We study how couples in the Medicare Part D program choose an insurance plan. Over seventy percent of enrollees choose the ...

This paper presents a computationally efficient method for binary classification using Manski’s (1975,1985) maximum score ...

This paper examines the distributional consequences of capping nominal UK public sector wage growth for workers earning above ...

Our findings are based on rigorous analysis, detailed empirical evidence and in-depth institutional knowledge.

An in-depth look at the UK’s long-term fiscal risks, from ageing and pensions to climate change, and what can be done to ...

Different methods of eliciting the Marginal Propensity to Consume give very different distributions.

Stuart Adam, a Senior Economist at the IFS, said: ‘There is growing speculation about whether taxes will go up in the Autumn Budget and – if so – which ones. One idea that is currently attracting ...

Should the OBR publish only one forecast a year? Or are there better ways to discourage Chancellors from excessive policy tinkering?

Sadly, this will be my last column as director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Happily, I will, after a summer break, be carrying on with this column as I move into a new role at The Queen’s ...

We are in the midst of major changes to local government funding – both its level and the system for raising and distributing it. This note brings together some of the key findings of our research on ...