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

This paper examines the distributional consequences of capping nominal UK public sector wage growth for workers earning above ...

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 ...

It is welcome that the new Pensions Commission will assess the adequacy of the retirement savings of today’s working-age ...

Different methods of eliciting the Marginal Propensity to Consume give very different distributions.

We develop the concept of relative resource shares, defined as the fraction of total adult expenditure that women command ...

This review discusses the standards for tax software and puts forward recommendations for HMRC, software providers, agents ...

What are the Chancellor’s options if – and it is very much an if – the upcoming Spring Forecast puts her on track to miss her fiscal targets?

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

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 ...

The Wales Public Services 2025 Programme is investigating the long-term financial, demographic and demand pressures confronting public services in Wales and possible responses. Hosted by Cardiff ...