The Productivity Commission’s startling finding is that passing on wealth actually cuts inequality.
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Parental disability, family structure and unemployment are key factors in transmitting disadvantage between generations.
Young people in the UK experience some of the worst working conditions. To understand why we need to look at longer-term changes in the political economy.
New research shows childhood in Europe lasts on average until age 25, while old age starts at 60.
Inequality within generations is as pivotal as that between them.
The case for introducing capital gains tax on the sale of all homes.
Those whose parents own a home are able to take advantage of a wider set of opportunities than others.
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Birmingham
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ARC Future Fellow & Professor of Economics, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Comparative Social Science Director of ESRC Research Centre on Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES), UCL
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Southern Denmark
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Lecturer in Employment Relations, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Economics, University of Sydney
