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.
Financial circumstances, health and well-being of the older population in England: ELSA 2008 (Wave 4) Book This report covers the fourth wave of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a survey of people of 50 and over in England. 22 October 2010
Technical report (ELSA wave 3): living in the 21st century: older people in England Report This technical report focuses on ELSA's methodology and the conduct of wave 3. 1 June 2009
Technical report (ELSA wave 2): retirement, health and relationships of the older population in England Report This technical report focuses specifically on the ELSA's methodology and conduct of the second wave 1 November 2008
Living in the 21st century: older people in England ELSA 2006 (Wave 3) Book Analysis of the third wave of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. 16 July 2008
Technical report (ELSA wave 1): health, wealth and lifestyles of the older population in England Report This technical report focuses specifically on the study's methodology and the conduct of the ELSA Wave 1 survey. 1 July 2007
Retirement, health and relationships of the older population in England: ELSA 2004 (Wave 2) Book This report covers the second wave of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a survey of people of 50 and over in England. 7 July 2006
ELSA: methods and forward look Presentation Presentation at the launch of the report covering the second wave of the ELSA survey. 7 July 2006
The social exclusion of older people: evidence from the first wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Final Report Report The main objective of this project was to measure the patterns of different forms of social exclusion among older people and to examine the key risk factors, or indicators, of social exclusion among older people. 3 February 2006
Health, wealth and lifestyles of the older population in England: ELSA 2002 Book This study analyses the results from the first wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. 1 December 2003