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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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