Stephen P. Jenkins

Stephen P. Jenkins is a Professor in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE). He holds affiliations with the Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics (STICERD), the International Inequalities Institute (LSE), the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER, University of Essex), and the Institute for Labour Economics (IZA, Bonn). His terminal degree is from the University of York (1983).

His research focuses on income inequality, poverty analysis, taxation policy, earnings volatility, and statistical methodology. Key interests include measuring inequality, analyzing tax redistribution effects, and improving methodologies for linking survey and administrative data. He has contributed extensively to Stata modules for inequality indices and econometric modeling.

Jenkins' recent work examines topics such as social relationships and mortality, tax policy impacts on inequality, and earnings volatility in the UK. His methodological contributions include finite mixture models for data linkage and variance estimation techniques for inequality measures.

He has advised on policy issues related to welfare, taxation, and poverty reduction. Grants and collaborations include projects with the Melbourne Institute, NBER, and the European Union. His work is widely cited in academic circles, reflecting his influence in both theoretical and applied economic research.