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Socio-Economic Inequalities Articles from IPPO

  1. What Policy Interventions Are Needed to Reduce Economic Inactivity for People with Poor Health and Older People

    What Policy Interventions Are Needed to Reduce Economic Inactivity for People with Poor Health and Older People

    December 4, 2024

    Amy Ramsay On 6th November, IPPO hosted a launch event for our latest rapid evidence review. Chaired by IPPO’s Jo Chataway, Co-Investigator and Thematic Director for Socio-Economic Inequalities and Covid-19 Recovery, attendees heard from four speakers who discussed policy interventions to reduce economic inactivity for people with poor health and older people. The first speaker was Senior Research Fellow Carol Vigurs from the EPPI centre, who worked on the IPPO-commissioned rapid evidence review. Carol summarised the review process, sharing its key findings, which you can find summarised here. Launch event attendees heard...

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  2. How a Universal Basic Income for People Over 65 Increased New Zealand’s Labour Force Participation

    How a Universal Basic Income for People Over 65 Increased New Zealand’s Labour Force Participation

    November 26, 2024

    Tatjana Buklijas In 2022, the New Zealand government launched the Older Workers Employment Action Plan (OWEAP), which outlined a series of actions supporting older workers, their employees as well as the broader environment1. The key driver of this action plan was the recognition of the future impact of New Zealand’s ageing population, including its labour force. While in 1993 26.6% of the workforce was aged 45-64 and only 1.2% above 65, in 2023 36.7% of the workforce was aged 45-64 and 7% over 652. This rising proportion of older workforce reflects the...

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  3. Factors Contributing to the “Discouraged Worker” (Desalento) Phenomenon In Brazil

    Factors Contributing to the “Discouraged Worker” (Desalento) Phenomenon In Brazil

    November 26, 2024

    Moara Canova It is projected that the number of individuals aged 60 and above in Latin American countries will have tripled by 2050. As population levels fall overall, this increased proportion of older people is likely to reduce the workforce, the rate of economic activity, and increase pressures on government finances (Travassos et al 2020). However, this number does not tell the whole story. In Latin American countries, including Brazil, social and economic inequalities (Lima and Durán, 2021), repeated economic recessions, and above all the Covid pandemic have driven the “discouraged workers”...

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  4. What Policy Interventions Are Needed to Reduce Economic Inactivity for People with Poor Health and Older People?

    What Policy Interventions Are Needed to Reduce Economic Inactivity for People with Poor Health and Older People?

    November 5, 2024

    Amy Ramsay Economic inactivity among working-age adults has remained stubbornly high since the Covid pandemic, resulting in lost taxes, reduced consumer spending, and increased benefit payments. The UK is now the only G7 country whose employment rate is not back to pre-pandemic levels. Against the backdrop of a UK labour shortage and a reported £22bn fiscal black hole, there is an urgent need to address economic inactivity. The most likely groups not to be in work or looking for a job are those with long-term health conditions and older people. However, these...

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