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Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
The Spring Budget 2024 explained in 90 seconds explainerIFS Director Paul Johnson gives an initial response to Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget.6 March 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.
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy landing pageThe ESRC has funded a research centre at IFS since 1991, recognised as a global centre of excellence and now with UKRI Research Institute status.15 July 2022
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
Social skills and the individual wage growth of less educated workers Working PaperWe investigate the importance of social skills as a driver of wage growth for workers with lower formal education.27 March 2024
House price rises and borrowing to invest Working PaperWe propose a borrow-to-invest motive by which house price gains affect household spending on residential investment.27 March 2024
Recent trends in public sector pay ReportHow has public sector pay changed in recent years? Which type of workers have done better and which have done worse?26 March 2024
Household responses to trade shocks Working PaperWe study the responses of both individuals and their partners to rising Chinese import competition in the 2000s.26 March 2024
The consequences of miscarriage on parental investments Working PaperWe exploit the random nature of single, early miscarriages to examine the impact of pregnancy loss on parental investment and family outcomes.22 March 2024
Major challenges for education in Wales ReportThis report examines the major challenges for education in Wales, including low outcomes across a range of measures and high levels of inequality.21 March 2024
Living standards since the last election ReportNew income statistics suggest this parliament is on course to be the worst for living standards on record.21 March 2024
A longer-term view of NHS waiting lists in England CommentHow have NHS waiting lists and waiting times for pre-planned treatment changed over the last 40 years?19 March 2024
How is the tax burden at a high when most of us are taxed so low? CommentLuck has played its part for Jeremy Hunt but whisper it quietly: this Tory government has taken a serious chunk out of the incomes of the 1 per cent.18 March 2024
The menopause "penalty" Working PaperWe estimate the effect of menopause diagnosis on employment and earnings, reliance on social safety net programs, and demand for medical care.18 March 2024
Taxing non-doms is a non-issue for the big public finance challenges CommentJeremy Hunt’s new regime is a clear improvement — but the saga distracts from bigger public finance challenges15 March 2024
Evaluating pricing health insurance in lower-income countries: A field experiment in India Working PaperWe conducted a large-scale, 4-year trial that randomized premiums and subsidies for India’s first national, public hospital insurance program, RSBY.14 March 2024
Willingness to pay for improved public education and public healthcare systems: the role of income mobility prospects Journal articleThese findings are based on more than 19,000 observations from the third round of the Life in Transition Survey.14 March 2024
Unfunded mandates and taxation Journal articleIn mid-2006, the Chinese central government increased the salaries and pensions of civil servants in its coastal areas but a funded mandate in others.14 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024: IFS presentations PresentationIFS researchers presented their initial analysis of the Chancellor's Spring Budget at this online webinar.7 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know PodcastIFS reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Budget.7 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024 CollectionAll our analysis of the Spring Budget 2024. Includes research, comment, explainers and more. 6 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024: initial IFS response CommentWe’ve learned to expect some degree of smoke and mirrors in the Budget. Today was no different.6 March 2024
The Spring Budget 2024 explained in 90 seconds ExplainerIFS Director Paul Johnson gives an initial response to Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget.6 March 2024
Gaming fiscal rules is no way to make budget policy CommentThe chancellor’s room for manoeuvre is determined by the Office for Budget Responsibility and meeting fiscal rules that have fallen into disrepute.4 March 2024