IFS Zooms In: The Economy

By Institute for Fiscal Studies

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Go beyond the 24-hour news cycle and get objective, independent analysis from the researchers behind the work. Hosted by Institute for Fiscal Studies Director, Paul Johnson. Every second Wednesday.

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Episode Date
The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government
Apr 25, 2024
Should we worry about government debt?
Apr 11, 2024
Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know
Mar 07, 2024
The NHS waiting list: when will it come down?
Feb 29, 2024
Are councils in crisis?
Feb 14, 2024
How to fix our irrational income tax system
Jan 25, 2024
The economic stories that will shape 2024
Jan 05, 2024
The future of the state pension
Dec 21, 2023
Why we need to reform inheritance tax
Dec 06, 2023
The Autumn Statement explained
Nov 24, 2023
Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained
Nov 16, 2023
The Expert Factor: What next for Net Zero?
Nov 06, 2023
The Expert Factor: What can be done to fix standards in public life?
Oct 30, 2023
The Expert Factor: Why is the UK so bad at infrastructure?
Oct 27, 2023
The Expert Factor: Is there any money left?
Oct 20, 2023
The economic picture facing the Chancellor
Oct 18, 2023
An honest conversation about net zero
Oct 11, 2023
The Expert Factor: What is Britain’s place in the world?
Oct 09, 2023
The Expert Factor: What is the Point of Party Conferences?
Sep 29, 2023
The materials that shape our economy
Sep 13, 2023
Big firm, little firm: are differences between companies driving inequality and holding back growth?
Aug 30, 2023
Still a man’s world? Gender inequalities, parenthood and the workplace
Aug 23, 2023
Levelling Up: Is inequality between places Britain’s biggest problem?
Aug 16, 2023
When and why should we care about inequality?
Aug 09, 2023
COMING SOON: IFS Zooms In: Inequality
Aug 03, 2023
HIGHLIGHT: The future of public sector pensions
Jun 22, 2023
The economics of immigration
Jun 08, 2023
Work from home: what does the future look like?
May 24, 2023
What's wrong with inflation?
May 10, 2023
Why politicians need to think long-term about pensions
Apr 26, 2023
The stealth tax rise
Apr 06, 2023
The Spring Budget Explained
Mar 16, 2023
Are high energy prices here to stay?
Mar 08, 2023
How to tax the rich?
Feb 24, 2023
The state of the NHS
Feb 08, 2023
Pandemics, recessions and mental health: young people and jobs in 2023
Jan 25, 2023
Strikes, Budgets, Brexit and elections: a look ahead to 2023
Jan 11, 2023
Are we in a new era of austerity?
Nov 24, 2022
What we owe each other: a new social contract
Nov 16, 2022
Why are older workers leaving the workforce?
Nov 02, 2022
The challenges facing the Chancellor
Oct 12, 2022
Benefits, inflation and redistribution
Oct 06, 2022
Will public sector workers get a pay rise?
Sep 21, 2022
The challenges facing the new Prime Minister
Sep 06, 2022
The future of public sector pensions
Jul 13, 2022
How can we fix the childcare system?
Jun 16, 2022
HIGHLIGHT: The productivity problem
Jun 06, 2022
How should the government tax electric cars?
May 19, 2022
The future of student loans
May 04, 2022
HIGHLIGHT: How should the government influence what we eat?
Apr 20, 2022
How should we tax multinational corporations?
Apr 06, 2022
Spring Statement: inflation, living standards and uncertainty
Mar 25, 2022
Is the UK spending enough on defence?
Mar 09, 2022
Everything you need to know about National Insurance
Feb 23, 2022
Should people be saving more for retirement?
Feb 10, 2022
What should the government do about rising energy prices?
Jan 26, 2022
What you should be paying attention to in 2022
Jan 12, 2022
Has globalisation deepened inequality?
Dec 15, 2021
The common good after Covid
Nov 17, 2021
Can carbon taxes get us to net zero?
Nov 03, 2021
How should the government influence what we eat?
Oct 22, 2021
SPECIAL: What should the Chancellor consider in his autumn budget?
Oct 13, 2021
Job vacancies, labour shortages and a 'high-wage economy'
Oct 06, 2021
How to fix the education system
Sep 22, 2021
Social care: what happens now?
Sep 15, 2021
HIGHLIGHT: When and how to raise taxes?
Aug 25, 2021
HIGHLIGHT: The state of social mobility
Aug 11, 2021
HIGHLIGHT: Investment, infrastructure and levelling up
Jul 28, 2021
How to reform - and fund - social care?
Jul 15, 2021
Behind the scenes at HM Treasury
Jun 30, 2021
Location, location, location: how to reform council tax?
Jun 16, 2021
Can the NHS recover from COVID?
Jun 02, 2021
Are too many people going to university?
May 19, 2021
Has COVID transformed the labour market?
May 05, 2021
Are business rates killing the high street?
Apr 28, 2021
HIGHLIGHT: Geographical inequalities in the UK
Apr 07, 2021
The productivity problem
Mar 24, 2021
Universal Credit: The future of benefits?
Mar 10, 2021
Budget 2021: The road to recovery?
Feb 24, 2021
Catching up on lost learning
Feb 10, 2021
The economics of net zero
Jan 27, 2021
The state of inequality with Sir Angus Deaton
Jan 13, 2021
SPECIAL: Making sense of 2020
Dec 16, 2020
What's going on with Brexit?
Dec 02, 2020
Prices in a crisis
Nov 17, 2020
What’s happened to benefits through the pandemic?
Nov 04, 2020
What's happening with government debt?
Oct 21, 2020
Counting the cost of COVID-19
Oct 15, 2020
How is coronavirus affecting older workers?
Oct 07, 2020
University Challenge: COVID-19 and higher education
Sep 30, 2020
Moving on up: the state of social mobility
Sep 23, 2020
Taxing times ahead? When and how to raise taxes
Sep 16, 2020
Childcare during the pandemic
Sep 09, 2020
What to expect when schools reopen?
Aug 26, 2020
A Level playing field? Exam results during the pandemic
Aug 17, 2020
The potential consequences of Brexit
Aug 12, 2020
Catching up or falling behind? Geographical inequalities in the UK
Aug 05, 2020
Keeping it in the family: inheritances and inequality
Jul 29, 2020
Have the Chancellor's policies been stimulating enough?
Jul 15, 2020
Investment, infrastructure and levelling up
Jul 09, 2020
Incomes before, during and after the pandemic
Jul 01, 2020
The long shadow of Covid-19 on the economy and the public finances
Jun 24, 2020
COVID-19: Are people in some parts of England more 'vulnerable' than others?
Jun 17, 2020
The challenges facing further and higher education
Jun 10, 2020
The long-run effects on health and healthcare
Jun 03, 2020
Who's looking after the kids?
May 27, 2020
Getting people back into work
May 20, 2020
The unequal effects of the pandemic
May 14, 2020
Is the government doing enough to support workers during the pandemic?
May 06, 2020