Matthew Oulton
matthewoulton.bsky.social
Matthew Oulton
@matthewoulton.bsky.social
Economist.
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1/ The labour market has seen significant changes in recent decades. With automation accelerating, more is coming.

Can workers switch jobs fast enough to keep up?

We study how reallocation across occupations shapes wages, employment and inequality. #EconSky

New WP ⬇️

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NEW #IFSWorkingPaper: The impact of labour demand shocks when occupational labour supplies are heterogeneous

Michael J. Böhm, Ben Etheridge and @aitor-if.bsky.social's model quantifies the heterogeneous impacts of labour demand shifts on wages and employment: ifs.org.uk/publications...
April 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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NEW: A look ahead to the Spring Forecast

@beeboileau.bsky.social, Carl Emmerson, @matthewoulton.bsky.social, Isabel Stockton & @benzaranko.bsky.social look at the Chancellor’s options in the upcoming Spring Forecast:

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March 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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4a/Where does this inequality arise? It turns out that most of the differences in inflation rates across households is not because of differences across categories or types, rather it is driven by differences in what exact products they buy *within* categories.
November 27, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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How to dodge a tariff

My column this week for the @financialtimes.com

1st 300 clicks free to read...

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November 15, 2024 at 12:11 PM