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Overview
I am a lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Cardiff University, where I currently teach the political economy of Wales and research methods. My research interests lie in political economy, public finance, fiscal policy, and fiscal decentralisation.
I am part of the Wales Fiscal Anlaysis (WFA) programme within Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre. The WFA programme regularly publishes commentary and analysis on the Welsh Government budget, public services, and the Welsh economy. I joined the Wales Governance Centre in 2015 to work on the Government Expenditure and Revenue (GERW) project.
Publication
2025
- Ifan, G. 2025. Bangers and cash: partisan bias in local government grant allocations across Great Britain. Regional Studies 59 (1) 2372014. (10.1080/00343404.2024.2372014)
- Ifan, D. , Poole, E. and Roberts, O. 2025. A decade on: Reforming Wales' fiscal framework. Technical Report.
2022
- Ifan, G. et al. 2022. Welsh Budget Outlook 2022. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. , Sion, C. and Wincott, D. 2022. Devolution, independence and Wales’ fiscal deficit. National Institute Economic Review 261 (1), pp.16-33. (10.1017/nie.2022.8)
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2022. Spring statement 2022: Implications for Wales. Technical Report.
- Sion, C. and Ifan, G. 2022. When ends don't meet: a cost-of-living update. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2022. Wales' Fiscal Future / Dyfodol Cyllidol Cymru. Presented at: Plaid Cymru Conference 2022 Venue Cymru, Llandudno 22 October 2022.
2021
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2021. Welsh budget outlook 2021. Technical Report.
- Sion, C. and Ifan, G. 2021. Local government & the Welsh budget: Outlook and challenges for the next Welsh Government. Technical Report.
2020
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2020. Welsh Budget Outlook 2020. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. , Sion, C. and Poole, E. G. 2020. Wales' fiscal future: A path to sustainability?. Technical Report.
2019
- Ifan, G. and Poole, E. G. 2019. Devolution and decentralisation in social security: the situation in the United Kingdom. In: Schoukens, P. and Vonk, G. eds. Devolution and Decentralisation in Social Security: A European Comparative Perspective. NILG - Governance & Recht The Hague: Eleven International Publishing. , pp.245-268.
- Poole, E. G. and Ifan, G. 2019. Internal coordination of social security in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Social Security 21 (2), pp.153-162. (10.1177/1388262719844984)
- Ifan, G. , Sion, C. and Poole, E. G. 2019. Government Expenditure and Revenue Wales 2019. Technical Report.
Articles
- Ifan, G. 2025. Bangers and cash: partisan bias in local government grant allocations across Great Britain. Regional Studies 59 (1) 2372014. (10.1080/00343404.2024.2372014)
- Ifan, G. , Sion, C. and Wincott, D. 2022. Devolution, independence and Wales’ fiscal deficit. National Institute Economic Review 261 (1), pp.16-33. (10.1017/nie.2022.8)
- Poole, E. G. and Ifan, G. 2019. Internal coordination of social security in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Social Security 21 (2), pp.153-162. (10.1177/1388262719844984)
Book sections
- Ifan, G. and Poole, E. G. 2019. Devolution and decentralisation in social security: the situation in the United Kingdom. In: Schoukens, P. and Vonk, G. eds. Devolution and Decentralisation in Social Security: A European Comparative Perspective. NILG - Governance & Recht The Hague: Eleven International Publishing. , pp.245-268.
Conferences
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2022. Wales' Fiscal Future / Dyfodol Cyllidol Cymru. Presented at: Plaid Cymru Conference 2022 Venue Cymru, Llandudno 22 October 2022.
Monographs
- Ifan, D. , Poole, E. and Roberts, O. 2025. A decade on: Reforming Wales' fiscal framework. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. et al. 2022. Welsh Budget Outlook 2022. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2022. Spring statement 2022: Implications for Wales. Technical Report.
- Sion, C. and Ifan, G. 2022. When ends don't meet: a cost-of-living update. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2021. Welsh budget outlook 2021. Technical Report.
- Sion, C. and Ifan, G. 2021. Local government & the Welsh budget: Outlook and challenges for the next Welsh Government. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. and Sion, C. 2020. Welsh Budget Outlook 2020. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. , Sion, C. and Poole, E. G. 2020. Wales' fiscal future: A path to sustainability?. Technical Report.
- Ifan, G. , Sion, C. and Poole, E. G. 2019. Government Expenditure and Revenue Wales 2019. Technical Report.
Teaching
Teaching 2024-25
Dinesydd Caerdydd (Myfyrwyr blwyddyn 1af ledled y brifysgol)
Doing Political Research (2nd year students)
The Political Economy of Wales: From Coal to Covid-19 (3rd year students)
Economi Wleidyddol Cymru: o 'Oes y Glo' i 'oes y clo' (Myfyrwyr 3ydd flwyddyn)
