Dr Jonathan Cribb

Associate Director

Jonathan is an Associate Director at IFS and Head of the Retirement, Savings, and Ageing sector. He is a Co-Principal Investigator of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and a Director of the Pensions Review, a review of the UK pension system and of the future of financial security in retirement. Most of his research focuses on understanding economic activity in later life, pensions, saving for retirement, and their interactions with public policies. He also leads the Deaton Review Country Studies project, which examines labour market and income inequalities in 17 European and North American countries. He is a former editor of the flagship IFS reports on Living Standards, Inequality, and Poverty.

Education

PhD Economics, University College London, 2020

MRes (Distinction) Economics, University College London, 2014

MPhil (Distinction) Economics, University of Cambridge, 2011

BA (1st Class) Economics, University of Cambridge, 2010

Contact

Email
Email
Twitter
@JCribbEcon
Website
https://sites.google.com/site/jonathancribbecon/home
Orcid number
0000-0001-7863-8096

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The curse of graduating during a recession

Event 15 November 2021 at 16:00
This lecture will look at what we learned from the last big economic crisis in 2008, and what it can teach us about the prospects for people graduating during Covid.
Big Ben

IFS Green Budget 2021

Report

The IFS Green Budget looks at the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Chancellor aims to secure a lasting recovery and deliver on the Government’s other objectives and priorities.

12 October 2021

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Jobs for all? What happens when the furlough scheme ends

Event 30 September 2021 at 12:00 <p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
At this IFS briefing we look at the latest vacancies data and recent labour market trends to identify the types of workers who might find difficulty in finding suitable employment once the furlough scheme ends, and we will discuss the challenges facing the labour market in the coming months.
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Jobs for all? What happens when the furlough scheme ends

Presentation

At this IFS briefing we looked at the latest vacancies data and recent labour market trends to identify the types of workers who might find difficulty in finding suitable employment once the furlough scheme ends, and we also discussed the challenges facing the labour market in the coming months.

30 September 2021

Employment and the end of the furlough scheme

Book Chapter
The government’s furlough scheme ended on 30 September. In many ways it has been very successful, albeit at a cost of almost £70 billion so far. While unemployment has risen and employment fallen since the start of the pandemic, the changes are nowhere near as dramatic as the falls in national income. As the furlough scheme comes to an end, a number of labour market challenges remain. We examine these challenges in detail and draw out key lessons for policymakers.

30 September 2021

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The long, long squeeze on teacher pay

Comment

At the last election, the Conservative Party manifesto committed to increasing teacher starting salaries in England to £30,000 per year by September 2022. However, to ease pressure on school budgets and the public finances, the government has now announced a freeze on teacher pay levels in England for September 2021, and pushed back starting salaries of £30,000 to September 2023.

23 July 2021