Congratulations to the nine UCL academics who have secured European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants, making UCL the institution with the most awardees in the UK. A total of 255 researchers will share funding worth nearly €652 million
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Recently published paper in the Journal of Public Economics :

'Income Effects and Labour Supply: Evidence from a Child Benefits Reform'
Vol 230 (Feb 2024)

by Mathias Fjællegaard Jensen & Jack Blundell
Mathias Fjællegaard Jensen, Jack Blundell

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Kalina Manova has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for her research project, “Firm Network Technology and Technology in Firm Networks”.

Congratulations Kalina!

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👏Congratulations to Prof. Pierre Dubois who's been awarded his first European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant today!
Learn more about his research project here👉 tse-fr.eu/media/pressroo…

UPCOMING EVENT: Join our CIOT / IFS debate, where Stuart Adam, Sam Freedman, Julie Robinson, Kerry Sykes and Charlotte Barber will discuss the taxation of private education.

Monday 15 April | 11 - 12:30 | Online

Sign up here: ifs.org.uk/events/ciotifs…

Prof. Imran Rasul led a fascinating session at e61 on IFS-Deaton Review of Inequality. One compelling theme emerged: 'the long shadow of luck.' More research is needed in Australia and e61 plans to research intergenerational inequality.

A useful new public resource on UK incomes, poverty and inequality data from ESCoE partner Institute for Fiscal Studies.

NEW: Access to Sure Start greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results, by as much as three GCSE grades.

THREAD on Nick Ridpath, Sarah Cattan and Pedro Carneiro’s new report, funded by Nuffield Foundation, on Sure Start’s impact on educational outcomes: [1/10]

Probably one of the most important pieces of new evidence on how to reduce educational inequalities in a long time.

Sure Start worked. It worked best for those who really needed it. And it paid for itself. These findings are huge.

NEW: Sure Start, England’s first large programme to provide holistic support to families with children under five, greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results.

Read Nick Ridpath Sarah Cattan Pedro Carneiro’s report, funded by Nuffield Foundation: ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

Distilling research for public debate: Microeconomic Insights | Providing leading new research ideas with an independent, systematic and accessible home. x.com/micro_econ?s=1…

This year's IFS Annual Lecture 2024 will be given by Heidi L. Williams (@dartmouth) on ‘Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective.'

Wednesday 15 May 2024 | 6:30 - 8pm | The View, The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Sign up to attend here: ifs.org.uk/events/ifs-ann…

All the latest and historic data on UK incomes, poverty and inequality in one place! 👇

A brilliant new public service resource from Institute for Fiscal Studies (especially the fact that all the data is easily downloadable).

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ifs.org.uk/living-standar…

Now Evan Davis chairs a #RES2024 panel discussion with three Nuffield Foundation grant holders Richard Blundell , Anna Valero and Peter Levell exploring the causes of the UK's sluggish productivity performance.

Findings on the changing composition of the labour market from Institute for Fiscal Studies Deaton Review, funded by Nuffield Foundation, being presented by Richard Blundell at the #RES2024 conference.

Join our #RES2024 Annual Conference Special Session ‘Perspectives on the UK’s productivity problems’📅27 March 13:30-14:45🗣️Anna Valero Richard Blundell Peter Levell🪑Evan Davis

Register your place for #conference to attend!👉bit.ly/3lvqw8r

#EconTwitter #RESConference

EVENT: Professor Heidi L. Williams will give the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on ‘Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective’

Wednesday 15 May | 6:30-8pm | The View, London

Register to attend in person here: ifs.org.uk/events/ifs-ann…

New from Martha Bailey Hilary Hoynes Maya Rossin-Slater reed walker

'The social safety net as a long-term investment'

New research finds that a key part of the US social safety net has long-term benefits, helping the program pay for itself.

Read here: microeconomicinsights.org/the-social-saf…

New from Pierre Bachas Lucie Gadenne and Anders Jensen Harvard Kennedy School

'Informality, Consumption Taxes, and Redistribution'

Read here: microeconomicinsights.org/informality-co…

Alongside this report, today we launch a new page on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK, featuring interactive charts and the latest data on incomes, poverty rates, and levels of inequality across UK regions.

Explore here: ifs.org.uk/living-standar…

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