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 ...

We develop the concept of relative resource shares, defined as the fraction of total adult expenditure that women command ...

Different methods of eliciting the Marginal Propensity to Consume give very different distributions.

This review discusses the standards for tax software and puts forward recommendations for HMRC, software providers, agents ...

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

It is welcome that the new Pensions Commission will assess the adequacy of the retirement savings of today’s working-age ...

IFS Research Fellow, Laura Abramovsky, delivered the presentation in Helsinki as part of the UNU-WIDER's flagship conference ...

Our findings are based on rigorous analysis, detailed empirical evidence and in-depth institutional knowledge.

One year into Labour’s government, we assess whether its mission-driven approach has changed how it governs and what progress ...

What are the Chancellor’s options if – and it is very much an if – the upcoming Spring Forecast puts her on track to miss her fiscal targets?

The gap in employment rates between the best- and worst-performing areas is at its widest since 2005, says Christine Farquharson. In the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about ...

Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.