Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Britain’s leading independent economic research institute
London, UK
Joined November 2010
NEW PODCAST: Are the kids ok? The school years. Are England’s school children thriving, or are too many being left behind? . @HelenMiller_IFS, @ckfarquharson & @Samfr assess the state of England's schools in our 'Are the kids ok?' series. 🎧 Listen here:
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NEW: Scotland increasingly relies on implicit fiscal transfers from the rest of the UK – but this is also true of the North, Midlands and Wales. Read @fiscalphillips' briefing on the Scottish Government's GERS report for 2024–25:
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Scotland increasingly relies on implicit fiscal transfers from the rest of the UK – but this is also true of the North, Midlands and Wales.
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"A fifth of 8 to 16 year olds has what they call a probable mental disorder". @ckfarquharson, @HelenMiller_IFS and @Samfr discuss the state of Britain's school aged children and the Government's Opportunity Mission. 🎧 Listen here:
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RT @HelenMiller_IFS: In the 2nd of our series, there is some good news (average attainment has been rising) but also some troubling stats (….
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EVENT: What should the upcoming State Pension Age Review consider?. Wed 17 Sept | 10:30 – 11:30 | Online. 📆 Sign up for our event on the impact of previous SPA increases and the complex policy trade-offs involved in setting the state pension age:
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This online event will discuss crucial context for the challenges the government faces in setting the state pension age.
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"It really matters that we're getting these earliest years right because that's going to set the foundations for the school system". @ckfarquharson and @HelenMiller_IFS discuss the importance of the early years in our podcast. 🎧 Listen here:
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"For children living in a family with a child under five, 36% of those children are living in poverty". @CareyOppenheim from @NuffieldFound describes the issues facing the early years in our 'Are the kids ok?' podcast series. 🎧 Listen here:
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📊 #IFSSatStat: The share of top A Level grades in England this year is at its highest level outside of the pandemic. 9.4% of all grades were A* – just above last year’s 9.3%.
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"Teachers are finding it more difficult, they feel they're dealing with more basic problems.". @NuffieldFound's @CareyOppenheim on how early years development has been impacted by COVID from our 'Are the kids ok?' podcast series. 🎧 Listen to the podcast:
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NEW: #IFSWorkingPaper: The rise of discounters and its impact on concentration, market power and welfare. 📗 Read Martin O'Connell, @howardwsmith and Øyvind Thomassen's new paper here:
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"Only half of children eligible for free school meals are achieving a 'good level of development' by age 5.". IFS Director @HelenMiller_IFS introduces our new podcast mini-series 'Are the kids ok?' with some key stats. 🎧 Listen to the first episode:
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RT @HelenMiller_IFS: I'm a bit obsessed with a bunch of troubling statistics about the attainment &wellbeing of our nation's young people….
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NEW PODCAST: Are the kids ok? The early years. 1 in 3 kids in England haven't reached a 'good level of development' by age 5. 🎙️@HelenMiller_IFS, @ckfarquharson and @CareyOppenheim launch our IFS Zooms In mini-series with a deep dive into the early years:
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RT @fiscalphillips: 🚨Calling all councillors, MPs and community stakeholders!. There's just 2 more days to respond to @mhclg 's Fair Fundin….
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NEW: How aggregate and idiosyncratic shocks affect household income dynamics. 📗 Read @manolo_arellano, Martín Almuzara, @R_Blundell_UCL and Stéphane Bonhomme's new cemmap working paper: #econtwitter
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RT @fiscalphillips: I want to correct what I think is bordering on misreporting. The government's council funding reforms are 'revenue-neu….
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📗 Read @fiscalphillips and @kateogdenecon's report, funded by @HealthFdn, on the government’s proposed reforms to English local government funding:
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The government’s proposed reforms to English local government funding will lead to big changes in councils’ budgets.
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📊 #IFSSatStat: Proposed reforms to English councils' funding allocation system will create big winners and losers. One-in-four authorities will see real-terms increases in funding of 12% or more over the next three years, with another one-in-four seeing real-terms funding cuts.
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NEW #IFSWorkingPaper: Social defaults and plan choice: The case of spousal following . @talgross, @timothyjlayton, @prinzdani and Julia Yates study how couples in the Medicare Part D program choose an insurance plan. 📗 Read here:
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RT @fiscalphillips: My colleague @KateOgdenEcon and I busily beavered away to analyse @mhclg's proposed reforms. Kate's thread here shows….
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