Economy

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...

13/03/2013

Publication Economy Report

Young people and savings: A route to improved financial resilience

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,...

12/11/2012

Publication Economy Young people Report

Wellbeing, choice and sustainability: What should economic policy target in a new era economy?

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...

06/04/2012

Publication Economy Report

The case for austerity among the rich

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...

27/03/2012

Publication Report Economy

Young people and savings: Polling results

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...

13/02/2012

Publication Young people Briefing Economy

Community assets first: The implications of the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach for the Coalition agenda

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...

11/10/2011

Publication IPPR North Report Economy

Designing a Life-Course Savings Account: How to help low-to-middle income families save more

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...

25/04/2011

Publication Economy Report

Richer Yet Poorer: Economic inequality and polarisation in the North of England

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...

21/02/2011

Publication IPPR North Report Economy

Review of access to essential services: Financial inclusion and utilities

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...

12/10/2010

Publication Economy Human rights Report

Rebalancing Local Economies: Widening economic opportunities for people in deprived communities

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...

11/10/2010

Publication Economy IPPR North Business Report