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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.

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Year: 254 publications
30 January 2012
Welcome to the second edition of the CAYT digest.
07 January 2012
In this paper, we analyse the consequences and determinants of cognitive and non-cognitive (social) skills at age 7, using data for Great Britain from the National Child Development Study. This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, Chicago, January 2012, as part of a session on 'The Impact of Early Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills on Later Outcomes'.
13 December 2011
These slides were delivered as part of the IFS public economics lectures 2011.
13 December 2011
These slides were delivered as part of the IFS public economics lectures 2011.
23 November 2011
This work on school funding reform was presented at the National Fair Funding Conference in York.
18 November 2011
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In this Briefing Note, we describe the options for a national funding formula for schools and examine how different options would affect the finances of different schools or areas of the country.
18 November 2011
IFS researchers have provided the first detailed assessment of the Government's ambitious plans to reform school funding in England.
18 November 2011
These slides were delivered at an IFS Briefing on the National Funding Formula, 18 November 2011.
01 November 2011
This is a multimedia recording of a presentation which looks at the findings of a report into the effects of month of birth on children's outcomes.
01 November 2011
This report explores what types of firm engage with the apprenticeship programme and if there are characteristics that make them more or less likely to offer apprenticeships.
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Impact on Society
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.