This page collects all of the contributions to the evidence volume of the IFS Deaton Review. This expert evidence will inform the Review panel as they consider the conclusions of the review. Any errors and all views expressed in these pieces are those of the authors. Views do not necessarily reflect those of the IFS Deaton Review panel.
What’s wrong with inequality?
Chapter: What is wrong with inequality? by Debra Satz and Stuart White
Commentary: How inequality undermines institutions by Eric Posner
Commentary: Unjust inequalities: Is maximin the answer? by Philippe Van Parijs
Commentary: Relational equality, mutual benefit and social insurance by Robert Sugden
Attitudes to inequality
Chapter: Attitudes to inequalities by Rebecca Benson, Bobby Duffy, Rachel Hesketh and Kirstie Hewlett
Article: Attitudes to inequality: preferences and beliefs by Ingvild Almås, Alexander W. Cappelen, Erik Øiolf Sørensen and Bertil Tungodden
Article: Perceptions and preferences for redistribution by Stefanie Stantcheva
Report: Public perceptions of inequality in the UK: findings from quantitative research
Report: Public perceptions of inequality in the UK: findings from qualitative research
Trends in economic inequality
Forthcoming – Chapter by Pascale Bourquin, Mike Brewer and Tom Wernham
Forthcoming – contributions by Janet Gornick; Stephen Jenkins; and Luigi Pistaferri
History of inequality
Chapter: Technical change, globalisation and the labour market: British and American experience since 1620 by Bob Allen
Commentary: The history of inequality: the deep-acting ideological and institutional influences by Simon Szreter
Commentary: Beyond technology and wages: power and the history of inequality by Walter Scheidel
Political inequality
Article: Political Equality: What is it and why does it matter? by Pablo Beramendi, Tim Besley and Margaret Levi
Forthcoming – Chapter by Ben Ansell and Jane Gingrich
Forthcoming – contributions by Julia Cage ; and David Soskice
Gender
Chapter: Women and men at work by Alison Andrew, Oriana Bandiera, Monica Costa Dias and Camille Landais
Commentary: Gender revolution, evolution or neverlution? by Lynn Prince Cooke
Commentary: Gendered economic inequalities: a social policy perspective by Fran Bennett
Article: The other side of the mountain: women’s employment and earnings over the family cycle by Claudia Goldin, Sari Pekkala Kerr and Claudia Olivetti
Race
Forthcoming – Chapter by Heidi Mirza and Ross Warwick
Forthcoming – contributions by Claudia Diehl; and Alita Nandi; and Lucinda Platt
Immigration
Forthcoming – Chapter by Christian Dustmann and Ian Preston
Forthcoming – contributions by Dominik Hangartner and Judith Spirig; and Frank van Tubergen
Health
Forthcoming – Chapter by Anne Case and Lucy Kraftman
Forthcoming – contributions by Janet Currie; Daisy Fancourt and Andrew Steptoe; Michael Marmot; James Nazroo; and Carol Propper
Geography
Chapter: Spatial disparities across labour markets by Henry Overman and Xiaowei Xu
Commentary: Place-based policies and geographical inequalities by Enrico Moretti
Commentary: Geographies of socio-economic inequality by Maarten van Ham, David Manley and Tiit Tammaru
Article: Communities, places and inequality: a reflection by Ash Amin
Families
Chapter: Families and inequalities by Kathleen Kiernan, Sam Crossman and Angus Phimister
Commentary: Early childhood inequalities: the rocky path from observation to action by Sophie von Stumm
Forthcoming – contributions by Cezar Santos and Michele Tertilt
Early childhood
Chapter: Early childhood inequalities by Sarah Cattan, Emla Fitzsimons, Alissa Goodman, Angus Phimister, George Ploubidis and Jasmin Wertz
Commentary: Individuals as active co-creators of their environments: implications for prevention of inequalities by Essi Viding and Eamon McCrory
Commentary: The role of parenting in child development by Matthias Doepke and Fabrizio Zilbotti
Education
Forthcoming – Chapter by Christine Farquharson, Sandra McNally and Imran Tahir
Forthcoming – contributions by Richard Breen; Simon Field; Francis Green; and Diane Reay
The labour market
Chapter: Labour market inequality by Giulia Giupponi and Steve Machin
Commentary: Labour market inequality: a comparative political economy perspective by David R. Howell and Arne L. Kalleberg
Commentary: Inequalities in the French labour market: a mixed picture by Pierre Cahuc
Commentary: Monopsony in local labour markets by Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo
Article: A task-based approach to inequality by Daron Acemoglu and Pascual Restrepo
Commentary: Public policy and labour market competition by Orley Ashenfelter
Firms
Chapter: Firms and inequality by Jan De Loecker, Tim Obermeier and John Van Reenen
Commentary: Market power and labour market inequality by Jan Eeckhout
Commentary: Competition and the industrial challenge for the digital age? by Jean Tirole
Commentary: The inclusive entrepreneurial state: collective wealth creation and distribution by Mariana Mazzucato
Commentary: Inequality, firms, ownership and governance by Colin Mayer
Commentary: Innovation and inequalities by Philippe Aghion and Rachel Griffith
Trade and globalisation
Chapter: Trade and inequality in Europe and the US by David Dorn and Peter Levell
Commentary: A primer on trade and inequality by Dani Rodrik
Commentary: Trade and price-index inequality by David Atkin
Top income inequality and tax policy
Chapter: Top income inequality and tax policy by Isaac Delestre, Wojciech Kopczuk, Helen Miller and Kate Smith
Commentary: Top incomes and tax policy by Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman
Commentary: Measuring and taxing top incomes and wealth by Arun Advani and Andy Summers
Commentary: Discussion of top incomes and tax policy by Owen Zidar
The benefits system
Forthcoming – Chapter by Hilary Hoynes, Robert Joyce and Tom Waters
Forthcoming – contributions by Jan Bruelle and Markus Gangl; Nick Crafts; Damon Jones; Robert Moffitt; Ruth Patrick; Eldar Shafir; and Nick Timmins