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.
Who gives wealth transfers to whom and when? Patterns in the giving and receiving of lifetime gifts and loans ReportWe examine the patterns in the giving and receiving of significant wealth transfers during life, and the association of transfers with life events.13 February 2023
Analysis of Scottish tax and benefit reforms ReportWe 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
One year on from the backlog recovery plan: what next for NHS waiting lists? ReportNHS 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
A blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions ReportHow should pensions be taxed? We propose income tax and National Insurance reforms that would more evenly support pension saving.6 February 2023
Council and school funding ReportAfter health, funding for Scottish councils is the second largest item in the Scottish Government’s Budget. 3 February 2023
Benefits and tax credits ReportThis chapter finds that though benefits reforms pushed more people into work, the work is often part-time, low-paid and with little progression. 1 February 2023
Income tax performance ReportThis chapter looks at what we know about why Scotland’s tax base has grown more slowly so far since devolution. 26 January 2023
The overall funding outlook ReportThis chapter looks at the Scottish government's funding outlook in the short term (2022–23 and 2023–24), medium term (2024–25 to 2027–28) and beyond.26 January 2023
Are the kids alright? The early careers of education leavers since the COVID-19 pandemic ReportWe investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the early careers of young people who recently entered the labour market.11 January 2023
Death and taxes and pensions ReportThe tax system treats funds that remain in a pension at death extremely favourably.15 December 2022
NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes ReportThis report examines how NHS funding, resources and treatment volumes compare with pre-pandemic levels.14 December 2022
Annual report on education spending in England: 2022 ReportThis is our fifth annual report on education spending funded by the Nuffield Foundation12 December 2022
The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year ReportThe number of working-age people newly awarded disability benefits doubled between July 2021 and July 2022. This report investigates that increase.7 December 2022
Political inequality ReportWe explore the relationship between political and economic inequality in the UK. 2 December 2022
Race and ethnicity ReportThis chapter considers inequalities across ethnic groups in the United Kingdom and finds that there is no single story of advantage or disadvantage.14 November 2022
Inequality and immigration ReportThis chapter investigates the relationship between immigration and inequality in the UK over the past 40 years.14 November 2022
Early years spending update: The impact of inflation ReportOur 2022 update discusses how early years education funding has changed over time, and what inflation means for childcare providers going forward.11 November 2022
Trends in income and wealth inequalities ReportTrends in inequalities in income, wealth and, to a limited extent, consumption in the United Kingdom.9 November 2022
Health inequalities ReportThere are marked differences in life expectancy between the regions of England, the countries in the UK, and the UK and other wealthy countries.4 November 2022
Corporation tax and investment ReportWe look at the corporate tax system and proposals to change it.21 October 2022
