Research

Publications

The infant health effects of starting universal child benefits in pregnancy: evidence from England and Wales

Journal of Health Economics, 89, May 2023

Media coverage: Guardian, Resolution Foundation Top of the Charts, LSE Research for the World Magazine

Working papers

Does cutting child benefits reduce fertility in larger families? Evidence from the UK’s two-child limit

(with Jonathan Portes and Ruth Patrick)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15203.  Revise & Resubmit at Population and Policy Review

Media coverage: Guardian, Mirror, Observer, Child Poverty Action Group Blog

Does reducing child benefits mean parents work more? A mixed methods study of the labor market effects of the UK’s two-child limit

(with Kitty Stewart, Kate Andersen, Ruth Patrick and Aaron Reeves)

Revise and Resubmit at Social Service Review

Media coverage: Guardian, Mirror, Observer, Times Radio, Sky News, LBC