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.
Scottish Budget: Healthcare spending, staffing and activity Report The COVID-19 pandemic is having long-lasting impacts on NHS hospital activity, productivity and performance in Scotland, despite higher funding. 9 February 2024
Scottish Budget implies real-terms cuts to health spending – a fact not revealed in official documentation Press Release The 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
Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis Event 22 February 2024 at 10:00 via YouTube and Slido Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.
Scottish Budget: The medium-term outlook and choices Report Devolved income tax revenues are forecast to boost the Scottish Government’s funding over the next five years, but many services could still see cuts. 6 February 2024
Saving by buying ahead: stockpiling in response to lump-sum payments Journal article This study uses variations in state income tax refunds over time to estimate consumption responses to lump-sum payments. 2 February 2024
Financing UK democracy: a stocktake of 20 years of political donations disclosure Journal article We study political donations data disclosed since 2001 to evaluate the role of private and public political finance over time. 2 February 2024
Understanding Society: health, biomarker and genetic data Journal article Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study includes a wide range of health measures, and in particular biomarker and genetic data. 2 February 2024
Understanding Society: the income data Journal article We introduce the income data of Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study. 2 February 2024
Understanding Society: minimising selection biases in data collection using mobile apps Journal article We review the potential barriers to data collection using mobile apps and experimental evidence collected with the UK Household Longitudinal Study. 2 February 2024
Sample composition and representativeness on Understanding Society Journal article In this paper, we provide an overview of the sample design of Understanding Society and the consequent nature of design weights. 2 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Tax and spending in 2024–25 Report The 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
Intertemporal income shifting and the taxation of business owner-managers Journal article We show that responses of UK company owner-managers to personal taxes are due to intertemporal income shifting and not reductions in business activity 24 January 2024
