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Redistributive effect and the progressivity of taxesand benefits : evidence for the UK, 1977-2018

Hérault, Nicolas; Jenkins, Stephen - 2021

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What accounts for the rising share of women in the top 1 %?

Burkhauser, Richard V.; Hérault, Nicolas; Jenkins, Stephen - 2020

The share of women in the top 1% of the UK's income distribution has been growing over the last two decades (as in several other countries). Our first contribution is to account for this secular change using regressions of the probability of being in the top 1%, fitted separately for men and...

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The evolution of tax implicit value judgements, redistribution and income inequality in the UK : 1968 to 2015

Van de Ven, Justin; Hérault, Nicolas - 2019

An issue of interest in the literature that explores the drivers of inequality is the distributional bearing of tax and … judgements implicit in tax and transfer policy provides a fresh perspective on the evolution of income inequality and … redistribution; one that departs from the prevailing view that UK inequality stopped rising from the early 1990s. …

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How valid are synthetic panel estimates of poverty dynamics?

Hérault, Nicolas; Jenkins, Stephen - 2018

A growing literature uses repeated cross-section surveys to derive 'synthetic panel' data estimates of poverty dynamics statistics. It builds on the pioneering study by Dang, Lanjouw, Luoto, and McKenzie (Journal of Development Economics, 2014) providing bounds estimates and the innovative...

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Understanding the rising trend in female labour force participation

Hérault, Nicolas; Kalb, Guyonne - 2020

Female labour force participation has increased tremendously since World War II in developed countries. Prior research provides piecemeal evidence identifying some drivers of change but largely fails to present a consistent story. Using a rare combination of data and modelling capacity available...

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