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.
Paper by IFS Associate Director Anne Brockmeyer awarded 2023 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award AnnouncementAnne Brockmeyer's paper “Taxing Property in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence from Mexico" wins 2023 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award.26 April 2023
Growing gap in school spending per pupil between Scotland and the rest of the UK Press ReleaseWe look at gaps in school spending between nations in the UK.21 April 2023
Major new pensions review warns of substantial risks to finances of future generations of pensioners Press ReleaseA substantial new Pensions Review will determine what needs to be done to secure decent retirement outcomes for future generations of pensioners.20 April 2023
IFS NHS waiting lists calculator wins 2022 Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication AnnouncementThe IFS interactive NHS waiting lists calculator has been awarded the 2022 Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication.20 April 2023
Inflation in March remained high, but a significant fall expected next month Press ReleaseNew ONS data today shows that CPI inflation in March remained stubbornly high at 10.1%, driven by energy and food inflation.19 April 2023
IFS Deputy Director Carl Emmerson appointed to the UK Statistics Authority Methodological Assurance Review Panel AnnouncementDeputy Director Carl Emmerson has been appointed to the Methodological Assurance Review Panel.14 April 2023
Call for papers: 5th World Bank/IFS/ODI Research Conference AnnouncementSubmissions are open until 15th May for the 5th World Bank/IFS/ODI Research Conference on the "Political Economy of Public Finances".3 April 2023
College teacher pay has fallen by 18% between 2010 and 2022 Press ReleaseThis report examines how pay and retention levels among college teachers in England have changed over time and compared with school teachers.30 March 2023
Seven in ten school children on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals Press ReleaseThe expansion of free school meals has been frequently discussed. IFS researchers consider the costs and benefits of different options.29 March 2023
Delaying planned increase in state pension age by seven years from 2037-39 to 2044-46 will likely cost the Exchequer more than £60 billion Press ReleaseThere have been media reports that the government will no longer increase the state pension age from age 67 to 68 between 2037 and 203925 March 2023
IFS response to NHS pay offer Press ReleaseBen Zaranko responds to news of an NHS pay deal containing a one-off payment for 2022–23 and a 5% pay increase for 2023–2416 March 2023
Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state - but also huge risks to the market Press ReleaseA response to the reforms to childcare in the Spring Budget 2023 from IFS researchers15 March 2023
IFS responds to increase to lifetime allowance for pension savings Press ReleaseIFS Deputy Director Carl Emmerson responds to the announcement ahead of the Spring Budget of an increase to the lifetime allowance for pension saving.14 March 2023
Response to government childcare announcement ahead of Budget Press Release"Overall, a serious approach to tackling some of the issues with childcare support in Universal Credit is welcome, and overdue."12 March 2023
For the first time, men and women reaching the state pension age now have similar state pension incomes; but gender gaps in private pension income will persist for decades Press ReleaseGender gaps in pension saving are almost entirely driven by differences in labour market patterns.8 March 2023
IFS awarded five-year Impact Acceleration Account funding from ESRC AnnouncementThe Institute for Fiscal Studies has been awarded £1.25 million in flexible Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding from the ESRC.7 March 2023
A quarter of the self-employed who save in a pension keep cash contributions the same for at least a decade Press ReleaseMany of the self-employed who save into a private pension rarely change the cash contributions they make.2 March 2023
LSE-IFS-UCL-CEPR-Imperial Business School workshop on household finance AnnouncementThe IFS, in association with LSE, UCL, CEPR, and Imperial Business School, are organising a workshop on household finance.1 March 2023
Employees do not increase pension contribution rates even when they get a big pay rise, missing an opportunity to help secure their retirement incomes Press ReleaseNeither big pay rises, nor paying off the mortgage, nor increased tax incentives result in employees increasing their retirement saving.24 February 2023
Many benefit recipients will be worse off until April 2025 because of failure of payments to keep up with inflation Press ReleaseBenefit rates are unnecessarily tied to out-of-date inflation measures.22 February 2023
