-seekers to determine the sources of wage dispersion and to create a search model consistent with the acceptance decisions the...
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| 11 March 2013 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 04 March 2013 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 11 February 2013 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 28 January 2013 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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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...
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| 14 December 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 10 December 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 19 November 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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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...
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| 15 October 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This paper analyzes the evolution of tax progressivity in Sweden from both annual and lifetime perspectives.
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| 23 July 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 11 July 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 18 June 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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We exploit the US Survey of Consumer Finances from 1998 to 2007 to study households' portfolio risk bearing.
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| 11 June 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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The UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) programme has been evaluated by a large-scale randomised experiment. It has however emerged that due to the experimental set-up over one quarter of the eligible population was not represented in the experiment: some eligibles actively refused to be randomly assigned, while some were somehow not even offered the possibility to participate in random assignment and hence in ERA.
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| 09 May 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This seminar is being given by Bruno Crépon
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| 18 April 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This is an IFS lunchtime seminar, and is organised by the ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP).
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| 16 April 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Fiscal reform and government debt in Japan: a neoclassical perspective
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| 05 March 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 02 March 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 20 February 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 06 February 2012 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This is an IFS lunchtime seminar, and is organised by the ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP).
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| 28 November 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This paper analyzes the eff ects of income taxation on the international migration of top earners using the Danish preferential foreigner tax scheme. This scheme, introduced in 1991, allows...
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| 07 November 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 03 October 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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School accountability systems that establish the adoption of incentives for teachers and school managers usually impact students' performance. However, in many circumstances, school accountability...
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| 20 June 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 13 June 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This seminar will discuss several papers on the issue of whether 'happiness' measures in surveys can be seen directly as measures of economic utility.
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| 06 June 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Current and growing deficiencies in many workers' ability to maintain their accustomed living standards in retirement have evoked varied proposals for reform of Canada's retirement income system....
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| 23 May 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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We use a unique dataset, containing individual survey data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing linked to administrative data on earnings histories, to construct measures of lifetime...
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| 09 May 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 11 April 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 04 April 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This paper exploits the differential financing needs across industrial sectors and provides strong empirical evidence that financing constraints of small businesses are important in explaining...
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| 28 March 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This paper studies the effect of providing relative performance feedback information on individuals' performance and affective response, under both piece-rate and flat-rate incentives. In a...
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| 21 March 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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As developing countries attempt to improve public services and develop redistributive transfer policies, there is a pressing need to increase government revenues, through both direct and indirect...
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| 14 March 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 07 March 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Every Child a Reader is a package of early literacy interventions aiming to tackle reading problems among 6- and 7-year-olds deemed to have the lowest reading ability. The policy has been rolled...
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| 28 February 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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We propose a theory of exchange of goods built on top of a neoclassical growth model where increases in the willingness to spend by consumers or firms (demand) translate into measured increases in...
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| 21 February 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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A new approach to evaluating changes in Equality of Opportunity is introduced which permits the examination of the degree of dependence of child outcomes on many circumstances. Its advantages over...
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| 14 February 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 17 January 2011 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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College educated workers are known to migrate more between US cities than the low skilled. This may be due to differences in returns to migration, or differences in constraints. The relative...
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| 06 December 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 29 November 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 15 November 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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This paper compares the goods and characteristics models of the consumer within a traditional demand framework. We examine the nonparametric revealed preference conditions for the goods and...
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| 01 November 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 04 October 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 27 September 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 28 June 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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In this paper we examine the employment dynamics of disadvantaged single mothers in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) while correcting for seam bias in reported employment status.
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| 14 June 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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We study how ex-government officials use the revolving door to cash in on the personal connections acquired during periods of public service. Lobbyists with past working experience in the office...
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| 17 May 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Childcare costs are often viewed as one of the biggest barriers to work, particularly among lone parents on low incomes. Children in England are typically eligible to start school - and thus...
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| 19 April 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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We rely on a new firm level dataset containing detailed information about the structure of production of a large sample of French manufacturing firms to investigate whether the observed aggregate...
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| 12 April 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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The Perry Preschool program was a randomized social experiment with long run followup that supplemented the early environments of disadvantaged African American children. Evidence from the program...
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| 29 March 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 24 March 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Short-run, targeted subsidies for health products are common in poor countries. How do they affect long-run adoption? Standard economic theory predicts that they may increase long-run adoption...
