People

IFS consists of several teams of researchers, often collaborating with affiliated research associates from other academic institutions.

Researchers

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Stuart Adam
Stuart Adam

Senior Economist

Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.

Francesca Arduini
Francesca Arduini

PhD ScholarUniversity College London

Francesca is an IFS PhD Scholar. She is currently an ESRC scholar at UCL, where she is undertaking her doctoral research in applied microeconomics.

Elena Tafti
Elena Ashtari Tafti

PhD ScholarUniversity College London

Elena is a PhD Scholar in the field of microeconomics including theoretical work and empirical applications in the study of industrial organisations.

Britta Augsburg
Britta Augsburg

Associate Director

Britta is an IFS Associate Director, Associate Staff at the Department of Economics at the UC and Researcher at NIHR Obesity Policy Research Unit.