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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James joined the IFS in 2005 and is a senior research economist working in the Direct Tax and Welfare Sector. He is currently working on an evaluation of a range of policies designed to encourage lone mothers to enter the labour force, in particular the Lone Parents' In Work Credit. He has recently been involved with two projects involving simulating poverty rates among children and pensioners over the next decade. Other work includes looking at the tax system in the UK more generally as part of the Mirrlees review.
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