Come and work with us! We're hiring a research assistant to work across UCL and IFS on applied micro/IO/public econ questions in food policy. A great opportunity for anyone considering an econ PhD to develop their research skills/experience across two brilliant research environments. Apply below 👇

The Institute for Fiscal Studies@theifs.bsky.social · 2w ago

🏢 Want to work with the IFS? @ucl.ac.uk is hiring a Research Assistant, with the successful applicant working across teams based at UCL and IFS. Apply via the UCL website by 30 September 2026 here: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

NEW: Electricity prices in the UK are among the highest in the G7. Why is this? And what can the government do about it? Our new IFS Green Budget chapter explains: [THREAD] ⬇️

“Looking ahead, high electricity prices look set to be with us for many years to come. Improving the efficiency of the electricity market would have a long-run pay-off.”

Great to see ESCoE work with @theifs.bsky.social by @gautamvyas.bsky.social and @peterlevell.bsky.social published in the Journal of Applied Econometrics. Find out more about the project: tinyurl.com/5awavrak

Gautam Vyas@gautamvyas.bsky.social · 4w ago

Where in Britain do people enjoy the highest living standards? In a new Journal of Applied Econometrics paper (joint with @peterlevell.bsky.social & Lars Nesheim), we combine several datasets using Bayesian methods to find out. 🧵 1/7 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @escoeorg.bsky.social

Consumption is arguably a better measure of living standards than income but it's very hard to measure at a local level Our new paper shows how combining survey information with 'financial footprints' data could be way forward. Read @gautamvyas.bsky.social thread below to find out how!

Gautam Vyas@gautamvyas.bsky.social · 4w ago

Where in Britain do people enjoy the highest living standards? In a new Journal of Applied Econometrics paper (joint with @peterlevell.bsky.social & Lars Nesheim), we combine several datasets using Bayesian methods to find out. 🧵 1/7 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @escoeorg.bsky.social

Where in Britain do people enjoy the highest living standards? In a new Journal of Applied Econometrics paper (joint with @peterlevell.bsky.social & Lars Nesheim), we combine several datasets using Bayesian methods to find out. 🧵 1/7 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @escoeorg.bsky.social

Small Area Consumption Estimates Combining Survey and Financial Footprints Data

We estimate average equivalised consumption measures across 370 local authority districts in Great Britain, using small-area estimation methods that combine information from a household budget survey...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Do rent controls actually reduce housing costs for private renters? What do they do to the availability and quality of rental housing – and to who lives where? All this and more in @matthewoulton.bsky.social’s new explainer – read below!

Matthew Oulton@matthewoulton.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Private renters are spending more than ever on housing (28% income in 2024-25), fuelling debate about rent controls. But do rent controls work? My new explainer with Tom Wernham for @theifs.bsky.social interrogates the research about their effects in practice (🧵):

My @theifs.bsky.social colleague @gautamvyas.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Check out his new report, joint with Martin Brogaard, on the Soft Drinks Industry Levy reform, and follow him for more research on nutrition policy.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies@theifs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW: Extensions to the soft drinks sugar levy announced last autumn will affect 12% of soft drinks, but are forecast to have a tiny impact on average sugar consumption. 📊 Martin Brogaard and @gautamvyas.bsky.social’s new report examines changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy: [THREAD]

The new "sugar tax" in 2018 cut average sugar consumed by about 20kcal a day. The latest reforms are best seen as a tidying up exercise. Read @gautamvyas.bsky.social and Martin Brogaard's new analysis of the reforms below. And follow @gautamvyas.bsky.social for more analysis of nutrition policy!

The Institute for Fiscal Studies@theifs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW: Extensions to the soft drinks sugar levy announced last autumn will affect 12% of soft drinks, but are forecast to have a tiny impact on average sugar consumption. 📊 Martin Brogaard and @gautamvyas.bsky.social’s new report examines changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy: [THREAD]

NEW: Extensions to the soft drinks sugar levy announced last autumn will affect 12% of soft drinks, but are forecast to have a tiny impact on average sugar consumption. 📊 Martin Brogaard and @gautamvyas.bsky.social’s new report examines changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy: [THREAD]