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
LSE-IFS-UCL-CEPR-Imperial Business School workshop on household finance workshop 24 May 2024 The IFS, in association with LSE, UCL, CEPR, and Imperial Business School, are organising a workshop on household finance.
IFS-CAGE workshop on the economics of mental health workshop 18 June 2024 The IFS and CAGE Research Centre (University of Warwick) are co-organising a workshop on the economics of mental health.
6th World Bank/IFS/ODI Public Finance Conference | Driving Progress: Public Finance and Structural Transformation conference 25 September 2024 We invite researchers from both academic and policy institutions to submit a paper or an extended abstract of two or more pages by April.
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.
Stimulus payments and private transfers Working Paper We report a survey experiment where individuals were asked how they would respond to a £500 payment. 17 February 2022
Consumers are likely to draw down extra savings accumulated during the pandemic slowly rather than quickly Press Release Consumers are likely to draw down extra savings accumulated during the pandemic slowly rather than quickly 12 November 2021
A year of COVID: the evolution of labour market and financial inequalities through the crisis Working Paper We use new, high-quality UK panel data to document the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at an individual level, from Apr 2020 to Mar 2021. 3 November 2021