 Facts and figures about UK taxes, benefits and public spending.
Analysing government fiscal forecasts and tax and spending.
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.
Find out where you are in the income distribution.
Resources for schools and students.
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Laura is a Research Associate at the Institute. Her research considers firms’ behaviour, with specific focus on productivity and innovation issues, programme evaluation and more recently fiscal issues in developing countries. 
All available publications
Laura Abramovsky, Orazio Attanasio, Carl Emmerson and David Phillips, March 2011,
The distributional impact of reforms to direct and indirect tax in Mexico: analytical report and results,
External publications
, World Bank
Laura Abramovsky and Helen Simpson, January 2011,
Geographic proximity and firm-university innovation linkages: evidence from Great Britain,
Journal of Economic Geography,
Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 949-977,
Oxford Univesity Press,
Journal Articles
Laura Abramovsky, Erich Battistin, Emla Fitzsimons, Alissa Goodman and Helen Simpson, January 2011,
Providing employers with incentives to train low-skilled workers: evidence from the U.K. employer training pilots,
Journal of Labour Economics,
Vol. 29 (1),
Journal Articles
Laura Abramovsky, Orazio Attanasio, Carl Emmerson, David Phillips and Hector J. Villarreal Paez, November 2010,
The distributional impact of reforms to direct and indirect tax in Mexico: methodological issues and approach,
External publications
, World Bank
Laura Abramovsky and Rachel Griffith, April 2009,
ICT, corporate restructuring and productivity,
IFS Working Papers
, W09/10
Laura Abramovsky, Elisabeth Kremp, Alberto López, Tobias Schmidt and Helen Simpson, March 2009,
Understanding co-operative R&D activity: evidence from four European countries,
Economics of Innovation and New Technology,
vol.18(3), p243-265,
Routledge,
Journal Articles
Previous versions:
Laura Abramovsky, Elisabeth Kremp, Alberto López, Tobias Schmidt and Helen Simpson, October 2005,
Understanding co-operative R&D activity: evidence from four European countries,
IFS Working Papers
, W05/23
Laura Abramovsky and Helen Simpson, January 2009,
Geographic proximity and firm-university innovation linkages: evidence from Great Britain,
IFS Working Papers
, W09/03
Laura Abramovsky and Helen Simpson, December 2008,
Geographic proximity and firm-university innovation linkages: evidence from Great Britain,
External publications
, CMPO
Laura Abramovsky, Rachel Griffith, Gareth Macartney and Helen Miller, November 2008,
The location of innovative activity in Europe,
IFS Working Papers
, W08/10
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, April 2007,
University research and the location of business R&D,
Economic Journal,
Vol. 117, No. 519, pp. C114-C141,
Journal Articles
Previous versions:
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, January 2007,
University research and the location of business R&D,
IFS Working Papers
, W07/02
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