Design and impacts of a scalable home visitation intervention in Colombia

Understand this issue

Sure Start achieved its aims, then we threw it away

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"We know that poor children grow up with poor life chances. We know how to ameliorate that. The choice is ours." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.

15 April 2024

A mess has been made of Child Benefit, and the clear-up operation may not be easy

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"Status quos can be hard to change, no matter how incoherent they are." Robert Joyce writes about child benefit in The Telegraph.

29 March 2024

Retirement is not always a choice that workers can afford to make

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"More of us may feel little choice but to work a year or two longer than planned." Paul Johnson writes for The Times.

6 November 2023

Policy analysis

The short- and medium-term impacts of Sure Start on educational outcomes

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We study the medium-run effect of Sure Start on academic outcomes, finding large benefits, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

9 April 2024

Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits

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Recipients of and spending on health-related benefits have risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, posing a serious challenge for policymakers.

19 April 2024

4.2 million working-age people now claiming health-related benefits, could rise by 30% by the end of the decade

press release

Our new report sheds more light on forecasts for a substantial increase in the number of people claiming health-related benefits in coming years.

19 April 2024

Academic research

Parental beliefs, perceived health risks, and time investment in children

working paper

What role did beliefs about risks and returns play for the allocation of time investment in children during the pandemic?

15 April 2024

The consequences of miscarriage on parental investments

working paper

We exploit the random nature of single, early miscarriages to examine the impact of pregnancy loss on parental investment and family outcomes.

22 March 2024

The menopause "penalty"

working paper

We estimate the effect of menopause diagnosis on employment and earnings, reliance on social safety net programs, and demand for medical care.

18 March 2024