Article
Unequal Hiring Wages and Their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap
Pham T, Schaefer D & Singleton C (2026) Unequal Hiring Wages and Their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap. Economic Inquiry.
Project
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Funded by Economic and Social Research Council.
Collaboration with University of the West of England.
Wage and Employment Dynamics (WED) is a major administrative data linkage and research project that aims to significantly extend the resources for labour markets research and policy making in the UK.
Researchers from University of Stirling, University of the West of England, University College London and City University of London, work closely with key stakeholders in government and elsewhere, such as Office for National Statistics, HMRC, Low Pay Commission, Bank of England, and Resolution Foundation.
The datasets produced by the team are accessible through the ONS Secure Research Service, and the team has produced several research papers, as well as methodology papers on administrative data research for the UK (see project website: https://www.wagedynamics.com/).
The latest round of funding for Phase 2 secured in 2024 is to link the Census 2021 with the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings longitudinal employer-employee linked payroll data.
Total award value £13,479.27
Senior Lecturer in Economics, Economics
Article
Unequal Hiring Wages and Their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap
Pham T, Schaefer D & Singleton C (2026) Unequal Hiring Wages and Their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap. Economic Inquiry.
Article
The Impact of a Rising Wage Floor on Labour Mobility across Firms
Forth J, Singleton C, Bryson A, Phan V, Ritchie F, Stokes L & Whittard D (2025) The Impact of a Rising Wage Floor on Labour Mobility across Firms. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 63 (4), pp. 746-757. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.70008
Article
Forth J, Bryson A, Phan V, Ritchie F, Singleton C, Stokes L & Whittard D (2025) The Representativeness of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and its Implications for UK Wage Policy. British Journal of Industrial Relations. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.70010
Research Report
Data Insight: How many jobs, how much earned?
Scarfe R, Singleton C, Bryson A, Forth J, Phan V, Ritchie F & Whittard D (2025) Data Insight: How many jobs, how much earned?. Administrative Data Research UK (Economic and Social Research Council). https://www.adruk.org/news-publications/publications-reports/data-insight-how-many-jobs-how-much-earned/
Research Report
Data Insight: New evidence on gender pay gaps in Great Britain
Scarfe R, Singleton C, Bryson A, Forth J, Phan V, Ritchie F & Whittard D (2025) Data Insight: New evidence on gender pay gaps in Great Britain. Administrative Data Research UK (Economic and Social Research Council). https://www.adruk.org/news-publications/publications-reports/data-insight-new-evidence-on-gender-pay-gaps-in-great-britain/