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
Robert Joyce, Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta, May 2010,
Poverty and inequality in the UK: 2010,
IFS Reports
, C116
, 978-1-903274-76-7
Press release:
Robert Joyce, Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta, May 2010,
Poverty falls most under Labour in Scotland and the North East, but rises in the Midlands,
IFS Press Releases
Robert Joyce, Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta, May 2010,
Poverty falls most under Labour in Scotland and the North East, but rises in the Midlands,
IFS Press Releases
Mike Brewer, Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta, May 2010,
Average incomes up and poverty down slightly during first year of recession,
IFS Press Releases
Stuart Adam, Mike Brewer, James Browne and David Phillips, April 2010,
Taxes and benefits: the parties' plans,
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN100
Mike Brewer, James Browne, Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta, April 2010,
Labour's tax and benefit increases prevent rapid rise in income inequality ,
IFS Press Releases
James Browne and David Phillips, April 2010,
Tax and benefit reforms under Labour,
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN88
Press release:
Mike Brewer, James Browne, Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta, April 2010,
Labour's tax and benefit increases prevent rapid rise in income inequality ,
IFS Press Releases
Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta, April 2010,
Living standards, inequality and poverty: Labour's record,
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN89
Press release:
Mike Brewer, James Browne, Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta, April 2010,
Labour's tax and benefit increases prevent rapid rise in income inequality ,
IFS Press Releases
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