The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English womenjournal articleWe show that remaining in work has significant positive causal effects on the average cognition and physical mobility of older women in England.13 May 2025
Interpreting Cohort Profiles of Life Cycle Earnings Volatilityjournal articleWe present new estimates of earnings volatility over time and the life cycle by race and human capital, using Social Security earnings. 7 May 2025
The Effect of Classroom Rank on Learning throughout Elementary School: Experimental Evidence from Ecuadorjournal articleWe study the impact of classroom rank on children’s learning using a unique experiment from Ecuador.7 May 2025
Market concentration and productivity: evidence from the UKjournal articleWe measure product market concentration and business dynamism in the UK from 1997 to 2020 and study the relationship with productivity.6 May 2025
Landfill tax and recyclingjournal articleThis paper provides new empirical evidence on the role of landfill taxes in reducing landfill waste and promoting recycling.6 May 2025
Assessing income redistribution: what are the key analytic choices?journal articleWe present the extent of divergence in the literature on the stylised facts about income redistribution in rich countries.6 May 2025
Female genital cutting and the slave tradeworking paperWe investigate the historical origins of female genital cutting (FGC) and how FGC is associated with the Red Sea route of the African slave trade.10 May 2025
The health effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Startworking paperWe estimate the health impacts of Sure Start, a universal integrated ECI in England, from infancy to adolescence. 9 May 2025
Measuring cost of living inequality during an inflation surgeworking paperWe provide new evidence that inflation inequality surged during the 2021–2023 cost-of living crisis.9 May 2025
Estimating intra-household sharing from time-use dataworking paperEstimating intra-household sharing is crucial to understanding overall inequality. However, expenditure data is almost always at the household level.2 May 2025
Focal pricing constraints and pass-through of input cost changesworking paperI show that the adoption and extent of focal pricing practices in an industry in general do not lower average pass-through of input cost changes.2 May 2025
Female empowerment and household emissionsworking paperWe find that women have lower emissions propensities than men, and therefore greater female empowerment is associated with lower household emissions.2 May 2025
The relationship between NHS waiting lists and health-related benefit claimsreportHave increases in NHS waiting lists and waiting times contributed to the growing number of people claiming working-age health-related benefits? 2 May 2025
Individuals’ challenges managing pensions through retirementreportHow do people draw on their private pension wealth in retirement, how might this change in future, and what risks do they face?1 April 2025
Policies to help people manage defined contribution pension wealth through retirementreportWhat policies might help people manage their defined contribution pension wealth in later life? 1 April 2025
£2 trillion poorer than previously thought? Assessing changes to household wealth statisticsreportA recent change in ONS methodology reduced measured household wealth by over £2 trillion. But is the new approach an improvement?21 March 2025
Can the government achieve its 18-week elective waiting time target?reportSimulation modelling of NHS elective waiting times in England shows that the government’s 18-week target is unlikely to be met in this parliament.20 March 2025
The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claimsreportIs the working-age population less healthy since the pandemic? What role is changing health playing in rising health-related benefit claims?12 March 2025
