Funding further increases in defence spending would require hard choices, both at this Budget and in the years ahead.

What should we expect from the October Budget? IFS economists discuss the choices facing the Chancellor on energy bills, ...

Using Brazilian and German administrative data, we show attenuation can exceed 50% and that conventional regression estimates ...

Across LMICs more children are entering pre-primary school than ever before, but fewer than half are developmentally on track ...

Higher inflation, rising borrowing and potential spending cuts: what will the Chancellor’s first Budget mean for the economy ...

At the Budget there may be temptation to reach for more efficiency savings, but the priority should be the ambitious plans departments already have.

HM Treasury is covering losses as the Bank of England unwinds QE. Recent economic and policy changes affect the scale of losses in the near term.

At an online webinar the following day, Thursday 29th October, IFS Director Helen Miller will give her response and IFS ...

The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related ...

Why is electricity so expensive? We explore the role of renewables, the costs of decarbonisation and the future of Britain's energy system.

Jonathan Cribb, Deputy Director of IFS, said, “The government has estimated that its reform to the triple lock will save £15 billion per year by 2039–40. That number partly reflects inflation over the ...

Housing costs in the UK now represent a historically high share of household incomes – on average, over 11% in 2024–25. With private renters facing the highest costs (on average, 28% in 2024–25), ...