laurenceobrien.bsky.social
Economist at IFS | PhD student in Economics at UCL
👤 Joined on 25 November 2024
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@laurenceobrien.bsky.socialImportant work from my colleagues. If you care about wealth inequality, you need to be able to measure wealth well. That's hard. With an improved methodology, it looks like wealth gaps by age were smaller than official statistics would suggest
Show PostMy paper shows that youth migration has also increased in recent years, especially among graduates. Graduates move from places with weak labour markets to London and other high-paying cities, which exacerbates regional skills inequalities. Skilled labour, as well as capital, flows towards London.
Show PostI had a great time chatting about older people with @timharford.ft.com on BBC4 More or Less. The starting question was – are one in four pensioners really millionaires? Quick thread below: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Show PostA short seven years (!) after I started writing the code, it’s great to see this paper published. We use high-frequency NHS to data show that short-staffed, less experienced nursing teams deliver worse outcomes – with the largest mortality impacts for patients with sepsis.
Show PostPhenomenal news - the birth cohorts are one of the UK's richest and most unique data resources. I can't wait to see all the amazing evidence that we'll gain from this newest study!
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