The ledgers of the public finances have rarely made for more dismal reading. Tax revenues are this year set to reach their highest level since the 1940s (and are forecast to rise further still).

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

What options does the Chancellor have for raising taxes in the October Budget?

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 ...