Labour supply and workforce

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New research published today by the Department for Work and Pensions estimates the labour market impact of a set of five government policies designed to help lone parents into work.

This paper reviews how income-support systems affacte labour force participation in the UK.

This report estimates the impact of the lone parent pilots on the benefit and work outcomes of lone parents who had been receiving Income Support (IS) or Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA).

This paper examines the role of the tax-free income tax threshold in a complex tax and transfer system consisting of a range of taxes and benefits, each with its own taper rates and thresholds.

This paper analyses how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and occupational mobility.

We study food Engel curves among the poor population targeted by a conditional cash transfer programme in Colombia.