 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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Laura is a Senior Research Economist, currently working in the Centre for the Evaluation of Development Policy (EDePo@IFS). Her research focuses on programme evaluation and the analysis of how the tax and social security systems affects the distribution of income and the behaviour of individuals in developing countries. Laura has also worked on firms’ behaviour, with specific focus on productivity and innovation issues in the UK and Europe. Recent projects include analysis of the distributional and behavioural impacts of tax reforms in Mexico and El Salvador for the World Bank; and the evaluation of a programme to alleviate extreme poverty in Colombia. 
All available publications
Laura Abramovsky, Rachel Griffith and Rupert Harrison, November 2005,
Background facts and comments on "Supporting growth in innovation: enhancing the R&D tax credit",
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN68
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
Now published:
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, Journal Articles
, Routledge
Laura Abramovsky and Rachel Griffith, October 2005,
Outsourcing and offshoring of business services: how important is ICT?,
IFS Working Papers
, W05/22
Now published:
Laura Abramovsky and Rachel Griffith, May 2006,
Outsourcing and offshoring of business services: the role of ICT,
Journal of the European Economic Association,
Vol. 4, No. 2-3, pp. 594-601, Journal Articles
, European Economic Association
Laura Abramovsky and Rupert Harrison, June 2005,
Credit for research,
The Monitor Blue Skies,
Newspaper Articles
Laura Abramovsky, Steve Bond, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, April 2005,
Productivity policy,
Election Briefing Notes
, BN60
Laura Abramovsky, February 2005,
Is the UK doing enough innovative activity? International comparative evidence,
Economic Review,
Vol. 22, No. 3,
Journal Articles
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, November 2004,
Increasing innovative activity in the UK? Where now for government support for innovation and technology transfer?,
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN53
Press release:
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, November 2004,
Increasing innovative activity in the UK? Where now for Government support for innovation and technology transfer?,
IFS Press Releases
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, November 2004,
Increasing innovative activity in the UK? Where now for Government support for innovation and technology transfer?,
IFS Press Releases
Laura Abramovsky, Rachel Griffith and Mari Sako, November 2004,
Offshoring of business services and its impact on the UK economy,
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN51 , AIM
Press release:
Rachel Griffith, November 2004,
Britain's booming business services: good news for jobs, exports and productivity,
IFS Press Releases
Laura Abramovsky, Erich Battistin, Alissa Goodman and Helen Simpson, March 2004,
The impact of ETP on the take-up of training among employers: year 1 report,
External publications
, Department for Education and Skills
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