We evaluate the introduction of freestanding Emergency Care Centers within Brazil’s publicly funded health system, leveraging ...

Reform UK says it would cut income tax in Scotland if it wins the Scottish Parliament election in May. Objective analysis of economic policy is more important now than it has ever been. You can join ...

Summary of new research on the scale and sources of regional inequalities and policy implications.

Using Global Minds data across 44 countries over the period 2020–25 we confirm that ill-being is no longer hump-shaped in age ...

We propose a novel measure of intergenerational welfare mobility, “value-value” slope, including both pecuniary and ...

Why isn’t the NHS improving faster? We unpack waiting lists, winter pressures, productivity and reform plans - and ask ...

As a result, the hump shape in despair by age, which we can see here in the dark line which shows the years 2009 to 2018, has ...

This Briefing Note looks at the potential for the introduction of a 'fat tax' into the UK in an effort to reduce the growing prevalence of obesity in Britain. This Briefing Note looks at trends in UK ...

We are pleased to announce that our research on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has been awarded ONS' Impact of Analysis Award. From tax rises to new spending pressures, we break down ...

'Informal childcare' refers to childcare provided by grandparents, other relatives, friends and neighbours. This study combined a literature review with secondary analysis to draw together good ...

Rory is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario and a Research Associate at IFS. He was previously a PhD Scholar at the IFS. His fields of interest are Public ...

<p><p>Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have proposed introducing a 'pupil premium' in England, with the aim of narrowing the educational achievement gap between rich and poor pupils by ...