This work was carried out in the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS). The report was prepared by Andrew Aitken, with the support of Christopher Prinz. Dana Blumin provided statistical support. Natalie Corry prepared the report for publication. Valuable comments were provided by Shruti Singh (Senior Economist), Stefano Scarpetta (Director), and Mark Pearson (Deputy Director). We also acknowledge the support of the Department for Work and Pensions, in particular Toks Aina and James Bishop for facilitating our mission to the United Kingdom and meetings with a wide range of stakeholders. Particular thanks are due to Sally-Anne Barnes, Jenny Bimrose, Kim Chaplain, Catherine Foot, David Lain, Becci Newton, Tony Wilson and Sally Wilson for discussions on the report, however, they bear no responsibility for the content of this report.
This report was prepared with the financial support of Generation and Google.org. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of these two organisations nor those of the OECD Member countries.