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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David is a Senior Research Economist, currently working in the Direct Tax and Welfare sector and the Centre for the Evaluation of Development Policy (EDePo@IFS). Most of David's work is arranged around the broad themes of poverty, inequality and the tax and benefit system and includes projects both in the UK and in middle income countries. Recent projects include analysis of the distributional and behavioural impacts of tax reforms in Mexico and El Salvador for the World Bank; an evaluation of the EU VAT system; and validating official UK income and poverty statistics.He is also working with Magali Beffy, Guy Laroque and Costas Meghir on models of famil labour supply, a piece of work that has grown out of his work for the Mirrlees Review. More recent research interests include local government spending and the analysis of fiscal issues in the devolved nations of the UK. He also has experience analysing social capital, human capital and consumer demand.
All available publications
Stuart Adam and David Phillips, May 2013,
EU VAT reform could go much further,
External publications
, International Tax Review
Stuart Adam and David Phillips, February 2013,
An ex-ante analysis of the effects of the UK Government's welfare reforms on labour supply in Wales,
IFS Reports
, R75 , Institute for Fiscal Studies
Robert Joyce and David Phillips, February 2013,
Green Budget 2013: Tax and welfare reforms planned for 2013-14,
Institute for Fiscal Studies,
Book Chapters
Paul Johnson and David Phillips, November 2012,
Scottish independence: the fiscal context,
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN135
Press release:
Paul Johnson and David Phillips, November 2012,
Independent Scotland would face long term fiscal challenges,
IFS Press Releases
Paul Johnson and David Phillips, November 2012,
Independent Scotland would face long term fiscal challenges,
IFS Press Releases
David Phillips, October 2012,
Local government expenditure in Wales: Recent trends and future pressues,
Presentations
Rowena Crawford, Robert Joyce and David Phillips, October 2012,
Local government expenditure in Wales: recent trends and future pressures,
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN131
Press release:
Rowena Crawford, Robert Joyce and David Phillips, October 2012,
Welsh local government spending: some deep cuts done, but much more to come,
IFS Press Releases
Rowena Crawford, Robert Joyce and David Phillips, October 2012,
Welsh local government spending: some deep cuts done, but much more to come,
IFS Press Releases
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