Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy
This special issue is the second in a two-part series on the evolution of labour market and disposable income inequalities over recent decades.
2 October 2024
Income inequality in Austria is moderate and has been stable in recent years. Yet, employment statistics reveal inequality trends in the labour market
2 October 2024
Belgium exhibits a rather constant level of income inequality over the last decades, contrary to Germany, the United States and some Nordic countries.
2 October 2024
We document the evolution of working-age individual pre-tax and disposable income inequality in France since the late 1960s using household surveys.
2 October 2024
This study analyses the development of inequality in Germany from 1983 to 2020, focusing on labour market trends and income inequality.
2 October 2024
We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66.
6 January 2025
In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs predictivity of retirement.
20 December 2024
This paper studies tax evasion and the contribution-benefit link in the context of maternity benefits in Hungary.
18 December 2024
We estimate the impact of firm quality – primarily measured by firm productivity – on the health maintenance of employees.
18 December 2024
We consider estimation and inference for a regression coefficient in panels with interactive fixed effects (i.e., with a factor structure).
13 December 2024
We study spillover effects within criminal networks by leveraging the deaths of co-offenders as a source of causal identification.
6 December 2024
We study young adults who live with parents, considering how the share living with parents varies across groups, and how this can relate to saving.
11 January 2025
This annual report contains our latest estimates of spending per pupil and resource challenges across different stages of education in England.
8 January 2025
This IFS Pensions Review report sets out issues with the current means-tested benefit system for those approaching the state pension age and beyond.
11 December 2024
Spending on special educational needs (SEND) is becoming unsustainable due to the rise in high needs. Reform to SEND funding and provision is needed.
10 December 2024
A new, up-to-date system for allocating funding between councils is vital, and reforms must align with the broader vision for local government.
9 December 2024
We set out how air pollution (PM2.5) has changed across England and explore inequalities by ethnicity, income deprivation, region and age.
6 December 2024