The government has today published a policy statement outlining its plans for local government funding in England.

How is the NHS in Scotland performing, and what does this mean for the Scottish Budget? Healthcare is the Scottish Government ...

Measuring how assortative matching differs between two economies is difficult, we show how the use of different measures can ...

The Autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax. What are the changes? Who will be affected?

Changes in funding up to the Autumn Budget Revision (ABR), published on 2 October (before the UK Government’s Autumn Budget) ...

Scotland’s income tax rises have likely increased tax avoidance and migration – but the size of the effects is uncertain.

Foregoing a degree for an apprenticeship, saving during Covid and being born and bred in the capital have helped. With ...

Falls in funding for home students, a decline in international enrolments and higher labour costs put Scottish university ...

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 ...

We study the impact of Chinese import competition in the 2000s on workers and their households in England and Wales.

The new government says housing market failures are one of the UK’s biggest barriers to growth. What part does tax have to play in this? How does tax affect the availability and affordability of ...

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 ...