The poverty trade-off: work incentives and income redistribution in Britain (JRF findings)

Published on 4 October 2006

Two strategies that governments have to help people on low incomes - providing them with financial support directly, and encouraging them to earn more - generally conflict.

Two strategies that governments have to help people on low incomes - providing them with financial support directly, and encouraging them to earn more - generally conflict.

Authors

Mike Brewer

Mike Brewer

Stuart Adam

Senior Economist

Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.

Andrew Shephard

Andrew Shephard

Research Associate University of Pennsylvania

Andrew is a Research Associate at the IFS and an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.