The impacts of changes to social rents policy

Understand this issue

What's wrong with inflation?

podcast

Inflation continues to affect the UK economy - we speak to two experts on inflation who explain the bigger picture.

10 May 2023

Transparency is key to maintaining trust in government. Let’s not cap it

comment

Paul Johnson in the Times on the importance of transparency in government.

12 September 2022

How should the government tax electric cars?

podcast

As more people move away from fossil fuel vehicles, the government stands to lose billions of pounds in tax revenue - what should it do about this?

19 May 2022

Policy analysis

Tax and public finances: the fundamentals

report

This report highlights 10 key facts about UK tax and public finance policy that will underpin the choices faced by governments in coming decades.

23 August 2023

Poverty

report

We investigate recent trends in poverty, and government policies aimed at alleviating it.

13 July 2023

Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2023

report

We investigate how living standards have changed for different groups in the UK, with a particular focus on the cost of living payments and housing.

13 July 2023

Academic research

Saving by buying ahead: stockpiling in response to lump-sum payments

journal article

This study uses variations in state income tax refunds over time to estimate consumption responses to lump-sum payments.

2 February 2024

Adverse selection among early adopters and unraveling innovation

working paper

I provide an equilibrium analysis of 'selection markets,' where consumers vary in both their willingness to pay and the cost to the seller.

18 December 2023

Targeting taxes on local externalities

working paper

We consider optimal anonymous consumption taxes in situations where the magnitude of an externality varies with individuals who cause it.

14 August 2023