We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66.

A government with a big majority should have had the political will to do more than just set up another review.

Spending on special educational needs (SEND) is becoming unsustainable due to the rise in high needs. Reform to SEND funding and provision is needed. Spending on special educational needs (SEND) is ...

The IFS created the Tax Law Review Committee (TLRC) in 1994. The TLRC’s remit is to keep under review the state and operation of tax law in the UK. The TLRC asks in particular whether aspects of the ...

We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66.

We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66. In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age ...

Young people at risk of getting involved in violence are those in most of need of therapeutic support, but most unlikely to receive it. The Your Choice programme aims to shift how such therapeutic ...

Today, we’re turning our attention to France, where a recent Budget has sparked intense debate and raised major questions about the country’s economic future. France is tackling some big economic ...

The government has published the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025–26, setting out funding allocations for English councils next year. This confirms an important shift in grant ...

Funding for pupils with special educational needs in England increased by 59% or £4 billion between 2015 and 2024. A further £1 billion announced in the recent Budget will take total funding to £12 ...

The UK’s housing market has long been a source of frustration for renters and homeowners alike, with issues of affordability and availability topping the agenda. The new government has identified ...

This paper develops a novel method for policy choice in a dynamic setting where the available data is a multi-variate time series. Building on the statistical treatment choice framework, we propose ...