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Our research considers the determinants and effectiveness of educational investments across the lifecycle, from early childcare and pre-school education, through to primary and secondary schools, post-compulsory schooling, higher education and adult learning.
Our overarching aim is to understand the relative effectiveness of different policy interventions aimed at promoting human capital investment. To this end, we have a wide range of research and policy evaluation projects underway. Search
This study investigated the hypothesis that offering vocational options in Year 10 can help improve levels of educational engagement and subsequent outcomes among young people disengaged from education.
This study investigated the hypothesis that offering vocational options in Year 10 can help improve levels of educational engagement and subsequent outcomes among young people disengaged from education.
The analyses summarised here explore the educational outcomes of disengaged young people from a nationally representative cohort who reported taking vocational courses in Year 10 compared to similarly disengaged young people who did not.
Wenchao (Michelle) Jin, Alastair Muriel and Luke Sibieta
This report addresses some of the key issues relating to young people's subject and course choices.
In new figures released today, IFS researchers estimate that total public spending on education in the UK will fall by over 13% in real terms between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
In this Briefing Note, we produce new estimates of the likely cuts to overall public spending on education in the UK up to 2014-15.
This report analyses the impact that ERA has had on a variety of outcomes experienced by working members of the New Deal for Lone Parents and Working Tax Credit target groups, as well as on the tax year earnings of working members of the New Deal 25 plus target group.
Simon Burgess, Ellen Greaves, Anna Vignoles and Deborah Wilson
This article focuses on the constraints on parental choice of school caused by geographical location.
Chris Ryan and Luke Sibieta
In this article, we compare the nature of private schooling in both Australia and the United Kingdom. The experience of the two countries has been very different over the recent past.
Lorraine Dearden, Chris Ryan and Luke Sibieta
In this article we seek to address the question as to why parents choose pivate education for their children.
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   We analysed the impact of the 2006 HE funding reforms and informed the surrounding debate.
We provided evidence to the Browne Review of higher education funding about the impact of a number of higher education finance reforms.
An IFS assessment of the effectiveness of the Education Maintenance Allowance informed the Government’s decision to extend the policy nationwide in 2004.
IFS research increased awareness of the disadvantages faced by children born at the end of the academic year.
We provided a rigorous assessment of the rationale for a pupil premium and analysis of how it would affect school finances.
IFS was instrumental in creating data that is helping policymakers understand the barriers to attending university faced by poor children.
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