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Intergenerational wealth transfers drive inequality in Britain
This direct transmission of wealth across generations impacts directly on the extent of wealth inequality, concludes a report published today by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Social Policy and Intervention and the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, supported by the Nuffield Foundation.
Bank of England chief economist lays out the costs of income insecurity for UK households
Income insecurity and its impact on households is the economic scourge of the early 21st century for the UK, the Bank of England’s chief economist told an audience at the Oxford Martin School today (28 February).
Major European Research Council Synergy funding win for economic inequality project
Professor Brian Nolan, of the Department of Social Policy and Intervention and Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, has been announced today as one of the winners of a prestigious European Research Council Synergy grant.
Why we can’t just blame rising inequality for the growth of populism around the world
Seeking prosperity for the ‘squeezed middle’ and below
New report investigates increasing inequality in rich countries and why this needs to be taken seriously
Is child poverty in rich countries exacerbated by the economic crisis?
It’s employment status, not class, that affects mental health
What influences intergenerational social mobility in Europe?
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