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.

Lars Nesheim is a Professor of Economics at UCL and Co-Director of the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap). After obtaining his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2001, he worked for ...

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

This online event will present new IFS research on cognitive decline in older age and its impact on financial choices and ...

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

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

Climate change mitigation requires understanding differences in individual carbon footprints. We document that women emit 26 percent less than men from food and transport, using detailed consumption ...

At this online webinar IFS researchers present their initial response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget.

What are the Chancellor’s options for raising tax, and what would they mean for households, the economy and growth?

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