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Employment and income

Our research on Employment and Incomes looks at trends in employment, wages, skills and the changing nature of work. Topics include the gender pay gap, public sector pay, the rise in self-employment and the effect of the tax and benefit system on labour supply.

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The housing crisis for low-income private renters explained

Explainer

Tom Waters explains how the freezes in housing benefit are affecting low-income renters.

29 June 2023

Earnings and income inequality in Scotland

Presentation

This presentation to the Royal Society of Edinburgh provides an early preview of upcoming work on labour market trends and inequalities in Scotland.

28 June 2023

The effect of doctor strikes on patient outcomes: Evidence from the English NHS

Journal article

We show that while many negative effects of the strikes were mitigated, the disruptions still had negative consequences for some minority groups.

24 June 2023

Fiscal policy and gender income inequality: the role of taxes and social spending

Report

Persistent inequalities between women and men in income, unpaid work, paid work and other dimensions disadvantage women.

23 June 2023

Interest rate hikes could see 1.4 million people lose 20% of their disposable income

Comment

With the Bank of England’s base rate expected to increase on 22nd June, how are rising interest rates affecting households with mortgages?

21 June 2023

The impact of rising mortgages explained

Explainer

On Thursday, the Bank of England will decide whether to increase the base rate once again. How will this impact households' finances?

21 June 2023

Teacher recruitment, training and retention: submission to the Education Select Committee

Report

This report was submitted to the Education Select Committee for their inquiry on teacher recruitment, training and retention in England.

20 June 2023

Don’t cheer end of earnings squeeze: there is more pain to come

Comment

Paul Johnson writes for The Times on the pain to come for households and the public finances.

19 June 2023

The economics of immigration

Podcast

Recently, the government announced record net migration figures. Paul Johnson speaks to Madeleine Sumption, a political scientist, to get the facts.

8 June 2023

The heterogeneous effects of social assistance and unemployment insurance: evidence from a life-cycle model of family labor supply and savings

Working Paper

We empirically analyze the heterogeneous welfare effects of unemployment insurance and social assistance.

5 June 2023

Patterns of less-than-full-time working by NHS consultants

Report

This report examines patterns of less-than-full-time working among consultants in the NHS acute sector.

30 May 2023

Work from home: what does the future look like?

Podcast

In this episode, Paul speaks to Professor Nick Bloom, a Professor at Stanford University, former IFS-er and leading expert on working from home.

24 May 2023

Remote working is probably here to stay, and these are the reasons why

Comment

"Let’s try to shed some light into a heated debate." Paul Johnson writes for the Times on the evidence on working from home and hybrid working.

22 May 2023

What do we know about the impact of working from home on productivity?

Explainer

What evidence do we have on the success from working from home?

22 May 2023

A photo of Nick Bloom giving the annual lecture

Does working from home have a future?

Presentation

Professor Nick Bloom, William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University, gave the 2023 IFS Annual Lecture on 18th May.

18 May 2023

Changing patterns of work at older ages

Presentation

This presentation was given by Jonathan Cribb at the ELSA 20th Anniversary Conference.

11 May 2023

Lots more people are working, but in jobs that keep them in poverty

Comment

"As well as a continuing focus on making sure people can get into work, we also need to look at the quality of work." Paul Johnson in the Times.

8 May 2023

First generation elite: the role of school networks

Working Paper

This paper shows differences in social capital are a key driver of the high intergenerational persistence in elite education.

5 May 2023

We must act now to prevent a real pensions crisis developing in future

Comment

"If we are to avoid sleepwalking into a future much worse than the present, we need to start acting now." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.

24 April 2023

Challenges for the UK pension system: the case for a pensions review

Report

This report makes the case that economic and policy changes in the last two decades necessitate a comprehensive review of the UK pension system.

20 April 2023

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