We present new evidence from unique administrative data on child disability in Italy, examining prevalence by geography and ...

“The laureates’ work shows that economic growth cannot be taken for granted. We must uphold the mechanisms that underly ...

A presentation on Scotland’s public finances given at the SNP’s 2025 party conference.

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We examine the impact of a 2002 Danish parental leave reform on intimate partner violence (IPV) using data on assault-related ...

IFS Deputy Director Carl Emmerson will give evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee on Wednesday 15 ...

We explore the two-child limit, what it does, how it affects families, and whether Labour should scrap or reform it in the ...

November's Budget looks likely to contain tax increases - perhaps substantial ones. In the spring, the Chancellor chose to meet her borrowing rule by just £10 billion. The dilution of planned ...

Lars Nesheim is a Professor of Economics at UCL and Co-Director of the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap). After obtaining his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2001, he worked for ...

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 ...

In this commentary we describe in detail reforms taking place to local authority finances and analyse their effects on local authorities and local tax payers. The study includes the results of a major ...