Pay

This page gathers together work from IFS researchers on pay, including in the public and private sectors

    Pay

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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.

    21 March 2025

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    Household responses to trade shocks

    Working Paper

    We study the impact of Chinese import competition in the 2000s on workers and their households in England and Wales.

    12 November 2024

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    Where next for public sector pay?

    Event 27 September 2024 at 09:30 via Slido and YouTube
    This online event will look at the prospects for public sector pay for different occupations given the public spending pressures in the coming years.
    NHS worker

    Pressures on public sector pay

    Report

    Over a fifth of government spending goes on pay. We examine recruitment and retention challenges which mean that pressures could mount going forward.

    27 September 2024