Today Oxford Academic publishes the evidence phase of our Inequality: IFS Deaton Review (funded by Nuffield Foundation), a comprehensive review of inequalities across a multitude of topics. 📊Here’s a thread of just some key charts from the review, showing the breadth of its evidence:

Is local housing supply keeping up with demand? Is lack of available land the real reason behind London's housing crisis? Institute for Fiscal Studies colleagues Elaine Drayton, Peter Levell and David Sturrock have the answers. Dive into the details below ⬇️

NEW: Cheaper grocery products rose in price much faster than expensive products between 2021 and 2023. This ‘cheapflation’ meant poorer households were hit much harder by inflation than official figures show. THREAD on Tao Chen Peter Levell & Martin O'Connell’s paper: [1/8]

#Conference #Berlin | Stimulating days in Berlin thinking about the upcoming labour market challenges + diving into the vibrant history of the city #VfS_conference2024 Verein für Socialpolitik

#Conference #Naples | Fruitful days in Naples presenting at the 39th #AIEL conference and catching up familiar faces and new friends (+ excellent keynote by D. Card and visit to Pompeii)

Our Director Paul Johnson has announced he is stepping down in Summer 2025, to move to @QueensCollegeOx. The IFS would like to express its huge gratitude to Paul for his outstanding leadership as Director over the past 14 years. Read more here: ifs.org.uk/news/ifs-direc…

NEW updated #IFSWorkingPaper: Household responses to trade shocks Aitor Irastorza-Fadrique, Peter Levell and Matthias Parey study the impact of Chinese import competition in the 2000s on workers and their households in England and Wales. Read here: ifs.org.uk/publications/h…

New at JIE: "Household responses to trade shocks" by Aitor Irastorza-Fadrique (Aitor Irastorza-Fadrique), Peter Levell (Peter Levell), Matthias Parey (Matthias Parey) doi.org/10.1016/j.jint…