
ESRC Institute for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy
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Public finance data out today show that borrowing overshot the official forecast made at last month's Spring Statement by £15 billion.
23 April 2025
On average, London local authorities rank at the top of the income distribution, but are bottom of the net-of-housing consumption distribution.
11 April 2025
Londoners may have the highest average incomes, but their household spending once you account for housing costs is lower than other regions.
11 April 2025
We collect data on the subjective beliefs of married, adult women not wanting a pregnancy and estimate a structural model of contraceptive choices.
9 April 2025
We develop a tractable equilibrium model of the labour market with heterogeneous labour supply elasticities by occupation and across occupation pairs.
8 April 2025
Measuring living standards using average household spending gives a starkly different picture of regional inequalities than using average income.
11 April 2025
How much does the government spend in each region of England and how does that compare with regional economic activity?
10 April 2025
Large numbers of people nearing retirement do not know their state pension age (SPA), creating risks especially as the SPA rises again next year.
7 April 2025
Over 20 years since they were introduced, tax credits have now been replaced by universal credit. How did they change the UK welfare system?
4 April 2025
We show that water, sanitation and hygiene practices (WASH) and nutrition are complements in the formation of child height and weight.
2 April 2025
In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs’ predictivity of retirement.
1 April 2025
Upcoming increases in the minimum wage and employer NICs could make it harder for young people entering the labour force.
1 April 2025