Education and skills

Imagine your life at 25: Gender conformity and later-life outcomes

Working Paper

We analyse thousands of essays written by 11-year-old girls in 1969 to assess conformity with gender norms and its implications for future outcomes.

24 April 2024

Sure Start achieved its aims, then we threw it away

Comment

"We know that poor children grow up with poor life chances. We know how to ameliorate that. The choice is ours." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.

15 April 2024

The short- and medium-term impacts of Sure Start on educational outcomes

Report

We study the medium-run effect of Sure Start on academic outcomes, finding large benefits, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

9 April 2024

Children playing with bricks in a sure start centre

What did Sure Start do for performance in school? (Presentations)

Presentation

In this online event we presented the findings of a new report, showing the effect of Sure Start on educational performance in school up to age 16.

9 April 2024

A mess has been made of Child Benefit, and the clear-up operation may not be easy

Comment

"Status quos can be hard to change, no matter how incoherent they are." Robert Joyce writes about child benefit in The Telegraph.

29 March 2024

What you need to know about the new childcare entitlements

Comment

This comment looks at who will be eligible for free childcare, whether funding is high enough and what impact the new entitlements might have.

28 March 2024

Social skills and the individual wage growth of less educated workers

Working Paper

We investigate the importance of social skills as a driver of wage growth for workers with lower formal education.

27 March 2024

Major challenges for education in Wales

Report

This report examines the major challenges for education in Wales, including low outcomes across a range of measures and high levels of inequality.

21 March 2024

Willingness to pay for improved public education and public healthcare systems: the role of income mobility prospects

Journal article

These findings are based on more than 19,000 observations from the third round of the Life in Transition Survey.

14 March 2024

Spring Budget 2024

Collection

All our analysis of the Spring Budget 2024. Includes research, comment, explainers and more.

6 March 2024

The latest picture on school funding and costs in England

Comment

This comment provides the latest analysis of trends in school funding and costs in England over time.

1 March 2024

Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis

Presentation

Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.

22 February 2024

The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25

Report

This report looks at the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish Government for the 2024–25 financial year and beyond.

22 February 2024

Scottish Budget: Higher education spending

Report

How much does the Scottish Government spend on higher education, and what challenges does it face on university funding and living cost support?

20 February 2024

Diversity and discrimination in the classroom

Working Paper

We examine how the mixing of ethnic groups in German schools affects intergroup co-operation and trust.

12 February 2024

Childcare: The newest branch of the welfare state

Presentation

This presentation was given at the Nursery World Business Summit by Christine Farquharson on Friday 2nd February.

6 February 2024

Higher long-term interest rates and the cost of student loans

Report

Higher interest rates mean the government cost of financing the student loan system has increased by more than £10 billion per year.

9 January 2024

Scottish universities and students are under pressure – and so is the Scottish budget

Comment

The Scottish Government is boosting support for students’ living costs, but funding for teaching, down 19% since 2013–14, is likely to fall further.

14 December 2023

Gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Report

This chapter examines gender inequality focusing on two critical spheres in which gender inequality is generated: education and work.

12 December 2023

Annual report on education spending in England: 2023

Report

Our sixth annual report on education spending shows changes over time across different stages of education, as well as geographic differences.

11 December 2023

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Imagine your life at 25: Gender conformity and later-life outcomes

Sure Start achieved its aims, then we threw it away

The short- and medium-term impacts of Sure Start on educational outcomes

What did Sure Start do for performance in school? (Presentations)

A mess has been made of Child Benefit, and the clear-up operation may not be easy

What you need to know about the new childcare entitlements

Social skills and the individual wage growth of less educated workers

Major challenges for education in Wales

Willingness to pay for improved public education and public healthcare systems: the role of income mobility prospects

Spring Budget 2024

The latest picture on school funding and costs in England

Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis

The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25

Scottish Budget: Higher education spending

Diversity and discrimination in the classroom

Childcare: The newest branch of the welfare state

Higher long-term interest rates and the cost of student loans

Scottish universities and students are under pressure – and so is the Scottish budget

Gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Annual report on education spending in England: 2023

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