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IFS | Institute for Fiscal Studies
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IFS | Institute for Fiscal Studies
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IFS is the UK’s leading independent economics research institute. We analyse and inform economic and policy decisions with academic rigour and absolute independence.
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| site_name | Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| url | https://ifs.org.uk/home |
| title | IFS | Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| description | IFS is the UK’s leading independent economics research institute. We analyse and inform economic and policy decisions with academic rigour and absolute independence. |
| image | https://ifs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/og_image/public/2022-07/IFS-logo.jpg?itok=iGGhAKsV |
| image:alt | IFS-logo.jpg |
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- [H2] Main menu
- [H2] Header right menu
- [H2] Sites menu
- [H2] Our sites
- [H2] Spring Forecast 2026
- [H2] Welcome to IFS
- [H2] Latest working papers
- [H2] Journal articles
- [H2] Announcements
- [H2] Featured researchers
- [H2] Footer menu top
- [H2] Sign up to IFS newsletters
- [H2] Join us
- [H3] Topics
- [H3] Collections
- [H3] Featured content
- [H3] Additional resources
- [H3] How to fix the fiscal rules
- [H3] Are Plan 2 student loans 'unfair'?
- [H3] Did inflation cause the cost of living crisis?
- [H3] Additional resources
- [H3] Does the UK fiscal framework need a rethink?
- [H3] Spring Forecast 2026: IFS analysis
- [H3] Jobs
- [H3] Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy
- [H3] IFS is supported by ESRC
- [H3] Spring Forecast 2026: initial response
- [H3] Initial response to the Welsh Conservatives’ manifesto
- [H3] Options for changing Plan 2 student loans: costs, benefits, and distributional effects
- [H3] Looking ahead to the Spring Forecast
- [H3] Recent changes and the future outlook for Welsh Government funding
- [H3] Rigorous, trusted economic analysis and commentary is needed now more than ever
- [H3] Donate
- [H3] Become a member
- [H3] Measuring cost of living inequality during an inflation surge
- [H3] Costly attention and retirement
- [H3] The economic impacts of rape
- [H3] The effects of delayed remuneration on doctor labour supply: Evidence from the English NHS
- [H3] Durables and lemons: Private information and the market for cars
- [H3] Sweeping up the gangs: The effect of tough-on-crime policies from a network approach
- [H3] Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy
- [H3] A-level / Post-16 resources
- [H3] Professor Sir Richard Blundell awarded RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession
- [H3] IFS Sure Start research wins ONS Research Excellence Award 2025
- [H3] IFS celebrates double victory at 2025 Smart Thinking awards
- [H3] Our impact stats
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| Did inflation cause the cost of living crisis? | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| How would you fund the NHS? | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Spring Forecast 2026 | Internal | Passing Juice |
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