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.
Taxation in the UK Book Chapter Dimensions of Tax Design brings together a high-profile group of more than fifty international experts and younger researchers. 1 April 2010
Taxation in the UK Report This draft paper forms part of the Mirrlees Review and was presented at the IFS Residential Conference 2007. 20 April 2007
Taxation in the UK Presentation Presented at the first meeting of the Mirrlees Review team. 26 October 2006
The distributional impact of social transfers in the European Union: evidence from the ECHP Journal article Social transfers vary enormously across the European Union, as has been demonstrated in earlier research. 1 December 2001
Microsimulation modelling of personal taxation and social security benefits in the Czech Republic Working Paper 1 January 1995
Implicit and explicit social policy in the Czech and Slovak personal tax systems Journal article 1 January 1995
Optimal taxation as a guide to tax policy: a survey Journal article The purpose of this paper is to survey the field of optimal taxation. 1 February 1993
The working behaviour of young people in rural Cote d'Ivoire: evidence from the LSMS panel Journal article 1 January 1992
The take-up of means-tested benefits by working families with children Journal article The purpose of this paper is to analyse the take-up of the two major means-tested benefits that are available for working families with children in the UK: family income supplement (FIS) and housing benefit (HB). 28 November 1991
