We examine the effect of the UK’s ‘Help to Buy’ schemes on housing affordability using a new approach to uncover effects for different households.

We estimate local housing supply elasticities for 325 local authorities and 6,788 census tract areas in England.

We examine the effect of the UK’s ‘Help to Buy’ schemes on housing affordability using a new approach to uncover effects for different households.

The government's Defence Investment Plan adds £3.8 billion a year, but how it will be funded and the path to 3.5% by 2035 remain key challenges.

We examine the past and future of UK defence spending, considering the fiscal and economic consequences of the government’s commitments.

Tim Harford explores the stats on pensioners, exams, justice and climate change.

How has health among those in their late 50s and early 60s changed over time, and how are these trends associated with wealth and employment?

We examine the past and future of UK defence spending, considering the fiscal and economic consequences of the government’s commitments.

How far and how fast to increase defence spending is one of the most contentious questions to be resolved ahead of Wednesday’s spending review

Explore how and where the government spends money, and how this has changed over time, in all regions and nations of the UK