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Inequality & poverty

News • 08 Jan 21
High costs of indecision
Schools, universities & training • 06 Jan 21
How should we assess school students now that exams have been cancelled?
Inequality & poverty • 04 Jan 21
What do school closures mean for social mobility?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 Dec 20
Are lockdowns taxes?
Pensions, savings & investment • 16 Dec 20
UK household wealth tripled in 20 years: where did it all come from?
Nations, regions & cities • 16 Dec 20
How uneven is the recovery in consumer spending across UK regions?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 14 Dec 20
Why did some earlier wealth taxes fail and could this time be different?
News • 11 Dec 20
Taxes, vaxxes and exes
Data stories • 11 Dec 20
How willing are the UK public to get a Covid-19 jab?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 11 Dec 20
Does history suggest that wealth taxes help to improve the public finances?
Inequality & poverty • 10 Dec 20
What is the likely impact of Brexit on inequality in household earnings?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 09 Dec 20
One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?
Banks & financial markets • 08 Dec 20
How is Covid-19 affecting financial cooperatives?
Nations, regions & cities • 07 Dec 20
#economicsfest: Where next for the UK’s ‘levelling up’ agenda?
News • 04 Dec 20
All jump and no crawl – the Covid-19 time-warp
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 03 Dec 20
How is the coronavirus crisis shaping self-employment?
Aid & international development • 01 Dec 20
How feasible is working from home in developing countries?
Schools, universities & training • 24 Nov 20
What do economics students see as today’s biggest challenges?
Inequality & poverty • 23 Nov 20
Will support for low-income families during school holidays improve children’s lives?
Schools, universities & training • 17 Nov 20
How should the academic achievements of school students be assessed this year?
Data stories • 13 Nov 20
To what extent are young people bearing the brunt of Covid-19 job losses?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 13 Nov 20
How has wage growth varied across the UK economy during the pandemic?
News • 30 Oct 20
Generation Covid
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 28 Oct 20
How can local policies limit the scarring of young people by coronavirus?
Schools, universities & training • 19 Oct 20
How best should school resources be deployed in response to the Covid-19 crisis?
Schools, universities & training • 11 Oct 20
How have migrant pupils been affected by lockdown and school closures?
Inequality & poverty • 29 Sep 20
What are the effects of Covid-19 on poverty and inequality?
Recession & recovery • 24 Sep 20
What kind of economy do people want if we ‘build back better’ after Covid-19?
Inequality & poverty • 20 Sep 20
Would a universal basic income reduce poverty in the aftermath of Covid-19?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 16 Sep 20
How might coronavirus affect older workers?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 14 Sep 20
How will coronavirus affect the lifetime earnings of new graduates?
Inequality & poverty • 09 Sep 20
How has lockdown affected children with special educational needs?
Nations, regions & cities • 01 Sep 20
What does Covid-19 mean for tackling differences in regional productivity?
Health, physical & mental • 26 Aug 20
Why has social care been so badly hit by Covid-19?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 23 Aug 20
What will be the effect of coronavirus on gig economy workers?
Health, physical & mental • 14 Aug 20
Is mental health among ethnic minorities worse affected by the pandemic?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 09 Aug 20
How will coronavirus and the recession affect UK immigration?
Schools, universities & training • 06 Aug 20
How can we tackle widening gaps in literacy skills following coronavirus?
Families & households • 04 Aug 20
How should the government support households with unpayable debts?
Inequality & poverty • 23 Jul 20
How will the pandemic and lockdown affect social mobility?
Inequality & poverty • 21 Jul 20
How is coronavirus affecting the provision of free school meals?
Transport & infrastructure • 14 Jul 20
What has Covid-19 revealed about the adequacy of UK digital infrastructure?
Nations, regions & cities • 12 Jul 20
Why has coronavirus affected cities more than rural areas?
Health, physical & mental • 10 Jul 20
Why are people in some socio-economic groups more vulnerable to coronavirus?
Nations, regions & cities • 06 Jul 20
How will the economic effects of coronavirus vary across areas of the UK?
Inequality & poverty • 03 Jul 20
What difference will the COVID Summer Food Fund make to children’s lives?
Families & households • 18 Jun 20
How will the response to coronavirus affect gender equality?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 15 Jun 20
Why should the government provide income protection in a recession?
Schools, universities & training • 14 Jun 20
How can we make up the learning losses from lockdown?
Inequality & poverty • 11 Jun 20
What are the prospects for young people joining the labour market now?

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