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Fiscal Studies Template

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About the Fiscal Studies format

Fiscal Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, Fiscal Policies and Political Economy.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Fiscal Studies 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inFiscal Policy and Economic Growth Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Local Government Finance and Decentralization
ISSN0143-5671
Citation impact (2-yr)2.31
h-index84
i10-index605
Total citations32,935
Article processing charge$3,550
Top institutions publishing hereInstitute for Fiscal Studies
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Fiscal Studies per year

27
2014
37
2015
53
2016
35
2017
23
2018
31
2019
49
2020
41
2021
25
2022
46
2023
43
2024
31
2025

Citation impact of Fiscal Studies by publication year

891
2014
755
2015
1.4K
2016
476
2017
241
2018
422
2019
3K
2020
719
2021
129
2022
158
2023
168
2024
31
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Fiscal Studies

Evaluation Methods for Non‐Experimental Data

Richard Blundell, Mónica Costa Dias · 1 Dec 2000

Abstract This paper presents a review of non‐experimental methods for the evaluation of social programmes. We consider matching and selection methods and analyse each for cross‐section, repeated cross‐section and longitudinal data. The methods are assessed drawing on evidence from labour market programmes in the UK and in the US.

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COVID‐19 and Inequalities*

Richard Blundell, Mónica Costa Dias, Robert Joyce et al. · 1 Jun 2020

This paper brings together evidence from various data sources and the most recent studies to describe what we know so far about the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on inequalities across several key domains of life, including employment and ability to earn, family life and health. We show how these new fissures interact with existing…

Human Capital Investment: The Returns from Education and Training to the Individual, the Firm and the Economy

Richard Blundell, Lorraine Dearden, Costas Meghir et al. · 1 Mar 1999

Abstract This paper provides a non‐technical review of the evidence on the returns to education and training for the individual, the firm and the economy at large. It begins by reviewing the empirical work that has attempted to estimate the true causal effect of education and training on individual earnings, focusing on the recent literature…

The Labour Market Impact of the Working Families' Tax Credit

Richard Blundell, Alan Duncan, Julian McCrae et al. · 1 Mar 2000

Abstract In October 1999, the working families' tax credit (WFTC) replaced family credit as the main package of in‐work support for families with children. Among a range of stated aims, the WFTC is intended to‘… improve work incentives, encouraging people without work to move into employment'. In this paper, we consider the impact of WFTC…

Inequalities in Children's Experiences of Home Learning during the COVID‐19 Lockdown in England*

Alison Andrew, Sarah Cattan, Mónica Costa Dias et al. · 1 Sep 2020

This paper combines novel data on the time use, home-learning practices and economic circumstances of families with children during the COVID-19 lockdown with pre-lockdown data from the UK Time Use Survey to characterise the time use of children and how it changed during lockdown, and to gauge the extent to which changes in time use…

Fiscal Studies template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Fiscal Studies format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Fiscal Studies template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Fiscal Studies use?
Fiscal Studies uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Fiscal Studies 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Fiscal Studies?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Fiscal Studies document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Fiscal Studies template?
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Who publishes Fiscal Studies?
Fiscal Studies is a multidisciplinary journal published by Wiley. DocuGuru's Fiscal Studies template matches Wiley's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Fiscal Studies PDF?
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