Preparing young people for the labor market is an important concern for policymakers around the world, and countries differ markedly in the types of skills they provide to their school leavers. Some, ...

The book has been recognised by leading reviewers as being rigorous, politically important and comprehensive.

A comprehensive look at inequalities and why they matter

How important are the ups and downs of the economy for individual families? Personal setbacks have more permanent effects on households’ lifetime earnings than a general economic downturn. But macroec...

Mothers’ labor force participation and earnings decline sharply following the birth of a first child, resulting in gender gaps between parents that are large and highly persistent (Cortés and Pan, 202...

por incorporar la incertidumbre en la investigación económica y su aplicación al análisis de las políticas públicas

An event from the CEP Public Events series organised by the CEP

At this policy conference, researchers will present new evidence on the scale and causes of regional inequalities.

Summary of new research on the scale and sources of regional inequalities and policy implications.

A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.

Yet because few countries levy wealth taxes, relatively little is known about the actual responses of wealthy individuals when governments tax their assets – especially in countries outside Europe. Th...

Casual observation and historical evidence suggest this picture is incomplete: as employment in previously labor-intensive sectors such as agriculture, textiles, mining, and manufacturing has eroded, ...

Casual observation and historical evidence suggest this picture is incomplete: as employment in previously labor-intensive sectors such as agriculture, textiles, mining, and manufacturing has eroded, ...

Greater openness to international trade has had significant impacts on the structure of the UK and other advanced economies. The role that this greater ope

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is delighted to announce that Helen Miller has been appointed as its next Director.

(Forthcoming Article) - We estimate the full distribution of life cycle wages for cohorts of men and women in the US using a quantile selection model to account for systematic differences in employmen...

The supplement contains a set of 27 papers and an editorial summary on five key themes of inequality, from 74 authors from wide range of disciplines.