Labour supply and workforce

For the last four centuries, technology and wage rates have evolved together.

What do shifts in trade patterns – such as surges in import competition or new trade barriers due to Brexit – mean for different workers?

The IFS Green Budget looks at the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Chancellor aims to secure a lasting recovery and deliver on the Government’s other objectives and priorities.

We address questions around vacancies and labour shortages by bringing together fine-grained data on the demand and supply sides of the labour market

Presented "The Impact of Payroll Tax Subsidies: Theory and Evidence" at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

At the last election, the Conservative Party manifesto committed to increasing teacher starting salaries in England to £30,000 per year by September 2022. However, to ease pressure on school budgets and the public finances, the government has now announced a freeze on teacher pay levels in England for September 2021, and pushed back starting salaries of £30,000 to September 2023.