We explore the evidence on early years policy and assess the government's Opportunity Mission, which aims to give every child ...

An expansion of discounter retailers coincided with declining retail and manufacturer concentration across most narrowly ...

We study how couples in the Medicare Part D program choose an insurance plan. Over seventy percent of enrollees choose the ...

This paper presents a computationally efficient method for binary classification using Manski’s (1975,1985) maximum score ...

IFS Deputy Director, Jonathan Cribb, delivered the presentation as part of CEPR's Economics of Longevity and Ageing ...

With the Pensions Commission launched this week, this article outlines three focus areas from the IFS's Pension Review ...

Should the OBR publish only one forecast a year? Or are there better ways to discourage Chancellors from excessive policy tinkering?

Stuart Adam, a Senior Economist at the IFS, said: ‘There is growing speculation about whether taxes will go up in the Autumn Budget and – if so – which ones. One idea that is currently attracting ...

The broad thrust of Nigel Farage’s speech echoes Reform UK’s manifesto: very large tax cuts to be paid for with very large spending cuts.

The government spent around £1.1 trillion, or 40.6% of national income, on our behalf in 2023-24. This was composed of different categories of spending - e.g. health, education, and benefit spending - ...

Upcoming increases in the minimum wage and employer NICs could make it harder for young people entering the labour force.

Scotland’s schools are relatively well funded. Falling pupil rolls and workforce planning represent both challenges and opportunities going forwards.