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Paul Garaud

Housing, Planning & Urban Policy/Economics & Social Policy Research Fellow, 2012-2013


Paul Garaud
Paul joined Policy Exchange in September 2012 as a Research Fellow working across both the Housing, Planning & Urban Policy and the Economics & Social Policy units. Paul is particularly interested in land/housing policy, active labour market policies, and taxation. Previous research has focussed on the effects of unemployment benefit conditionality and the relationship between decentralisation and economic growth.Prior to joining Policy Exchange, Paul read Political Science at New York University and completed an MSc Economics at the London School of Economics with a focus on labour economics.

Related Publications

Lone Parent Obligations Impact Assessment

In a series of reforms between 2008 and 2012, the government incrementally reduced the child age eligibility requirements for lone parents claiming Income Support, replacing the Income Support regime with active job search and Job Search Allowance for these claimants. The gradual nature of these reforms allows us to isolate the effects that this change in incentives has had on lone mother employment. This paper finds that: The reforms have […]

Slow Progress: Improving progression in the UK labour market

Policy Exchange's response to the DWP’s labour market interventions consultation, Slow Progress says that there must be greater conditions for in-work claimants to ensure that they are doing all they can to increase their hours and earnings. The introduction of Universal Credit this year provides the government with an opportunity to ensure that workers reliant on state benefits are explicitly asked to do more to find more work where possible.
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