What taxes could the Chancellor increase in her first Budget on 30 October? And how could it be done in a way that improves ...

Using existing literatures and new empirical evidence, we address whether educational expansion is an effective tool for ...

Jonathan is an Assistant Professor and the Helen and O.N. Mitchell, Jr Faculty Fellow in Real Estate at the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University and a Research Associate at IFS and cemmap. His ...

Mårten Palme is an Associate Professor at Stockholm University, previously at the Stockholm School of Economics, and a Research Fellow at the IFS. He has done research on income inequality, earnings ...

Carl is Deputy Director of the IFS, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, an editor of the annual IFS Green Budget and a Director of the Pensions Review. His research includes issues around the ...

Paul has been director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since 2011. He is a columnist for The Times, and is a regular contributor to other broadcast and print media. He is a visiting professor in ...

We use rich time-use data on where, and how, individuals spend their time to explore women’s seclusion in India. We document ...

The fury about ending the winter fuel allowance is a diversion from a much important issue: our failing social care system.

Automatic enrolment has dramatically increased private sector employees’ participation in pension saving. But key challenges remain. Most make low contributions: less than half of private sector ...

There are widespread concerns about how well prepared the current generation of working-age people are for retirement. Two decades on from the Pensions Commission, which recommended the introduction ...

Figure 1. Sponsored study visa applications by month and year (main applicants only) ...