Very excited that this is now out! Lots of work over the last six months... x.com/TheIFS/status/…

I wrote something with Chris Belfield on our report on graduate earnings. But the best bit by a mile is Wonkhe's excellent data visualisation tool x.com/Wonkhe/status/…

This is a really amazing opportunity. The job holder will work with world leading researchers on graduate earnings using the new and unique Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data. There can be no more exciting role for an empirical micro-economist. Apply, retweet, tell people.

New evidence on the (earnings) returns to higher education in the UK... Large positive effects for women and much smaller effects for men

BBC News - Who are the winners and losers from degrees? Big questions if a third of men are getting no extra earning power from their degrees. bbc.co.uk/news/education…

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… My paper with @AnnaVignoles, Neil Shephard and @lorrainedearden on the earnings at age 30 of richer and poorer students who do the same degrees... published today!

Policy Watch: IFS report on the government cost of different degrees ow.ly/IZIp30nWbFq | Wonkhe

Some sleep-deprived thoughts on the Augar Review. Broadly speaking, it is very sensible - and of course I'm happy to see it drawing heavily on our work! ifs.org.uk/publications/1…

'Allocating A Level grades to students who did not sit exams was never going to be easy. But the government’s solution is a clear fail.' The #ALevelsResults U-turn will have repercussions for universities and students, say Jack Britton and Ben Waltmann. ifs.org.uk/publications/1…

NEW: What financial benefits do students from different socio-economic and ethnic groups gain from attending university? In a new report, commissioned by Department for Education, we’ve investigated > ifs.org.uk/publications/1…

NEW: Higher education enables young people to move to places with better career prospects – but this leads to brain drain from the North and coastal areas. Read our report commissioned by Department for Education> ifs.org.uk/publications/1…

We released this earlier this week. It's something I've wanted to do for ages but don't have the programming skills. Fortunately my colleague Ben Waltmann does. Worth a look for anyone interested in student loan design! ifs.org.uk/student-financ…

A bit late, but this went out today. Hopefully this will result in more accountability in terms of what universities are doing to promote social mobility. Queen Mary is really impressive on this, especially its computing, maths and economics degrees.

NEW: The Education Maintenance Allowance, a weekly cash transfer to disadvantaged students aged 16-19, did not improve their long-run outcomes. The EMA only provided around 40p of benefits to students for every £1 spent. THREAD on our new Nuffield Foundation-funded report: [1/10]

Writing off post-2012 tuition fee loans would increase govt debt by ~1% of GDP by 2050; or £20bn in today’s terms ifs.org.uk/publications/9…

Recent change means cost to taxpayer of HE greater than pre-£9k fees. High earning grads also pay more. Low earners and universities win.

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Removing all interest on student loans above CPI would add £2 billion to long run cost says IFS evidence submitted to the treasury select committee Institute for Fiscal Studies ifs.org.uk/publications/1…

It's true that first year enrolments for full time students held up through the 2012 HE finance reforms, but part time enrolments have collapsed so total overall fell. #TuitionFees Jack Britton Economic and Social Research Council

Is it worth going to university? #RES2018 free public debate University of Sussex on Monday at 6pm, speakers: Jack Britton Institute for Fiscal Studies Shqiponja Telhaj @adamtickell Gill Wyness UCL Institute of Education Centre for Economic Performance; chair: @RachelHall_HE, Royal Economic Society uni.res2018.org.uk