Trends

Total losses are larger than they were in the 1980s, but they are more evenly spread says Paul Johnson in The Scotsman.

This presentation was delivered at the IZA Workshop on 'The Future of Labor: The Effects of the Economic Crisis on the Labor Market, Unemployment and Income Distribution' in Bonn, Germany on 21st February 2013

Article for Prospect Magazine 23rd January 2013.

This presentation was delivered to the Low Pay Commission on 20th December 2012

Presentation given to the Work Pensions and Labour Economics study group September 13 2012

This presentation was given at the briefing 'Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2012' on 15 June 2012 at IFS.

This presentation was given at the briefing 'Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2012' on 15 June 2012 at IFS.

Politicians often say they want to see income inequality or poverty fall. The current fiscal climate, and the government's aim to eliminate the budget deficit mostly through spending cuts, constrain the scope for additional large-scale fiscal redistribution in the near future. It is therefore natural to ask what role labour market changes might play in the years ahead. With this in mind, work co-authored by IFS researchers and published today considers the likely impact of changes in the mix of jobs over the rest of this decade on typical measures of income poverty and income inequality.

This presentation was given at a conference on 29 March organised by Income Data Services about pay in the public sector.

These slides were delivered as part of the IFS public economics lectures 2011.

This presentation was given in November 2011 to the Interdisciplinary Society for International Development at University College London.

Presented at Interdisciplinary Society for International Development