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.
Identifying demand for health resources using waiting times information Journal article 1 January 2000
The demand for private health insurance: do waiting lists matter? Journal article In spite of government dominance in financing health care in many countries, the private health care sector remains important. 1 May 1999
Two-part multiple spell models for health care demand Working Paper The demand for certain types of health care services depends on decisions of both the individual and the health care provider. 1 February 1999
Regulating drug prices: where do we go from here? Journal article This paper examines the arguments for changing the ways that UK drug prices are regulated. 1 August 1998
Endogeneity in count data models; an application to demand for health care Working Paper The generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation technique is discussed for count data models with endogenous regressors. 16 August 1996
The demand for private health insurance: do waiting lists matter? Working Paper This report studies the demand for private health insurance in the UK using data from the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey. 1 January 1996
Private health insurance and the state of the NHS Report This report studies the demand for private health insurance in the UK using data from the British Social Attitudes Survey. 1 January 1996