We analyse the UK policy response to Covid-19 and its impact on household incomes in the UK in April and May 2020, using microsimulation methods. We estimate that households will lose a substantial share of their net income (7% on average). As a proportion of income, the losses due to the crisis are largest […]

[…] and financial situation, and how this differs among different groups of the UK population. This research aims to identify who has felt the deepest and the longest-lasting impact on their financial situation and their mental health from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these two impacts are related. By using data collected both before and […]

[…] of the Covid-19 pandemic on productivity. Productivity and the Pandemic features 21 chapters authored by 46 experts, examining different aspects of how the pandemic is likely to impact on the economy, society and governance in the medium- and long-term. Drawing on a range of empirical evidence, analytical arguments and new conceptual insights, the book […]

This paper assesses the impact on household incomes of the COVID-19 pandemic and governments’ policy responses in April 2020 in four large and severely hit European countries: Belgium, Italy, Spain and the UK. We provide comparative evidence on the level of relative and absolute welfare resilience at the onset of the pandemic, by creating […]

[…] self-employed using longitudinal data four months following the first ‘lockdown’ in the UK. We specifically test the role of family/social, economic and psychological factors on gendered differential impact. We find that self-employment exits are not gendered but women are more likely to experience reductions in hours worked and earnings. This greater adverse impact on […]

[…] inequality at all stages of waves 1-3 of the COVID-19 emergency in Ireland. There was, however, a decline in generosity over time as benefits became more targeted. On a methodological level, our paper makes a specific contribution in relation to the choice of welfare measure in assessing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on inequality.

[…] Longitudinal Study, is a world-leading longitudinal survey of continuity and change in UK life. In April 2020, we began a regular new survey to look at the impact of Covid-19 on the UK population. Our evidence shows the unequal impact of school closures on advantaged and disadvantaged children, and on ethnic minorities, as well […]

[…] for job quality, particularly for the lower-paid workers who have borne the brunt of Covid-19-related job losses and pay cuts. In this Outlook, we focus on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on women, unpicking the reasons for the smaller-than-expected labour market impact on women relative to men, and examining the impact on parents. […]