This presentation delivered in May and November 2016 at a Choices workshop.
Authors

CPP Co-Director
Richard is Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP) and Senior Research Fellow at IFS.

Research Fellow Yale University
Costas is a Research Fellow of the IFS and a Professor of Economics at Yale University and a Visiting Professor at University College London.

Research Fellow Financial Conduct Authority
Jonathan is a Research Fellow at the IFS and a Technical Specialist in the Economics Department at the Financial Conduct Authority.

Deputy Research Director
Monica is a Deputy Research Director and Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol, with an interest in Labour, Family and Public Economics.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.1222
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Blundell, R et al. (2016). 'Female labour supply, human capital and tax reform' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/female-labour-supply-human-capital-and-tax-reform (accessed: 10 February 2025).
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