As a result of the VAT cut announced today, households will benefit from small cuts to their electricity bills. But the ...

New ONS data shows that higher-than-expected inflation pushed up government spending more than revenues between April and ...

Burnham has spoken of creating a new politics in which government levels with the public about difficult decisions. That ...

We explain the fiscal reality facing any government. Register now to learn key policy evaluation methods with IFS–Cemmap.

Andy Burnham faces difficult choices over tax, borrowing and public spending. How much room will the new Prime Minister have ...

Divorce reshapes family life, yet little is known about one of its most consequential features: the allocation of child ...

Could devolution boost UK growth, or would it widen regional divides? We ask what shifting power from Westminster would ...

We examine the relationship between childhood socio-emotional skills and labour market outcomes using the 1970 British Cohort ...

Multigenerational dynamics differ between developing and developed countries. Income vs. endowment effects determine sign of “grandparent coefficient” in the Becker-Tomes model. In Indonesia, the ...

The IFS-Deaton Review’s final workshop, where we explored the review's findings and their policy implications in the UK context. Drawing on the IFS Deaton Review of inequalities, this report sets out ...

In our annual series of reports on education spending, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, we bring together data on education spending per student across the life cycle and provide analysis about the ...