We find that an increased likelihood of Medicaid eligibility reduces marriage rates, particularly among people with higher ...

Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects ...

Teenagers affected by austerity-induced youth club closures performed 4% worse in exams at age 16 and became 14% more likely ...

After a post-pandemic fall-off, NHS hospital productivity has increased over the last year, with hospital activity growing ...

Tax and spending will increase by a huge 5% of national income this decade, but most of that increase occurred under the last ...

Following a bulge in claims, recent figures suggest new disability benefits may not pose as big a cost to the Scottish Budget ...

We respond to government plans to increase the cap on tuition fees for England-domiciled undergraduate students.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of François Gerard as TaxDev ’s new Research Director. TaxDev is a collaboration ...

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With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.

David Phillips gave this presentation to the CIPFA local government treasurers’ retreat confirmation, summarising IFS ...

117 days after Labour took office, Rachel Reeves has finally delivered her Budget. From tax rises and fiscal rules, to public services and investment, we'll take a tour around all of the big ...