PhD Economics, University of Bristol, 2014 MSc Economics (Distinction), University of Bristol, 2010 BSc Mathematics, Imperial College London, 2008
Jack joined the IFS in 2013 and works in the Education and Skills sector. His main interests lie in human capital accumulation and discrete choice dynamic modelling. Jack's recent work has included analysis of the effect of replacing the EMA with the 16-19 Bursary in England on participation and attainment, measuring human capital of university graduates in England, and modelling the interaction between health and human capital.
Higher Education finance reform: Raising the repayment threshold to £25,000 and freezing the fee cap at £9,250
| Briefing Note
On Sunday, the Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the income threshold above which graduates start making repayments on their student loans would be increased from £21,000 to £25,000 for all those who started university after 2012, and that the cap on tuition fees at English universities would be frozen at its current level of £9,250. This briefing note examimnes the impact on graduates, public finances and universities.
