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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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Can higher education policy boost intergenerational mobility? Evidence from an empirical matching model

Working Paper

We use rich administrative data to estimate a novel two-sided matching model of sorting into field and institution within higher education.

26 January 2023

Pandemics, recessions and mental health: young people and jobs in 2023

Podcast

We look at the future for young people in the jobs market and how they were affected by the pandemic.

25 January 2023

Labeled loans and human capital investments

Working Paper

We provide rigorous evidence of the impacts of labelled microcredit on household sanitation investment and borrowing behaviour.

24 January 2023

Labeled loans and human capital investments

Journal article

We provide novel evidence that labeled microcredit is effective in influencing household borrowing and investment decisions.

14 January 2023

Are the kids alright? The early careers of education leavers since the COVID-19 pandemic

Report

We investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the early careers of young people who recently entered the labour market.

11 January 2023

Strikes, Budgets, Brexit and elections: a look ahead to 2023

Podcast

The IFS podcast returns with a look at what to expect in 2023.

11 January 2023

What has happened to teacher pay in England?

Comment

Most teachers are likely to see a 5% real-terms fall in salaries this school year. This comes on top of past real-terms falls dating back to 2010.

11 January 2023

The effect of pension wealth on employment

Working Paper

This study provides novel evidence about the pension wealth elasticity of employment.

3 January 2023

Job ladder, human capital, and the cost of job loss

Working Paper

We propose a structural model of the labour market with heterogeneous firms, on-the-job search and accumulation of specific and general human capital.

13 December 2022