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.
Saving by buying ahead: stockpiling in response to lump-sum payments Journal articleThis study uses variations in state income tax refunds over time to estimate consumption responses to lump-sum payments.2 February 2024
Constraints and trade-offs for the next government ReportThe next government is likely to face some of the most difficult economic and fiscal choices the UK has faced outside of pandemics and major crises.25 January 2024
How to fix our irrational income tax system PodcastHow are income taxes structured, how has this changed, where are there problems with the system and what should the next government be looking to fix?25 January 2024
Intertemporal income shifting and the taxation of business owner-managers Journal articleWe show that responses of UK company owner-managers to personal taxes are due to intertemporal income shifting and not reductions in business activity24 January 2024
Taxing rented and owner-occupied housing PresentationThis presentation was given at a Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) seminar on 16 January 2024.23 January 2024
Ethnic diversity of NHS doctors ReportHow does the ethnicity mix of NHS doctors compare with wider populations? How does it differ by seniority, gender, specialty and country of training?22 January 2024
It's time to stamp on a tax that penalises landlords and renters CommentStamp duty land tax, the tax paid on the purchase of a property, is among our worst and most damaging taxes.22 January 2024
Three ways to improve the design of the UK’s overseas aid spending target CommentThe UK spent £12.8 billion on aid in 2022. But the way the budget is managed can lead to perverse outcomes. There is definite room for improvement. 18 January 2024
Saving after retirement and preferences for residual wealth Working PaperWe use administrative data for Norway to estimate an incomplete-market life-cycle model of retired singles and couples.18 January 2024
Why inheritance tax should be reformed Comment"Addressing problems in the current system is increasingly important". David Sturrock and Bee Boileau write for The Conversation.18 January 2024
A symposium on Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey: preface Journal articleThis current symposium contains a collection of papers on the UK Household Longitudinal Survey, most commonly known as Understanding Society.17 January 2024
A symposium on Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey: introduction Journal article The UK Household Longitudinal Study began in 2009, and built on and incorporated its predecessor the British Household Panel Survey.17 January 2024
Using Understanding Society to study intergenerational wealth mobility in the UK Journal articleUnderstanding society is invaluable for studying the intergenerational persistence of outcomes including income, health and wealth. 17 January 2024
The economic, fiscal and funding outlook PresentationIn this presentation to the LGA Finance Conference, IFS researchers look at the economic, fiscal and funding outlook for English councils.15 January 2024
Higher long-term interest rates and the cost of student loans ReportHigher interest rates mean the government cost of financing the student loan system has increased by more than £10 billion per year.9 January 2024
Self-employment and labor market risks Working PaperThis paper finds that the self-employed are subject to larger earnings fluctuations than employees and they frequently transition into unemployment. 9 January 2024
Tax changes could point to a policy shift ahead of the election Comment"Peeking through the broader fog and obfuscation, some new distributional priorities are beginning to emerge." Paul Johnson writes in The Times.8 January 2024
Robust analysis of short panels Working PaperExamples of application to some static and dynamic binary, ordered and multiple discrete choice panel data models are presented.8 January 2024
Personal taxes are rising, despite NICs cut CommentNational Insurance contributions are being cut in 2024. But personal taxes are still rising overall due to freeze to income tax thresholds.5 January 2024
