Why are levels of pay so different across the UK?

On 2 November 2022 from 12:30 to 13:30

Online via Slido and YouTube

This event explored patterns of geographical inequalities in pay and employment.

There are large and persistent differences in pay and employment across the country. What has caused this regional inequality, and how has it changed over time? At this event, Xiaowei Xu (IFS) explained what we currently know about these questions, including the role of skills in driving differences between areas, and what we can do to start fixing these issues.

This event was part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science.

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Speakers

Xiaowei Xu

Senior Research Economist

Xiaowei joined the IFS in 2018 and works in the Income, Work and Welfare sector.

Chair

James Banks

CPP Co-Director

James is Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at Manchester, working on broad issues in the economics of retirement, savings and health.