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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

In this chapter, Citi look at the potential for a post-COVID economic recovery and offer forecasts for economic growth. This chapter looks at the near-term outlook for economic activity, the ...