“The laureates’ work shows that economic growth cannot be taken for granted. We must uphold the mechanisms that underly ...

We present new evidence from unique administrative data on child disability in Italy, examining prevalence by geography and ...

A presentation on Scotland’s public finances given at the SNP’s 2025 party conference.

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This online event explored some of the tax options that remain open to the Chancellor, how much they would raise and their ...

IFS Deputy Director Carl Emmerson will give evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee on Wednesday 15 ...

We explore the two-child limit, what it does, how it affects families, and whether Labour should scrap or reform it in the ...

We examine the impact of a 2002 Danish parental leave reform on intimate partner violence (IPV) using data on assault-related ...

We estimate the impact of health on employment for individuals close to retirement age and run the model separately by race ...

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It is with great sadness we announce the death in September 2025 of Edward Whitehouse, aged 56, a former researcher at the ...

A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS Zooms In podcast ahead of the Budget, looking at the choices facing ...