An expansion of discounter retailers coincided with declining retail and manufacturer concentration across most narrowly ...

This report provides a detailed analysis of Ethiopia’s tax-to-GDP ratio potential and the factors behind Ethiopia’s low ...

We explore the evidence on early years policy and assess the government's Opportunity Mission, which aims to give every child ...

This paper presents a computationally efficient method for binary classification using Manski’s (1975,1985) maximum score ...

We study how couples in the Medicare Part D program choose an insurance plan. Over seventy percent of enrollees choose the ...

With the Pensions Commission launched this week, this article outlines three focus areas from the IFS's Pension Review ...

IFS Deputy Director, Jonathan Cribb, delivered the presentation as part of CEPR's Economics of Longevity and Ageing ...

Lars Nesheim is a Professor of Economics at UCL and Co-Director of the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap).

Should the OBR publish only one forecast a year? Or are there better ways to discourage Chancellors from excessive policy tinkering?

Clara's interests lie in public and labour economics. She joined the Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2021 while completing her Master of Science in Economics. In 2023, she earned the three-years IFS ...

An in-depth look at the UK’s long-term fiscal risks, from ageing and pensions to climate change, and what can be done to secure the public finances.

The Office of Manpower Economics provides an independent secretariat to 8 Pay Review Bodies which make recommendations impacting 2.5 million workers – around 45% of public sector staff – and a pay ...