The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Higher Education Access and Funding: challenges and policy options conference 14 May 2024 This one-day academic conference will look at access to and funding of Higher Education systems.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Top-ups to the Scottish Budget for 2024–25 are likely – but huge uncertainty on their scale CommentMore funding to top up the Scottish Government’s 2024–25 spending plans is likely to become available – but just how much is highly uncertain.22 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Higher education spending ReportHow much does the Scottish Government spend on higher education, and what challenges does it face on university funding and living cost support?20 February 2024
How has the NLW affected pay differentials within firms? CommentSome evidence on the effects of the National Living Wage on firms' wage structures.16 February 2024
Thresholds in the tax system: Policy and administrative considerations ReportWe discuss the difficulties in the main tax threshold rules and consider a range of principles and tools for designing future tax policy.14 February 2024
Are councils in crisis? PodcastWhy are local councils facing funding pressures? What can government do to help them?14 February 2024
How tight public finances will shape the 2024 election ExplainerBen Zaranko explains how the next general election will be shaped by the fiscal challenges facing the political parties.13 February 2024
Diversity and discrimination in the classroom Working PaperWe examine how the mixing of ethnic groups in German schools affects intergroup co-operation and trust.12 February 2024
The changes to Labour's green investment plan explained ExplainerBen Zaranko explains Labour's latest announcement that it will no longer seek to spend £28 billion per year on green investment.9 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Healthcare spending, staffing and activity ReportThe COVID-19 pandemic is having long-lasting impacts on NHS hospital activity, productivity and performance in Scotland, despite higher funding.9 February 2024
Does the value-added tax add value? Lessons using administrative data from a diverse set of countries Journal articleWe draw on firm-level administrative VAT records from 11 countries at different income levels to examine the functioning of real-world VAT systems. 9 February 2024
IFS response to Labour's announcement on plans for green investment CommentAn initial response to Labour's announcement that it will no longer seek to spend £28 billion per year on green investment8 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Tax and spending in 2024–25 ReportThe Scottish Government is raising taxes on the 5% highest-income Scots, but health funding is, on current plans, set to fall in real terms next year.6 February 2024
Scottish Budget: The medium-term outlook and choices ReportDevolved income tax revenues are forecast to boost the Scottish Government’s funding over the next five years, but many services could still see cuts.6 February 2024
Childcare: The newest branch of the welfare state PresentationThis presentation was given at the Nursery World Business Summit by Christine Farquharson on Friday 2nd February.6 February 2024
Labour's green investment pledge raises so many questions CommentThe recent “confusion” tells us a lot about the tenor of the coming election campaign and the debate about fiscal policy.5 February 2024
Sample composition and representativeness on Understanding Society Journal articleIn this paper, we provide an overview of the sample design of Understanding Society and the consequent nature of design weights.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: minimising selection biases in data collection using mobile apps Journal articleWe review the potential barriers to data collection using mobile apps and experimental evidence collected with the UK Household Longitudinal Study.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: the income data Journal articleWe introduce the income data of Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: health, biomarker and genetic data Journal articleUnderstanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study includes a wide range of health measures, and in particular biomarker and genetic data. 2 February 2024
Financing UK democracy: a stocktake of 20 years of political donations disclosure Journal articleWe study political donations data disclosed since 2001 to evaluate the role of private and public political finance over time.2 February 2024
