Part of my role at the Institute for Fiscal Studies is to conduct and disseminate research with the aim of informing policy development and debate. Below is a collection of my policy writing, organised by topic.
Pension saving
Policies to improve employees' retirement resources (with Jonathan Cribb, Carl Emmerson, Paul Johnson and David Sturrock), Institute for Fiscal Studies R332, September 2024.
Adequacy of future retirement incomes: new evidence for private-sector employees (with Jonathan Cribb and David Sturrock), Institute for Fiscal Studies R331, September 2024.
Private pensions for the self-employed: challenges and options for reform (with Jonathan Cribb, Carl Emmerson and David Sturrock), Institute for Fiscal Studies R330, September 2024.
Pensions: five key decisions for the next government (with Jonathan Cribb and Heidi Karjalainen), Institute for Fiscal Studies R328, June 2024.
Challenges for the UK pension system: the case for a pensions review (with Jonathan Cribb, Carl Emmerson, Paul Johnson and Heidi Karjalainen), Institute for Fiscal Studies R255, April 2023.
The gender gap in pension saving (with Jonathan Cribb and Heidi Karjalainen), Institute for Fiscal Studies R250, March 2023.
When and why do employees change their pension saving? (with Jonathan Cribb), Institute for Fiscal Studies R246, February 2023.
Life-cycle patterns in pension saving (with Rowena Crawford). Institute for Fiscal Studies Briefing Note BN327, May 2021.
When should individuals save for retirement? Predictions from an economic model of household saving behaviour (with Rowena Crawford and David Sturrock). Institute for Fiscal Studies Briefing Note BN326, May 2021.
Public sector pay and pensions
Recent trends in public sector pay (with Jonathan Cribb), Institute for Fiscal Studies R305, March 2024.
Public spending, pay and pensions (with Bee Boileau and Ben Zaranko), Institute for Fiscal Studies R219 in IFS Green Budget 2022, October 2022.
Economic activity and incomes of older workers
How did increasing the state pension age from 65 to 66 affect household incomes? (with Jonathan Cribb), Institute for Fiscal Studies Report R211, June 2022.
Labour market effects of the increase in the state pension age from 65 to 66 (with Jonathan Cribb and Carl Emmerson), Institute for Fiscal Studies Report Summary, January 2022.
Changing patterns of work at older ages (with Rowena Crawford, Jonathan Cribb and Heidi Karjalainen). Institute for Fiscal Studies Report R192, June 2021.