Inequality is a fundamental issue extending beyond issues of living standards, income and poverty, to human rights and discrimination. Dimensions of inequality often coincide, increasing the impact on the already disadvantaged.
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- in-work poverty
- gender equality
- youth unemployment
- social inclusion, combatting poverty and any discrimination
- just transition
- childcare provision
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Economic benefits of gender equality and women empowerment in the Western Balkans six
Economic benefits of gender equality in the EU
2020 evaluation of promoting social inclusion, combatting poverty and any discrimination by the European Social Fund (Thematic Objective 09)
Economic impacts of immigration detention reform
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Our approach to inequality and poverty is tailor-made to the proposed policy. We are well-known for our assessment of the economic benefits of gender equality in Europe.
Using multiple data sources, we can provide insights into the key drivers of inequality and poverty. Using the latest econometrics techniques, we analyse information to interpret current and future trends in wages and labour market outcomes for disadvantaged groups.
We have done the economic assessment of Work-life balance and the minimum wage EU directives, the introduction of basic income and of an EU-wide unemployment benefits system.
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Inequality & Poverty blog posts
3 policies for a just and gender inclusive economic recovery from covid-19
3 policies for a just and gender inclusive economic recovery from covid-19
Principal Economist Cornelia-Madalina Suta shares three key policy areas that policymakers must consider if countries are to ensure just and gender inclusive economic recovery from Covid-19 in the long-run.
March 2023 marks three years since many countries across Europe and th…
Green government approach needed to tackle 2022’s cost of living and fuel poverty crisis
Green government approach needed to tackle 2022’s cost of living and fuel poverty crisis
Project Manager Jen Dicks calls for a joined-up Government approach that tackles the fuel poverty and cost-of-living crisis whilst also achieving levelling up and net zero commitments. Jen argues that 2022 presents a unique opportunity for the UK to manage a green economic recove…
Microdata case study: Over-indebtedness in the UK
Microdata case study: Over-indebtedness in the UK
What is microdata and what can we use it for? This is the first blog in a case study series that explains the merits of microdata in policy analysis. This particular blog investigates over-indebtedness in the UK, using the 6th round of the Wealth and Assets Survey published by th…
Inclusive growth: local winners and losers revealed by new analysis
Inclusive growth: local winners and losers revealed by new analysis
Anthony Barker has crunched some numbers to reveal that measures of relative inclusion and prosperity at Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) level in England can mask important local variations.
Using the Inclusive Growth Monitor methodology at local level
The Inclusive Grow…
How we measure poverty matters
How we measure poverty matters
Viewed over 20 years there’s been little sustained improvement in poverty rates in the UK. But, how should we measure being poverty, and does how we measure it make a material difference to who is seen as in poverty?
Anthony Barker looks at the new indicator developed by the…