 Facts and figures about UK taxes, benefits and public spending.
Income distribution, poverty and inequality.
Analysing government fiscal forecasts and tax and spending.
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.
A peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing articles by academics and practitioners.
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James joined the IFS in 2005 and is a senior research economist working in the Direct Tax and Welfare Sector. He is currently working on an evaluation of a range of policies designed to encourage lone mothers to enter the labour force, in particular the Lone Parents' In Work Credit. He has recently been involved with two projects involving simulating poverty rates among children and pensioners over the next decade. Other work includes looking at the tax system in the UK more generally as part of the Mirrlees review. 
All available publications
James Browne, Andrew Hood and Robert Joyce, May 2013,
Child and working-age poverty in Northern Ireland from 2010 to 2020,
IFS Reports
, R78 , Institute for Fiscal Studies
James Browne and Barra Roantree, March 2013,
Universal Credit in Northern Ireland: what will its impact be, and what are the challenges?,
IFS Reports
, R77 , Institute for Fiscal Studies
James Browne, Paul Johnson and Barra Roantree, February 2013,
Better options exist to help low earners than 10p tax rate,
Observations
James Browne, Andrew Hood and Paul Johnson, February 2013,
Green Budget 2013: Options for cutting spending on social security,
Book Chapters
Stuart Adam, James Browne and Paul Johnson, February 2013,
Will local control of council tax benefits work?,
External publications
, Society Central Blog, University of Essex
Stuart Adam, James Browne and Paul Johnson, November 2012,
News analysis: strange timing for changes to UK Council Tax Benefit Scheme,
External publications
, Tax Notes International
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