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.
Nurse staffing and inpatient mortality in the English National Health Service: a retrospective longitudinal study Journal article This journal article examines the impact of nursing team size and composition on inpatient hospital mortality. 27 September 2022
Will public sector workers get a pay rise? Podcast With inflation squeezed living standards, will the government have to give public sector workers a pay rise? 21 September 2022
Which staff members leave the NHS acute sector? Comment Increasing retention of NHS staff is important for achieving policy goals. We examine which staff are most likely to leave the NHS acute sector. 23 August 2022
Factors associated with staff retention in the NHS acute sector Report This report examines how a range of individual staff characteristics are associated with whether individual staff members decide to leave the NHS. 23 August 2022
The distribution of doctor quality: evidence from cardiologists in England Working Paper This paper provides new evidence on the role senior doctors play in determining patient outcomes. 9 August 2022
An initial response to the public sector pay announcement Comment The government has announced pay rises for public sector workers covered by independent pay review bodies. 20 July 2022
Pay levels in 2010 vs. real-terms pay growth 2010 to 2021, by NHS staffing group Data Item Pay levels in 2010 vs. real-terms pay growth 2010 to 2021, by NHS staffing group. 1 June 2022
Pay compression in the NHS (and beyond) Comment Since 2010, more experienced and higher-paid workers in the NHS have experienced the largest pay cuts. This has compressed the pay distribution. 1 June 2022
Percentage of women and hours of work one to three years after maternity leave, by specialty Data Item Percentage of women and hours of work one to three years after maternity leave, by specialty. 8 March 2022
Working patterns of doctors and nurses returning from maternity leave Comment We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty. 8 March 2022
Maternity and the labour supply of NHS doctors and nurses Report We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave, and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty. 8 March 2022
Planning a short-term pain doesn’t always mean there’s long-term gain Comment "Real change will require policy that is consistent over decades." Paul Johnson in The Times on the balance between long-term and short-term policies. 14 February 2022
The NHS backlog recovery plan and the outlook for waiting lists Comment More than 6 million people are now on an NHS waiting list. This backlog is expected to rise further and won’t be cleared during this parliament. 11 February 2022
Does the cap fit: How do the proposed changes to the social care cap affect people’s protection from catastrophic costs? Presentation In September, the government announced that it was introducing a cap on the lifetime social care costs faced by individuals. At the event a joint IFS-Health Foundation report was presented that looks at the implications of this change. 8 February 2022
Does the cap fit? Analysing the government’s proposed amendment to the English social care charging system Report This briefing note considers the effects of the government’s proposed amendment to the Care Act, which would mean that means-tested support does not c 7 February 2022
GP appointments and referrals in 2020 and 2021 compared with the same month in 2019 Data Item GP appointments and referrals in 2020 and 2021 compared with the same month in 2019 7 December 2021
Number of new waiting list pathways 2019-21 Data Item Number of new waiting list pathways 2019-21 7 December 2021
Number of new waiting list pathways and treatment volumes by clinical specialties Data Item Number of new waiting list pathways and treatment volumes by clinical specialties 7 December 2021
