Journals

We consider recent trends in health and social care productivity and the scope for future improvements.

The UK state pension system faces significant challenges given the country’s ageing population, but it is crucial for retirement finances.

We show that remaining in work has significant positive causal effects on the average cognition and physical mobility of older women in England.

We present new estimates of earnings volatility over time and the life cycle by race and human capital, using Social Security earnings. 

We study the impact of classroom rank on children’s learning using a unique experiment from Ecuador.

We measure product market concentration and business dynamism in the UK from 1997 to 2020 and study the relationship with productivity.

This paper provides new empirical evidence on the role of landfill taxes in reducing landfill waste and promoting recycling.

We present the extent of divergence in the literature on the stylised facts about income redistribution in rich countries.

Fiscal Studies: Volume 45, Issue 4

We show that the survey correction method of Blanchet, Flores and Morgan (2022) can fail to correct its structure by components.

Using the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, we provide the first estimates of intra-occupation sectoral hourly remuneration differentials.

In this paper, we analyse the potential impact of policies aimed at fostering fiscal sustainability on citizens’ preferences.

We develop a new methodology to estimate subjective beliefs from hypothetical choice data.

We specify and estimate a life-cycle model of consumption, housing demand, and labor supply using data on credit reports combined with Census data.

We show that water, sanitation and hygiene practices (WASH) and nutrition are complements in the formation of child height and weight.

We find that most households save more for medical expenses than for bequests but that richer households and couples save more for bequests. 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone food assistance program in the United States.

We assess the effect of the creation of specialised courts on the reporting of IPV (intimate partner violence), and the incidence of IPV in Spain.

This special issue is the second in a two-part series on the evolution of labour market and disposable income inequalities over recent decades.

Income inequality in Austria is moderate and has been stable in recent years. Yet, employment statistics reveal inequality trends in the labour market