
At this event, IFS researchers put the Levelling Up White Paper in context by outlining the current pattern of taxes and public spending around the country and presenting new work that looks at geographic inequalities in labour market outcomes.
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Geographical inequalities in the labour market (Xiaowei Xu)
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At this event, IFS researchers put the White Paper in context by outlining the current pattern of taxes and public spending around the country and presented new work that looks at geographic inequalities in labour market outcomes (published as part of the flagship IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities, funded by the Nuffield Foundation).
You can watch the video of the event below.
Authors

Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.

Senior Research Economist
Xiaowei joined the IFS in 2018 and works in the Income, Work and Welfare sector.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0173
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Phillips, D and Xu, X. (2022). 'Challenges for levelling up' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/challenges-levelling (accessed: 22 May 2025).
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