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Employment and income

Our research on Employment and Incomes looks at trends in employment, wages, skills and the changing nature of work. Topics include the gender pay gap, public sector pay, the rise in self-employment and the effect of the tax and benefit system on labour supply.

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    Automation and collective agreements

    Journal article Fiscal Studies

    In this paper, we empirically examine how collective bargaining agreements relate to firms' automation decisions and employment dynamics.

    8 May 2026

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    Latent changes in the labour share

    Journal article Fiscal Studies

    In this paper we show that the small overall between-sector component conceals substantial, though offsetting, equilibrium changes in consumer demand.

    8 May 2026

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    Managers as gatekeepers in the age of AI

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    AI is often predicted to raise productivity while displacing human work, yet organizational adoption remain uneven and aggregrate effects are mixed.

    2 April 2026

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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