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CEPR symposium of the Development Economics Programme publishes summary papers

Announcement

PhD students at UCL have published summaries of the papers presented at the CEPR symposium of the Development Economics Programme.

22 February 2023

IFS response to new public finance figures

Press Release

January usually sees the government run an overall surplus, as this is the month when a large chunk of self-assessment receipts are paid.

21 February 2023

Bank of mum and dad drives increasing economic inequalities in early adulthood

Press Release

We look at the patterns in the giving and receiving of significant wealth transfers during life, and the association of transfers with life events.

13 February 2023

Scottish Budget changes to tax and benefit system widen gap with rest of the UK, with higher taxes and more redistribution to poorer families

Press Release

We analyse the impact of changes to devolved income tax rates and bands and benefits, and show the total impact of the changes.

9 February 2023

NHS waiting lists unlikely to fall significantly in 2023

Press Release

NHS performance against its plan to clear the backlog of elective care has so far been mixed. We examine when NHS waiting lists could start to fall.

8 February 2023

Our complex and poorly targeted system of tax subsidies for pensions needs reform

Press Release

How should pensions be taxed? We propose income tax and National Insurance reforms that would more evenly support pension saving.

6 February 2023

Scottish councils may face cuts over the next two years even with 5% council tax increases

Press Release

Even if Scottish councils were to increase council tax by 5% a year in each of the next two years they may face real-terms cuts to their funding.

3 February 2023

Decades of benefit reforms have pushed more people into work – but very often into part-time, low-paid work with little prospect of progression

Press Release

UK benefit reforms in recent decades have followed a consistent pattern.

1 February 2023

Scottish Government faces major medium- and long-term budget challenges

Press Release

We show the stark funding challenges facing the Scottish Government and the public services it is responsible for over the next five years and beyond.

26 January 2023