Laurence joined the IFS in 2020 as a Research Economist in the Retirement, Saving and Ageing sector. He currently works on projects related to pension savings over the lifecycle and the labour market activity of older workers. Prior to joining the IFS, he worked as a research professional at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Education
MPhil (Distinction) Economic Research, University of Cambridge, 2019
BA (1st Class Honours) Economics, University of Cambridge, 2018
In this report, we provide fresh evidence on the nature of paid work at older ages, how employment patterns differ for people in different circumstances and how the situation is changing over time.
At this event, IFS researchers presented their findings from a new report that seeks to shed new light on the working lives of people in their 50s and 60s, and discussed the key implications for the future.
Event
11 May 2021 at 11:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
When should people save for retirement, given factors like earnings growth and children, and do individuals change their saving as they age in practice? What are the implications for automatic enrolment and pensions policy going forwards?
Increasing attention is being given to the ‘gender pension gap’ – the fact that on average women have lower private pension wealth and lower income in retirement than men.
In an ongoing programme of research, we aim to examine in detail how pension saving might be expected to change over working life, and how employees and the self-employed behave in practice.
At this event, researchers shared findings from two new reports, examining when individuals should save for retirement – given factors like earnings growth and children – and how employees save in practice.
