 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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Sarah joined the IFS in September 2012 and works as a Research Economist in the Skills Sector. Her research interests are in the Economics of Labor Markets and Human Capital. She has worked on the role of psychological traits in explaining the gender wage gap, and the influence of siblings on teenage substance use. She is currently involved in various projects relating to the economic benefits of education, the impact of early skills on later outcomes, and the evaluation of early childhood programmes. 
All available publications
Sarah Cattan, Claire Crawford, Jonathan Cribb, Lorraine Dearden, Ellen Greaves, Iftikar Hussain, Wenchao (Michelle) Jin, Imran Rasul, Luke Sibieta and Anna Vignoles, May 2013,
Response to the Department for Education's 'Secondary School Accountability Consultation',
External publications
Joseph Altonji, Sarah Cattan and Iain Ware, March 2013,
Identifying sibling influence on teenage substance use,
IFS Working Papers
, W13/04 , Institute for Fiscal Studies
Sarah Cattan and Claire Crawford, March 2013,
Assessing the economic benefits of education: reconciling microeconomic and macroeconomic approaches,
CAYT reports
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