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 ...

Reforms to council funding would better match needs but bring big changes - some councils face deep cuts while others see substantial gains.

This paper examines the distributional consequences of capping nominal UK public sector wage growth for workers earning above ...

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

IFS provides an initial response to the 2024 Spring Budget, highlighting key issues and implications.

The IFS Green Budget looks at the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Chancellor aims to secure a lasting recovery and deliver on the Government’s other objectives and priorities.

Paul Johnson, Director of the IFS, said: “That was not the quiet Autumn Statement we were promised. Before assessing the specifics, it’s worth getting a few things straight. The public finances ...

By 2024−25, after accounting for the specific costs facing schools, we estimate that school spending per pupil will still be 3% lower than in 2010.