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.
Childcare: The newest branch of the welfare state PresentationThis presentation was given at the Nursery World Business Summit by Christine Farquharson on Friday 2nd February.6 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Tax and spending in 2024–25 ReportThe Scottish Government is raising taxes on the 5% highest-income Scots, but health funding is, on current plans, set to fall in real terms next year.6 February 2024
Labour's green investment pledge raises so many questions CommentThe recent “confusion” tells us a lot about the tenor of the coming election campaign and the debate about fiscal policy.5 February 2024
Sample composition and representativeness on Understanding Society Journal articleIn this paper, we provide an overview of the sample design of Understanding Society and the consequent nature of design weights.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: minimising selection biases in data collection using mobile apps Journal articleWe review the potential barriers to data collection using mobile apps and experimental evidence collected with the UK Household Longitudinal Study.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: the income data Journal articleWe introduce the income data of Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study.2 February 2024
Understanding Society: health, biomarker and genetic data Journal articleUnderstanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study includes a wide range of health measures, and in particular biomarker and genetic data. 2 February 2024
Financing UK democracy: a stocktake of 20 years of political donations disclosure Journal articleWe study political donations data disclosed since 2001 to evaluate the role of private and public political finance over time.2 February 2024
Saving by buying ahead: stockpiling in response to lump-sum payments Journal articleThis study uses variations in state income tax refunds over time to estimate consumption responses to lump-sum payments.2 February 2024
Constraints and trade-offs for the next government ReportThe next government is likely to face some of the most difficult economic and fiscal choices the UK has faced outside of pandemics and major crises.25 January 2024
How to fix our irrational income tax system PodcastHow are income taxes structured, how has this changed, where are there problems with the system and what should the next government be looking to fix?25 January 2024
Intertemporal income shifting and the taxation of business owner-managers Journal articleWe show that responses of UK company owner-managers to personal taxes are due to intertemporal income shifting and not reductions in business activity24 January 2024
Taxing rented and owner-occupied housing PresentationThis presentation was given at a Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) seminar on 16 January 2024.23 January 2024
Ethnic diversity of NHS doctors ReportHow does the ethnicity mix of NHS doctors compare with wider populations? How does it differ by seniority, gender, specialty and country of training?22 January 2024
It's time to stamp on a tax that penalises landlords and renters CommentStamp duty land tax, the tax paid on the purchase of a property, is among our worst and most damaging taxes.22 January 2024
Saving after retirement and preferences for residual wealth Working PaperWe use administrative data for Norway to estimate an incomplete-market life-cycle model of retired singles and couples.18 January 2024
Why inheritance tax should be reformed Comment"Addressing problems in the current system is increasingly important". David Sturrock and Bee Boileau write for The Conversation.18 January 2024
Three ways to improve the design of the UK’s overseas aid spending target CommentThe UK spent £12.8 billion on aid in 2022. But the way the budget is managed can lead to perverse outcomes. There is definite room for improvement. 18 January 2024
A symposium on Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Survey: preface Journal articleThis current symposium contains a collection of papers on the UK Household Longitudinal Survey, most commonly known as Understanding Society.17 January 2024