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| 08 March 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 08 February 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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From a simple (theoretical) growth argument, financial integration enables capitalscarce countries to raise capital inflows with positive effects on investment and on the speed of convergence. We...
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| 01 February 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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There will be two presentations at this seminar:Isolating the effect of tax and benefit reform on inequality and work incentives (James Browne joint with Stuart Adam) Accounting for changes in...
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| 25 January 2010 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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How much of the recent rise in foreclosures can be explained by the introduction of low downpayment, delayed amortization mortgage contracts? We present a model where heterogeneous households...
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| 09 November 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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A joint seminar with the Centre for Longitudinal Studies.
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| 26 October 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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In this work we estimate the impacts of upfront fees and maintenance grants on UK higher education participation. We use cross-sectional LFS data from 1992-2005, which covers a period of great...
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| 12 October 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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We look for evidence of effects of the VAT rate cut.
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| 05 October 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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While the participation decision is discrete in a static context, i.e. to work or not to work, such is not the case in a dynamic context where workers choose the fraction of their lifetime that...
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| 28 September 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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The generosity of the Unemployment Insurance system (UI) plays a central role for the job search behavior of unemployed individuals. Standard search theory predicts that an increase in UI benefit...
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| 21 September 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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A rich literature in psychology suggests that teenagers may be influenced by the behavior of older siblings. A number of studies have found
substantial correlations in risky behavior between...
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| 07 September 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 20 July 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 06 July 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 29 June 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 08 June 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 03 June 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 27 April 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Victor Lavy Hebrew University and Royal Holloway University
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| 21 April 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 06 April 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 30 March 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 23 March 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 16 March 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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You can download the paper for this seminar here.
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| 02 March 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 26 January 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 12 January 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 05 January 2009 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 15 December 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 08 December 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 01 December 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 24 November 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 17 November 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 10 November 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 03 November 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 27 October 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 20 October 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 06 October 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 30 June 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 23 June 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 16 June 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 09 June 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 02 June 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 23 May 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 19 May 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 12 May 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 28 April 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 21 April 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 14 April 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 07 April 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 31 March 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 10 March 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Peter Haan Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
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| 03 March 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 25 February 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 11 February 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 04 February 2008 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 10 December 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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IFS internal seminar.
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| 03 December 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 26 November 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 19 November 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 05 November 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 29 October 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 24 September 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 25 June 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 11 June 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 25 May 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 21 May 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 14 May 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 23 April 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 16 April 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 19 March 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 12 March 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 05 March 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 26 February 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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IFS internal seminar
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| 12 February 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 29 January 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 22 January 2007 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An internal seminar.
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| 09 October 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 02 October 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 19 June 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS Internal Seminar.
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| 05 June 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS Internal Seminar
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| 22 May 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 15 May 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS Internal Seminar.
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| 08 May 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 25 April 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS Internal Seminar.
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| 24 April 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 27 March 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 20 March 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 13 March 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 06 March 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 27 February 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 20 February 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 30 January 2006 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 21 November 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 14 November 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 07 November 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 31 October 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Peter Haan DIW, Berlin
An IFS internal seminar.
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| 17 October 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Christine Frayne
An IFS internal seminar.
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| 10 October 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Ghazala Yasmeen Azmat LSE
An IFS internal seminar.
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| 27 June 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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| 20 June 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Education, crime and punishment: a GE analysis
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| 13 June 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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| 23 May 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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| 13 May 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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| 09 May 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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| 25 April 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 04 April 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 14 March 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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| 07 March 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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The Impact of Early Nutrition Over the Life Cycle
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| 28 February 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 22 February 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Politics and Efficiency of Seperating Capital and Ordinary Government Budgets (with Thomas J. Sargent)
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| 21 February 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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In-work policies in Europe: killing two birds with one stone? (with Kristian Orsini)
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| 07 February 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Marco Bassetti University of Minnesota
Politics and efficiency of separating capital and ordinary government budgets
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| 24 January 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 17 January 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 10 January 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Peer effects and school textbooks: elementary school education in Francophone Africa
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| 01 January 2005 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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The impact of nursery education on a cohort of children born in 1958
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| 12 December 2004 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 06 December 2004 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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| 29 November 2004 |
Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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An IFS internal seminar.
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The following links should give you any extra information you may need with regard to IFS events.
21 May 13 - 24 May 13
cemmap/PEPA Training Course
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