Lord Taverne made three crucial contributions to the IFS that formed the foundations from which it has grown.

In Britain, the headline relative in-work poverty rate steadily rose from 13.4% in 1994–95 to 18.4% in 2019–20. We study the ...

We argue the change in individuals’ Lorenz ordinates—their positions in the Lorenz curve—is informative about economic ...

Objective analysis of economic policy is more important now than it has ever been. You can join our network and help improve ...

Objective analysis of economic policy is more important now than it has ever been. You can join our network and help improve public debate and government policy by becoming a member. Help us to inform ...

How has the two-child limit affected child poverty and other outcomes? What options for altering this policy does the ...

An analysis of the key design considerations and potential impacts of council tax reform in Scotland.

The triple lock creates unpredictability in public spending and disproportionately benefits better-off pensioners. A better ...

Responding to today’s ONS figures on the public finances, Nick Ridpath, Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal ...

The Draft Welsh Budget, if passed in its current form, would increase risks to public services and the public finances.

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<p><p><p>The impact of date of birth on cognitive test scores is well documented across many countries, with the youngest children in each academic year performing more poorly, on average, than the ...