incomes, including among poorer households, and to raise welfare. Our results suggest that in-work transfers could be refined …Policy-makers have increasingly turned to 'in-work transfers' to boost incomes among poorer workers and strengthen work …-work transfers are normally subject to earnings-related phase-outs, they tend to most strongly incentivise part-time work, weakening …

especially for women with more than basic formal education. For those with lower education the welfare programs are shown to have …

especially for women with more than basic formal education. For those with lower education the welfare programs are shown to have … income support and to tax cuts, except by those in the highest education group. -- labour supply ; human capital ; welfare …

the UK, exploiting policy changes. We analyze both the incentive effects and the welfare implications of tax credits and …

-time employment, and especially for women with more than basic formal education. For those with lower education the welfare programs …

the UK, exploiting tax and benefit reforms, and use it to analyze the effects of welfare policy. We find substantial … credits are welfare improving in the UK and increase lone-mother labor supply, but the employment effects do not extend beyond … the period of eligibility. Marginal increases in tax credits improve welfare more than equally costly increases in income …

-of-household, who redistributes resources among household members so as to maximise overall welfare. Using data from the Longitudinal … in-kind transfers from their children to a value of between 22% and 86% of what the child receives in EMA. This means we … the child produces higher child welfare than if the equivalent transfer were made to parents. …