Dr Isabel Stockton

Senior Research Economist

Isabel joined the IFS in 2019 as a Research Economist. Their research focuses on labour markets in the healthcare system, with recent and ongoing projects analysing the labour supply decisions of NHS staff, the role of pay in retaining nurses in the hospital sector and the impact of gender and motherhood on doctors' and nurses' careers. They also produce work on the public finances, focusing on fiscal sustainability, borrowing and debt.

Education

PhD Economics, University of Bristol, 2020

MSc Economics, University of Mannheim, 2015

BSc Economics, University of Mannheim, 2013

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The context for the March 2024 Budget

Report
How might the outlook for the public finances change and how should the Chancellor’s tax and spending plans change in response in the Budget?

27 February 2024

NHS staff

Ethnic diversity of NHS doctors

Report
How does the ethnicity mix of NHS doctors compare with wider populations? How does it differ by seniority, gender, specialty and country of training?

22 January 2024

Jeremy Hunt

Autumn Statement 2023 response

Comment
Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes.

22 November 2023

The treasury

Policy risks to the fiscal outlook

Report
Pressures on both revenue and spending are skewed to add to borrowing over the next few years, and threaten the ‘centrality’ of official forecasts.

17 October 2023

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Outlook for the public finances

Report
In the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify.

17 October 2023

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Green Budget 2023

Presentation
The IFS Green Budget assessed the state of the UK economy and the government's fiscal position as attention turns towards next year's election.

17 October 2023

HM Treasury

The fiscal backdrop to Spring Budget 2023

Comment
How might recent economic developments affect the outlook for the public finances, and what does this mean for the Chancellor’s options at the Budget?

28 February 2023