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Policy analysis

A response to government commitment to spend 5% of GDP on national security
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Treasury must not favour politics over evidence in spending decisions
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23 June 2025

Response to Reform’s Britannia card proposal
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23 June 2025
Academic research

A symposium on poverty, the safety net and child development: preface
These papers revise current understanding of the consequences of child poverty and of the role of safety nets for protecting disadvantaged children.
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Theoretical and empirical perspectives on the link between poverty, parenting and children's outcomes
We examine different channels through which poverty affects child outcomes, as well as the evidence regarding the magnitude of their impacts.
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Tax credits and child outcomes: lessons from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada
I review the impact of tax credits on child outcomes, focusing on what is known about child-oriented tax credits in the US, UK and Canada.
23 June 2025