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.
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In this Briefing Note, we briefly describe trends in UK productivity over the recent recession - which ran from the first quarter of 2008 to the last quarter of 2009 - and how they compare with those in the US. Section 2 describes the path of output and hours worked, and shows how this has translated into labour productivity. Section 3 compares the changes in hours worked and the number of workers. Section 4 concludes. Search |
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