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    Who enters the public sector?

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    The probability of entering the public sector rises with education, and this paper documents that this educational gradient has strengthened. 

    5 March 2026

    Data Insight: Worker-firm matching across places

    Worker-firm matching across places

    Comment

    This comment explores how young workers are matched to firms in local labour markets in England, using the Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset

    4 March 2026

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    Is the minimum wage costing jobs?

    Podcast

    The UK minimum wage has increased by more than 70% in real terms since 1999. What’s it doing to jobs, prices and profits - and what happens next?

    29 January 2026

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    The menopause "penalty"

    Working Paper

    We show that a menopause diagnosis leads to lasting drops in earnings and employment, alongside greater reliance on social transfers.

    6 January 2026

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    Why has in-work poverty risen in Britain?

    Journal article Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

    In Britain, the headline relative in-work poverty rate steadily rose from 13.4% in 1994–95 to 18.4% in 2019–20. We study the drivers of this increase.

    31 October 2025

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    How do you identify a good manager?

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    We causally identify managerial contributions by randomly assigning managers to multiple teams and controlling for differences in individual skill.

    23 September 2025