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Research in this area covers several topics: childcare provision and mothers' behaviour in the labour market; child development and returns to education; and support for families with children through the benefit system.
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This presentation was given at the briefing 'Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2012' on 15 June 2012 at IFS.
Today, the government published new household income statistics and announced a consultation on the measurement of child poverty. IFS researchers take the opportunity to reflect upon what child poverty is and how it should be measured, and to discuss current government thinking in this policy area.
The presentation was given to the Child Poverty Unit on 3 April 2012.
This presentation was made at a workshop held at the Institute for Fiscal Studies about resource allocation within households in March 2012.
Caroline Bryson, Mike Brewer, Luke Sibieta and Sarah Butt
This study combined a literature review with secondary analysis to draw together good quality evidence on the subject of informal childcare, and to highlight the gaps in that evidence.
This presentation was given on 14 March at the Institute of Education.
This presentation was given at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion on 25 January 2012.
This report examines the prospects for poverty rates and income for different family types up to the year 2015.
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 IFS researchers have shown that whether parents are married has little or no impact on children’s emotional and educational development.
In a tough economic climate IFS looks at how households are able to cope.
IFS develops data on food prices and nutrition to build capacity for policy-relevant social science research.
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