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.
How much advertising for food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar do children see? Rebekah Stroud Published on 31 May 2018 Since 2007 it has not been permitted to advertise food and drink that is high in fat, salt or sugar during children's television programmes. Consumption and prices Taxes and benefits Nutrition Obesity Tax
Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know podcast IFS reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Budget. 7 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024: the Chancellor’s options event 27 February 2024 at 10:00 At this online event, IFS researchers outlined some of the constraints facing the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget.
The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcast We speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process. 25 April 2024
Spring Budget 2024 collection All our analysis of the Spring Budget 2024. Includes research, comment, explainers and more. 6 March 2024
Reforming the taxation of non-doms: policy options and uncertainties comment This comment summarises what is known about non-doms, the options for reforming how they are taxed and potential revenue implications. 4 March 2024
Oil and gas make Scotland’s underlying public finances particularly volatile and uncertain comment A fallback in oil and gas prices has hit Scotland’s underlying public finance position this year. 27 March 2024
Longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dietary purchasing choices of British households report Takeaways and meal delivery grew by more than 50% during the pandemic – and have stayed high thereafter. 4 April 2024
Intertemporal income shifting and the taxation of business owner-managers journal article We show that responses of UK company owner-managers to personal taxes are due to intertemporal income shifting and not reductions in business activity 24 January 2024
Insurance, redistribution, and the inequality of lifetime income working paper This paper studies how the tax-and-transfer system mitigates income inequalities over the lifetime, which can lead to disparities in living standards. 2 November 2023
