 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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At the heart of research in this area is the study of firm’s behaviour and the role of institutions and public policy. Research to date has covered several topics, including: the determinants of R&D, innovation and technology transfer; how firms are structured and why firms outsource or offshore activities; and what are the determinants and consequences of firms' location decisions. Work has included consideration of the role of the following on firms’ decisions and outcomes: corporate taxes; product and labour market regulation; planning regulations; the role of universities; agglomeration of activities; skills and wages.
Our work is mostly empirical, with a strong ground in economic theory and a focus on linking our empirical findings to practical policy issues. Our research is often used to help to better understand factors that underlie the UK's productivity performance and what determines differences in aggregate trends in productivity and innovation across industries and countries. Search
Costas Meghir, Annette Ryan and John Van Reenen
This paper compares the employment behaviour of innovative firms with those that are less technologically advanced.
Richard Blundell, Rachel Griffith and John Van Reenen
Richard Blundell, Rachel Griffith and John Van Reenen
Richard Blundell, Steve Bond, Michael P Devereux and F. Schianterelli
Jonathan Haskel
David Starkie and David Thompson
This report analyses the options for the privatisation of BAA in terms of economic efficiency.
Mark Ashworth and Peter Forsyth
This report presents the results of the IFS project on the Regulation and Privatisation of British Airways.
K Schott
The increasing relative size of the local government sector over the last thirty five years is reasonably well known.
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 IFS researchers helped make a case against proposed cuts to public spending on science.
IFS researchers used knowledge from past findings to analyse the potential impact of a proposed reduction in corporation tax to encourage innovation.
IFS researchers responded to a consultation on the design of a new policy to reduce corporation tax on some forms of income.
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