Conflict in the Middle East has pushed up energy prices. We examine how this compares to past shocks and the government's options going forward.

The government is in the process of conducting a review of universal credit (UC), the main means-tested benefit for working-age people, received by 6.3 million families at any one time. This report ...

Council tax support (CTS) is a benefit that assists the poorest households in paying their council tax, by providing a reduction on their bills. It operates separat ...

Join us at this online event as experts reflect on ten years of tax devolution and discuss what the future holds for taxes across the UK.

From the start of April, the state pension age will start rising from 66, reaching 67 in early 2028. This upcoming change was announced in 2011 and legislated in 2014, in response to higher life ...

We analyze anticipatory effects associated with the EU’s Directive on Public Country-by-Country Reporting.

Reform UK's Welsh manifesto echoes Conservative proposals while leaving the spending cuts needed to fund its tax ambitions ...

We study the role of Gender Role Attitudes (GRA)—beliefs about appropriate roles for men and women—in marital sorting and intra-household allocations.

This Working Paper is an update of Who enters the public sector? A cohort analysis of sectoral choice Is the public sector losing the most educated to finance, tech, and consulting? Does it act as a ...

The probability of entering the public sector rises with education, and this paper documents that this educational gradient has strengthened.

Spring Forecast: headline numbers look steady but higher energy prices could lift UK inflation, rates and borrowing faster than expected.