In this episode we ask how can the UK government get people back to work as Covid-19 restrictions ease?
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Governments are starting to ease restrictions to economic activity.
The risks of easing these measures too soon, or in misguided ways, are obvious, not only for public health but also for the economy. A world with no lockdown and a pandemic spreading rapidly through the population does not make for a healthy economy. Neither, in all likelihood, does a world in which containment measures have to be repeatedly reinstated after being eased prematurely or in suboptimal ways.
In this episode we speak to Rachel Griffith, Research Director of the IFS and Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, and Robert Joyce, Deputy Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector, and ask how can the UK government get people back to work?
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Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
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CPP Co-Director, IFS Research Director
Rachel is Research Director and Professor at the University of Manchester. She was made a Dame for services to economic policy and education in 2021.
Deputy Director
Robert is a Deputy Director. His work focuses on primarily on the labour market, income and wealth inequality, and the design of the welfare system.
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