 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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Andrew was a PhD scholar in the direct tax and welfare research sector. He joined the Institute in 2002, and his current work focuses upon the labour supply impact of recent tax and benefit reforms, and upon the analysis of inequality and poverty in Great Britain. 
All available publications
Mike Brewer, Emmanuel Saez and Andrew Shephard, April 2010,
Means testing and tax rates on earnings,
in Dimensions of Tax Design: the Mirrlees Review, J. Mirrlees, S. Adam, T. Besley, R. Blundell, S. Bond, R. Chote, M. Gammie, P. Johnson, G. Myles and J. Poterba (eds) Oxford University Press,
Book Chapters
Mike Brewer, Emmanuel Saez and Andrew Shephard, June 2009,
Means-testing and tax rates on earnings: a contribution to the Mirrlees Review,
Presentations
Richard Blundell, Mike Brewer, Peter Haan and Andrew Shephard, March 2009,
Optimal income taxation of lone mothers: an empirical comparison of the UK and Germany,
Economic Journal,
Vol. 119, No. 535, pp. F101 - F121,
Wiley Blackwell,
Journal Articles
Mike Brewer, Emmanuel Saez and Andrew Shephard, April 2008,
Reform tax credits to boost weak work incentives, says study prepared for the Mirrlees Review,
IFS Press Releases
Richard Blundell and Andrew Shephard, January 2008,
Employment, hours of work and the optimal taxation of low income families,
IFS Working Papers
, W08/01
Mike Brewer, Emmanuel Saez and Andrew Shephard, April 2007,
A plan for reforming the household tax and transfer system,
Presentations
Mike Brewer, Emmanuel Saez and Andrew Shephard, April 2007,
Optimal household labor income tax and transfer programs,
Conference Papers
Mike Brewer, Alan Duncan and Andrew Shephard, January 2007,
Did working families' tax credit work? The impact of in-work support on labour supply in Great Britain,
Labour Economics,
Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 699-720,
Elsevier,
Journal Articles
Previous versions:
Mike Brewer, Alan Duncan, Andrew Shephard and María José Suárez, June 2005,
Did Working Families' Tax Credit work? The final evaluation of the impact of in-work support on parents' labour supply and take-up behaviour in the UK,
External publications
, HM Revenue and Customs
Mike Brewer, Emmanuel Saez and Andrew Shephard, October 2006,
Optimal labour income tax and transfer programs for individuals and families,
Presentations
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