Tom is a Research Economist in the Income, Work and Welfare sector, having joined the IFS in 2020. His current research areas include living standards, poverty and inequality, the tax and benefit system and the labour market. Before joining the IFS, Tom worked in the insurance industry, in actuarial consulting.
Education
BA (1st Class) Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford, 2019
MSc (Distinction) Economics, University College London, 2023
This report examines how household incomes were changing in the UK up to the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how other measures of household living standards have changed over the course of the pandemic.
In this pre-released chapter from our annual flagship report on living standards, poverty and inequality, we look at the impact the pandemic has had on the labour market.
Today, the Department for Work and Pensions released the latest official statistics on household incomes, poverty, and income inequality. This observation looks at the key findings from those statistics.
