In Paul's final episode, he speaks with incoming IFS Director Helen Miller about the big economic pressures facing the UK.

The government has announced changes to its planned reforms to the benefit system. As well as changes to employment support – details of which are yet to be clarified – the new package slows the speed ...

Helen Miller, Deputy Director (and incoming Director) of IFS, said: “The government’s original reform was set to save £5.5 billion in the short run (by 2029–30) and double that in the long run when ...

Notes Not all figures sum, due to rounding. All figures are in 2025–26 prices. All figures reflect spending in Great Britain excluding spending on disability benefits in Scotland, where they are ...

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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 ...

. After obtaining his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2001, he worked for 2 years at the Institute for Fiscal Studies before joining the Department of Economics at UCL in 2003. He teaches ...

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 ...

(ICTD). Background Strengthening domestic resource mobilisation to finance sustainable development has never been more urgent. As aid volumes shrink and debt burdens grow, lower-income countries face ...

Paul has been director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since 2011. He is a columnist for The Times, and is a regular contributor to other broadcast and print media. He is a visiting professor in ...

IFS economists are set to present at a special session at the Royal Economic Society's Annual Conference this year on the IFS Deaton Review: Inequalities in the 21st Century. IFS Director Paul Johnson ...

David is an Associate Director and helps lead two main areas of research at the Institute. First is work on devolved and local government finance, with a particular focus on the distribution of ...