We analyse the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on EU households’ income and assess the cushioning effect of discretionary policy measures taken by the EU Member States. Our assessment is based on the European Commission Spring 2020 forecasts and counterfactual scenarios under a no policy change assumption. Our analysis suggests that over the course […]
[…] Systems, University of Manchester; Dr Duncan Brown, Independent Adviser, Principal Associate, Institute of Employment Studies; Monica Costa Dias, Deputy Research Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies. Inquiry. Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact. The Women and Equalities Committee is launching three sub-inquiries, drawing on evidence to our Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the […]
Inquiry. Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact. The Women and Equalities Committee is launching three sub-inquiries, drawing on evidence to our Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics inquiry. Read more about our decision to launch the sub-inquires. In this sub-inquiry, we want to look in more […]
Inquiry. Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact. The Women and Equalities Committee is launching three sub-inquiries, drawing on evidence to our Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics inquiry. Read more about our decision to launch the sub-inquires. In this sub-inquiry, we want to look in more […]
This document sets out the impact on household finances of the government’s decisions since Spending Round 2019 (SR19) and recent trends in living standards. Households’ living standards are affected both by the general performance of the economy and by the direct impact of government decisions. A strong economy means there are more job opportunities […]
[…] many countries, and as migration flows are becoming more complex with temporary, return and repeat migrations becoming commonplace, the need for careful scientific study of the socioeconomic impact of immigration across a wide range of countries and immigrant types is great. Central to public discourse on immigration is the impact on the labour market […]
[…] many countries, and as migration flows are becoming more complex with temporary, return and repeat migrations becoming commonplace, the need for careful scientific study of the socioeconomic impact of immigration across a wide range of countries and immigrant types is great. Central to public discourse on immigration is the impact on the labour market […]
[…] means-tested benefit system, were to be retained or increased. We examine how average losses vary across the income distribution using different definitions of income and investigate the impact of potential reforms on the proportion for older people with incomes below various thresholds. These thresholds vary in the allowance they make for the costs of […]