[...]The aim of the project was to collectdetailed information on the incomesreceived week-by-week over acomplete year by a sample of families.• So far as we know, a study of thiskind had not been carried out before.In preparation for the main stage ofthe study, a pilot survey was started...

This paper examines the impact of the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) on employment retention and advancement. The WFTC, which replaced Family Credit in October 1999, supplemented earnings of low paid workers living in low income families. It was designed to increase the financial incentive...

This paper discusses the extent to which migrants to Britain have been assimilated into the workforce. Migration into Britain has increased over the last 25 years, with a big increase in inflows in recent years. The paper shows that when a migrant worker first arrives they experience a pay gap...