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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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Pay compression in the NHS (and beyond)

Comment

Since 2010, more experienced and higher-paid workers in the NHS have experienced the largest pay cuts. This has compressed the pay distribution.

1 June 2022

Earnings risk, government policy, and household welfare

Working Paper

The project documents that the dynamics of male and female labour earnings in the UK is substantially richer than typically assumed.

20 May 2022

Return of bumper pay growth in finance fuels new rise in earnings inequality

Comment

Top earners in finance have seen a sharp rise in pay in recent months, pushing up pay inequality in a reversal of pre-pandemic trends.

4 May 2022

Job opportunities after the pandemic

Report

We reflect on the current state of the labour market and ask whether the composition of jobs demanded looks different in ways which could affect the careers of workers.

25 April 2022

Levelling up: geographical inequality in the UK explained

Explainer

How big are inequalities in work and pay? Why are there such large gaps? Can the levelling up agenda fix these problems?

22 April 2022

Spring Statement: inflation, living standards and uncertainty

Podcast

We look at the Chancellor's Spring Statement and discuss how effective it is, and what the long-term implications are.

25 March 2022

Jobs and job quality between the eve of the Great Recession and the eve of COVID-19

Journal article

In this paper, we investigate the growth in employment between the eve of the Great Recession and the eve of COVID-19 across several dimensions.

22 March 2022

Gender inequalities in work and pay explained

Explainer

What has been happening to the gender pay gap? Do inequalities emerge when parenthood begins? We explore gender inequalities in work and pay.

20 March 2022

Inequality in the labour market

Presentation

The availability of work with good wages and conditions makes a big difference to our material wellbeing and the kinds of lives we lead. At this online event we looked at what has been happening to inequalities in the UK’s labour market, and what the big policy challenges are going forward.

15 March 2022

Labour market inequality

Report

We consider key factors that have shaped labour market inequality in the United Kingdom over the last four decades, with a focus on technological changes and skill demand, labour market institutions and contract regulation.

15 March 2022

Twenty-five years of income inequality in Britain: the role of wages, household earnings and redistribution

Working Paper

We study earnings and income inequality in Britain over the 25 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 March 2022

The even longer squeeze on teacher pay

Comment

In this observation, we analyse how government proposals will affect levels of teacher pay in England and their overall affordability for schools.

11 March 2022

Maternity and the labour supply of NHS doctors and nurses

Report

We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave, and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty.

8 March 2022

Working patterns of doctors and nurses returning from maternity leave

Comment

We examine how contracted hours change after nurses and doctors return from maternity leave and how this varies across NHS trust and specialty.

8 March 2022

Firms and inequality

Book Chapter

This chapter assesses inequality between firms in the UK.

3 March 2022

Changes to university fees are set to penalise lower-earning graduates

Comment

Last week’s proposals on university funding are a rational response to the student loans system but 'they are also highly regressive, hitting low earners and benefiting high earners.'

28 February 2022

Planning a short-term pain doesn’t always mean there’s long-term gain

Comment

"Real change will require policy that is consistent over decades." Paul Johnson in The Times on the balance between long-term and short-term policies.

14 February 2022

Spatial disparities across labour markets

Book Chapter

Spatial inequalities in the UK are profound and persistent. This IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities chapter looks at their impacts.

2 February 2022

The risk of pension inattention in a DC world

Report

We shed light on the issue that ‘deferred’ pensions that people no longer contribute to might provide declining value for money over time if people do not engage with them.

1 February 2022