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Our goal at the Institute for Fiscal Studies is to promote effective economic and social policies by understanding better their impact on individuals, families, businesses and the government’s finances. Our findings are based on rigorous analysis, detailed empirical evidence and in-depth institutional knowledge. We seek to communicate them effectively, to a wide range of audiences, thereby maximising their impact on policy both directly and by informing public debate.

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À Berlin, le 4 juin 2023, près de 30 000 cyclistes ont fait campagne pour de meilleures conditions de pratique du vélo. Shutterstock/Mo Photography Berlin

Le vélo, un potentiel inexploité pour améliorer la santé (et le climat)

Chaque kilomètre parcouru à vélo permettrait d’éviter environ un euro de coût de santé en France : c’est ce que montre une analyse récente de la l'enquête décennale de mobilité conduite par l'INSEE.
Si la pratique du vélo a explosé dans les grandes villes ces dernières années, cela ne reflète pas l’ensemble de la France. Shutterstock

Le vélo, meilleur atout pour réduire la pollution et les temps de trajet - L'exemple de l'Île de France

Des chercheurs ont quantifié la possibilité de substituer le vélo et les transports en commun à la voiture dans la région et les effets que cela aurait sur la pollution.
Billions of people globally don’t have access to safe, clean toilets. Clive Chilvers/Shutterstock

Nigeria needs a more effective sanitation strategy. Here are some ideas

Research shows that targeting poor communities will go a long way in solving the country’s open defecation issues.
Osborne will have to do more if he wants to reach targets for social security spending. Philip Toscano/PA Wire

Deeper benefit cuts needed to hit Conservative target

A Green Budget for 2015 was released recently by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The detailed report on social security spending shows that a future government would have to implement much deeper cuts…
In search of better schools. Primary desk via luminaimages/Shutterstock

Scrap school admissions policies based on postcode – they entrench inequality

Why are pupils from disadvantaged families more often found studying in poorly performing schools? Is it the choices their parents make, or are they not able to get into better ones? Perhaps families are…

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