Our latest report on education spending in England shows how further education has faced some of the deepest funding cuts ...

If a recent rise in borrowing costs proved persistent, it will make it even harder for the Chancellor to continue to meet her ...

We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66.

A government with a big majority should have had the political will to do more than just set up another review.

We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66. In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age ...

Young people at risk of getting involved in violence are those in most of need of therapeutic support, but most unlikely to receive it. The Your Choice programme aims to shift how such therapeutic ...

The IFS created the Tax Law Review Committee (TLRC) in 1994. The TLRC’s remit is to keep under review the state and operation of tax law in the UK. The TLRC asks in particular whether aspects of the ...

Funding for pupils with special educational needs in England increased by 59% or £4 billion between 2015 and 2024. A further £1 billion announced in the recent Budget will take total funding to £12 ...

The government has published the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025–26, setting out funding allocations for English councils next year. This confirms an important shift in grant ...

Multivalued treatments are commonplace in applications. We explore the use of discrete-valued instruments to control for selection bias in this setting. Our discussion revolves around the concept of ...

Today, we’re turning our attention to France, where a recent Budget has sparked intense debate and raised major questions about the country’s economic future. France is tackling some big economic ...

The UK’s housing market has long been a source of frustration for renters and homeowners alike, with issues of affordability and availability topping the agenda. The new government has identified ...