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Examines whether fiscal policy has responded to a regime of higher interest rates, focusing on the relationship between government borrowing costs (r) and economic growth (g) and implications for fiscal sustainability and debt dynamics.
NIESR examines the case for wealth taxation, arguing wealth has grown far faster than incomes in the UK while the tax system still favours income over wealth and exploring options to raise revenue from the wealthy.
Presents new findings that improving household economic security can itself drive productivity growth, positioning economic security as a policy lever for stronger, more resilient economic performance.
Analysis claims only one in five of the additional payroll jobs created in Britain since 2014 went to British nationals, a finding presented as a notable change in the nationality composition of job gains.
IPPR proposes a 2% online sales tax plus a 1% charge on click-and-collect purchases to raise at least £1.5bn, using revenue to cut business rates for leisure, hospitality and retail on local high streets.
IPPR argues England needs to rebuild social housing as a stable, counter-cyclical source of demand, calling for more than grant funding: scaled delivery through devolution and structural reforms to transform housing supply and resilience.
New analysis finds the poorest students gain most from attending university and urges higher education institutions to increase outreach and support aimed at low-income pupils to improve access and boost life-time returns to degrees for disadvantaged groups.
IPPR argues for an online sales tax to level the playing field between high streets and e‑commerce, claiming current business taxes overburden physical retail and that high streets provide wider social and economic infrastructure.
Contends the Bank of England should continue paying interest on banks’ reserves, setting out fiscal and monetary arguments against removing the interest payment as a revenue-raising measure for the Chancellor.
NIESR argues ending the state pension ‘triple lock’ is a welcome move but should be implemented sooner rather than later. The triple lock, introduced in 2011, raises pensions by CPI inflation, average earnings, or 2.5%—whichever is highest.
A new report examines the costs to Britain of Russian hostility, arguing government must quantify the economic and strategic burden—dubbed the 'Putin Tax'—that sanctions and ongoing tensions impose on the UK.
Ahead of the 28 October Budget, NIESR warns of rising inflation driven by elevated global energy prices and examines tensions between fiscal tightening and monetary policy, exploring implications for growth, inflation and public borrowing.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation examines the scale of living standards challenges for Andy Burnham’s area, assessing pressures on low- and middle-income households and options to restore income growth amid the cost of living crisis.
Finds that without government intervention UK energy bills would be about £200 higher than at the peak of the Russia–Ukraine crisis, and urges action to protect essential energy consumption for all households.
Using the SAVM cohort simulation, scenarios where vaping displaces smoking project large public‑health gains: under an optimistic model reducing smoking prevalence to 5%, the US analysis estimated 6.6 million premature deaths averted and 86.7 million life‑years saved to 2100.
IPPR’s paper models a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) allowing EU acceptance of UK testing bodies and finds it could boost UK exports by £3.7–£6.5 billion annually (around 0.1–0.18% of GDP), concentrated in automobiles, pharmaceuticals and electronics.
Finds that introducing rent controls would slow private rent growth and therefore reduce the fiscal cost of uprating Local Housing Allowance to reflect market rents, cutting the bill for restoring the link between LHA and local rents.
IPPR estimates that absent a post‑Brexit mutual recognition deal on product testing, UK goods exports to the EU were £3.7–£6.5 billion lower per year between 2021–24, hitting autos, electronics and pharmaceuticals most and urging a priority MRA approach.
Rising fossil‑fuel prices mean electric vehicles in the UK are now as much as nine times cheaper to drive than petrol or diesel cars, Carbon Brief finds, based on recent changes in fuel and running‑cost comparisons.
Examines the Bank of England MPC’s 6–3 vote to hold Bank Rate at 3.75%, alongside its announcement to reduce the stock of gilts held (quantitative tightening), analysing the economic rationale and likely market and policy implications.