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.
Price floors and externality correction Journal article We evaluate the impact of a price floor for alcohol introduced in Scotland in 2018, using a difference-in-differences strategy with England as a contr 31 January 2022
Price floors and externality correction Working Paper We evaluate the impact of a price floor for alcohol introduced in Scotland in 2018. 15 November 2021
Pandemic leads to big increase in calorie consumption Press Release By May 2020, total calories were 15% above normal levels. 1 July 2021
The dietary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Working Paper We use novel data on the food and non-alcoholic drink purchases to quantify the impact of the pandemic on the diets of British households. 1 July 2021
Price floors and externality correction Working Paper We study the introduction of a price floor for alcohol that is aimed at correcting for negative consumption externalities. Policy effectiveness depend 20 November 2020
