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

Personal tax thresholds have been frozen since 2023 or earlier, meaning inflation erodes their real value. Extending freezes to 2029–30 raises £8bn.

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

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

This study experimentally assesses the effects of temporary wage subsidies on employment in North Macedonia. Wage subsidies raise employment by 14 p.p. after 3.5 years among long-term unemployed.

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

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

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

Rory is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario and a Research Associate at IFS. He was previously a PhD Scholar at the IFS. His fields of interest are Public ...

<p>Value added tax (VAT) is often described as a regressive tax because it taxes consumption, and the propensity to consume tends to decrease as income rises. Countries that maintain progressive tax ...