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

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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.

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 ...

A proportional property tax? Applying national insurance to landlords’ rental income? Putting capital gains tax on the sale of expensive main homes? Treasury officials are said to be looking at a ...

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

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

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 ...