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IFS is an ESRC Research Centre

 

IFS® is an independent research organisation. We aim to promote effective economic and social policies through rigorous analysis of their impact on individuals, families, firms and the public finances. The Institute hosts an ESRC research centre, and ESRC funding has paid for the design and maintenance of this website. [* More about IFS]

Pre-Budget Report

November 2008

Analysis related to tax, spending and the public finances. IFS will hold a briefing on the day following the Pre-Budget Report.

* PBR page

Reforming the tax system for the 21st century

29 September 2008

A new study for the Mirrlees Review looks at taxation in the UK.

* Mirrlees Review documentation

Recent publications and research

Decomposing changes in income risk using consumption data

18 November 2008

This paper concerns the decomposition of income risk into permanent and transitory components using repeated cross-section data on income and consumption.

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'Klin'-ing up: effects of Polish tax reforms on those in and on those out

11 November 2008

This paper looks at a series of reforms to the Polish tax on labour.

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New press releases

* Public finance bulletin: November 2008
20 November , 2008

* Public finance bulletin: October 2008
20 October , 2008

* Poorest households face highest average inflation rates
14 October , 2008

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News

Research Fellow, Jean-Marc Robin to become Co-Editor of Econometrica
27 Oct 2008

Research Fellow, Imran Rasul to become Managing Editor of Review of Economic Studies
26 Oct 2008

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Upcoming events

Pre-Budget Report Analysis
Conference
25 November 2008

Public Economics Lectures
Conference
08 December 2008

Public Economics UK PhD Workshop 2009
Conference
20 February 2009

cemmap events

Policy Evaluation Methods
Training Course
03 December 2008 - 05 December 2008

Discrete Choice Modelling
Training Course
14 January 2009 - 16 January 2009

Microsimulation
Training Course
22 January 2009 - 23 January 2009

Research and research centres

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