New priorities for British economic policy
Britain needs a new economic model, one in which government and the private sector work together to address the 'triple crisis' of stagnation, debt and imbalance. A new form of British capitalism is...
Britain needs a new economic model, one in which government and the private sector work together to address the 'triple crisis' of stagnation, debt and imbalance. A new form of British capitalism is...
This report examines the financial resilience of young people today, their attitudes to saving and their future aspirations for financial security. The report draws on polling of 1,504 young people,...
The causal links between GDP growth and income, and between income and wellbeing and opportunity, have broken down. As a result, policy should now focus directly on the wellbeing and choice of...
The general case against austerity has been well made: the economy moves into a cycle of decline. Let us suppose that current policy fails, that it becomes clear that the freed-up market is not...
The polling reported here provides an opportunity to examine the attitudes young people have towards their future, looking at their expectations with regards to standards of living, home ownership...
This report introduces a new way of looking at things - the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) - and uses it to bring together perspectives on a range of issues around poverty in the UK. SLA...
This paper reports the results of research designed to identify the features of a savings account that would appeal particularly to low-to-middle income families while also being viable for financial...
This report explores how patterns of household income and individual pay inequality differ across the Northern regions and the extent to which Northern city-regions are becoming more spatially...
This report was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to inform its first Triennial Review of inequalities and human rights in the UK. It provides evidence about inequalities and...
A major new study by ippr north, working with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and The Northern Way, analyses the impact of targeted investment and sustained economic growth, as well as active...