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 ...

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

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 ...

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

An in-depth look at the UK’s long-term fiscal risks, from ageing and pensions to climate change, and what can be done to secure the public finances.

Clara's interests lie in public and labour economics. She joined the Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2021 while completing her Master of Science in Economics. In 2023, she earned the three-years IFS ...

The National Association of Pension Funds is the independent voice of workplace pensions.

The Office of Manpower Economics provides an independent secretariat to 8 Pay Review Bodies which make recommendations impacting 2.5 million workers – around 45% of public sector staff – and a pay ...

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