Personal tax thresholds have been frozen since 2023 or earlier, meaning inflation erodes their real value. Extending freezes ...

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We study the reasons for rising in-work poverty in the 25 years up to the pandemic.

IFS celebrates a double win, taking 'Think Tank of the Year' and 'Best Publication' honours.

IFS offers several placements each summer to economics students who are interested in how microeconomics can be applied to public policy issues and who are considering a career in economic research.

We study how exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) affects young children’s accumulation of cognitive and ...

At this online event IFS researchers will present the findings of a new report on trends for people in their 50s and 60s over ...

Current and future governments are committed to reducing the rate of relative income child poverty in the UK to 10% by 2020-21. This paper looks in detail at the progress made towards this goal under ...

This report explores the link between reading skills at age 10 and a range of outcomes later in life, including employment status, earnings and self-reported health status. It also investigates ...

A look at how the bond market influences the cost of government debt and what that means for the Budget.

The cut in the point at which employer NICs is paid means the largest percentage rise in labour costs is for employing lower-wage workers.

This study experimentally assesses the effects of temporary wage subsidies on employment in North Macedonia. Wage subsidies ...