Kate Ogden

Senior Research Economist

Kate joined the IFS as a Research Economist in 2020. She works on two main areas: local government finance in England, and higher education. Her research also includes the distribution of spending on public services across places, and across people. Before joining the IFS she worked as an economist at the Cabinet Office.

Education

MSc (Distinction) Economics, University of Manchester, 2017

BA (1st Class) Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford, 2016

Contact

Email: Email

Twitter: @KateOgdenEcon

Orcid number: 0000-0002-2870-2026

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Student loans in England explained and options for reform

Explainer

How does the student loan system currently work in England, what will change for new students in 2023, and what are some of the options for reform?

20 July 2023

A forward look on finance

Presentation

This LGA 2023 Annual Conference presentation sets out the broad economic and fiscal context and the funding and policy outlook for local government.

5 July 2023

Need, funding and geographic inequalities

Presentation

This LGA 2023 Annual Conference presentation discusses some key issues with how public service spending is allocated across England.

5 July 2023

The distribution of public service spending

Report

This report for the IFS-Deaton Review looks at how public service spending is distributed across the population in the UK.

31 May 2023

Public service spending has become significantly more progressive since the 1980s

Comment

Changes in the composition of spending and rising education participation mean public service spending is more progressive than in the 1980s & 1990s.

31 May 2023

Scottish Budget 2023–24: further analysis

Report

The aim of this report is to look at some of the key implications of the Scottish Budget for the coming year, and for the longer term.

17 February 2023

Council and school funding

Report

After health, funding for Scottish councils is the second largest item in the Scottish Government’s Budget.

3 February 2023

Large real cuts to student financial support to become permanent

Press Release

The government has allowed the large cuts to student support since 2020/21 to become baked in.

11 January 2023

The economic and fiscal outlook: modelling the impact on local government

Presentation

Slides from David Phillips and Kate Ogden's presentation at the 2023 LGA Annual Local Government Finance Conference.

11 January 2023

English councils’ core spending power is set to grow by up to 11% in real-terms over the next two years

Comment

The local government finance policy statement confirms a boost to councils’ funding over the next two years, targeted at social care and poorer areas.

16 December 2022

Autumn Statement leaves colleges, nurseries and universities out in the cold

Press Release

Colleges, nurseries and universities facing severe financial challenges from higher-than-expected inflation

12 December 2022

Annual report on education spending in England: 2022

Report

This is our fifth annual report on education spending funded by the Nuffield Foundation

12 December 2022

Cost-of-living crisis to hit students harder than expected

Comment

Students will be hit harder by the cost-of-living crisis than previously thought. Poorest students will be more than £1,000 worse off than in 2020–21.

30 November 2022

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Student loans in the cost of living crisis

Event 8 November 2022 at 13:00

This online event explored the challenges that students face with the recent reforms of student loans during the cost of living crisis.

Public service cuts and disjointed funding systems for local services put ‘Levelling Up’ in danger

Press Release

A new report out today finds that the current funding systems for schools, councils, public health and the police are ‘not fit for purpose’.

20 October 2022

Does funding follow need? An analysis of the geographic distribution of public spending in England

Report

In the financial year before COVID-19, government spending that can be attributed to England amounted to £541 billion or £9,650 per person.

20 October 2022

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IFS recruitment event 2022

Event 12 October 2022 at 17:00

This virtual event offered an opportunity to meet current IFS staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process.

Local Government Finance Model

Calculator

A free, online model of the local government finance system.

13 July 2022

Is public service spending aligned with the ‘levelling up’ agenda?

Comment

The allocation of public spending is one the most direct levers for ‘levelling up’ health, wealth and well-being. But is policy aligned with the government’s stated aims?

18 March 2022

Many older defined contribution pensions deliver poor value for money

Press Release

Some savers stand to lose thousands of pounds if they do not move older pensions to ones that offer better value for money.

1 February 2022

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Showing 21 – 40 of 71 results

Student loans in England explained and options for reform

A forward look on finance

Need, funding and geographic inequalities

The distribution of public service spending

Public service spending has become significantly more progressive since the 1980s

Scottish Budget 2023–24: further analysis

Council and school funding

Large real cuts to student financial support to become permanent

The economic and fiscal outlook: modelling the impact on local government

English councils’ core spending power is set to grow by up to 11% in real-terms over the next two years

Autumn Statement leaves colleges, nurseries and universities out in the cold

Annual report on education spending in England: 2022

Cost-of-living crisis to hit students harder than expected

Student loans in the cost of living crisis

Public service cuts and disjointed funding systems for local services put ‘Levelling Up’ in danger

Does funding follow need? An analysis of the geographic distribution of public spending in England

IFS recruitment event 2022

Local Government Finance Model

Is public service spending aligned with the ‘levelling up’ agenda?

Many older defined contribution pensions deliver poor value for money

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