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How do ’in-work benefits’ and the welfare system affect the education choices, employment, hours of work and the accumulation of working experience of women?
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.2024.0334
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Blundell, R et al. (2014). 'Female Labour Supply, Human Capital and Welfare Reform' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/female-labour-supply-human-capital-and-welfare-reform-4 (accessed: 19 June 2025).
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