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Poverty, inequality and social mobility

Our research looks at inequalities in living standards, education, health and other outcomes. We study the role of labour market outcomes, taxes and benefits, and structural forces like globalisation in shaping trends in poverty, inequality and social mobility.

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Race and ethnicity

Report

This chapter considers inequalities across ethnic groups in the United Kingdom and finds that there is no single story of advantage or disadvantage.

14 November 2022

Racial and ethnic inequalities

Presentation

At this online event we presented and discussed findings from a new report on racial and ethnic inequalities.

14 November 2022

Income and wealth inequality explained in 5 charts

Explainer

We document how economic inequalities have changed over the last sixty years, and how experiences have varied for different groups.

9 November 2022

Trends in income and wealth inequalities

Report

Trends in inequalities in income, wealth and, to a limited extent, consumption in the United Kingdom.

9 November 2022

Health inequalities

Report

There are marked differences in life expectancy between the regions of England, the countries in the UK, and the UK and other wealthy countries.

4 November 2022

The poor are failed most by our inability to reform local services

Comment

"Our system of funding for local services is not fit for purpose." Paul Johnson in The Times on the urgent need for local services funding reform.

24 October 2022

The health effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Start

Working Paper

We evaluate the short- and medium-term health impacts of Sure Start.

13 October 2022

IFS Green Budget 2022

Report

The IFS Green Budget 2022 takes stock of the economic and fiscal outlook following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and analyses the challenges ahead.

11 October 2022

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

Report

This report surveys the available evidence on the combined impact of taxes and social spending on within-country income inequality and poverty.

30 September 2022

What happened to youth apprenticeships?

Comment

Research Economist Imran Tahir and Simon Field write for FE News on the decline in youth apprenticeships in England.

29 September 2022

CIOT and IFS Labour Conference Debate in Liverpool: Can Tax Help Tackle The Cost Of Living Crisis?

Presentation

The IFS and CIOT held a panel debate at the Labour Party Conference featuring James Murray MP, Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

26 September 2022

Market power and wage inequality

Working Paper

We propose a theory of how market power affects wage inequality.

26 September 2022

What drives wage stagnation: monopsony or monopoly?

Working Paper

Wages for the vast majority of workers have stagnated since the 1980s while productivity has grown.

26 September 2022

The missing middle of higher technical learners

Comment

Research Economist Imran Tahir and Simon Field write for FE News on what’s behind this ‘missing middle’ of higher technical learners in England.

22 September 2022

The importance of second chances in our education system

Comment

Research Economist Imran Tahir writes for FE News on lack of adequate second chances offered to adults via the education system.

15 September 2022

First generation elite: the role of school networks

Working Paper

Intergenerational persistence in studying for elite education is high across the world. We study why this phenomenon emerges.

14 September 2022

Job displacement costs of phasing out coal

Working Paper

We use the dramatic collapse of the UK coal industry to estimate the long-term impact on displaced miners.

14 September 2022

The UK education system preserves inequality – new report

Comment

Our new comprehensive study, shows that education in the UK is not tackling inequality.

13 September 2022

Are trade wars class wars? The importance of trade-induced horizontal inequality

Working Paper

This paper demonstrates conceptually and empirically the importance of “trade-induced horizontal inequality."

6 September 2022

Who is most affected by rising mortgage interest rates?

Comment

What are the implications of rising interest rates for household budgets and who could see mortgage repayments reach a high share of their income?

2 September 2022

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