This study experimentally assesses the effects of temporary wage subsidies on employment in North Macedonia. Wage subsidies ...

At this online event IFS researchers will present the findings of a new report on trends for people in their 50s and 60s over ...

Lord Taverne made three crucial contributions to the IFS that formed the foundations from which it has grown.

In Britain, the headline relative in-work poverty rate steadily rose from 13.4% in 1994–95 to 18.4% in 2019–20. We study the ...

Objective analysis of economic policy is more important now than it has ever been. You can join our network and help improve public debate and government policy by becoming a member. Help us to inform ...

How council tax, stamp duty and other property taxes could be reformed to make the UK’s tax system fairer and more efficient.

We argue the change in individuals’ Lorenz ordinates—their positions in the Lorenz curve—is informative about economic ...

Objective analysis of economic policy is more important now than it has ever been. You can join our network and help improve ...

We unpack how the UK taxes savings, capital gains, and wealth — and ask what a fair, efficient system should look like.

An analysis of the key design considerations and potential impacts of council tax reform in Scotland.

There is much to criticise about the way in which UK fiscal policy is conducted. One particular issue is the amount of policy volatility and the fact that, twice a year, the Chancellor makes rushed ...

The government has announced changes to its planned reforms to the benefit system. As well as changes to employment support – details of which are yet to be clarified – the new package slows the speed ...