How might labour supply respond to the changes in financial work incentives?

Understand this issue

Cutting inheritance tax isn’t quite as simple as its proponents suggest

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"There are dozens of tax cuts that would be some combination of more equitable and better designed to promote economic efficiency and growth."

20 November 2023

The Autumn Statement explained

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We analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement.

24 November 2023

Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained

podcast

This week, we dive into the oddities of the VAT system.

16 November 2023

Policy analysis

What does the Autumn Statement mean for local government and public service spending?

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Kate Ogden explains the impact of the Autumn Statement on public services, council funding and devolution deals.

24 November 2023

Assessing the Welsh Government’s consultation on reforms to council tax

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We analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’.

14 November 2023

Revaluation and reform of Welsh council tax should proceed without delay

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We analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’.

14 November 2023

Academic research

Insurance, redistribution, and the inequality of lifetime income

working paper

This paper studies how the tax-and-transfer system mitigates income inequalities over the lifetime, which can lead to disparities in living standards.

2 November 2023

The minimum wages, turnover, and the shape of the wage distribution

working paper

We find that minimum wage hikes don't cause an unusual concentration of job leavers below the new minimum wage, defying neoclassical model prediction.

30 October 2023

Accident-induced absence from work and wage ladders

working paper

How do temporary spells of absence from work affect individuals’ labor trajectory? To answer this question, we augment a ‘wage ladder’ model.

25 October 2023