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Research topics
Publication types
Health and healthcare
Research at IFS touching on health encompasses health inequalities and their relationship with other types of inequality; public and private spending on health; and consumer behaviour, in particlar and the impact of indirect taxes on health-related behaviour such as smoking.
Research projects
Date started: 01 September 2004
This project aims to explore the extent to which parental income affects smoking behaviour amongst children.
Date started: 01 May 2004
The objective of this project is to evaluate a forthcoming pilot scheme for reforms to incapacity benefit.
Date started: 01 April 2004
Health inequalities among the older population have important implications for a range of policy issues as our population continues to age.