McKnight, Abigail

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Article

Cowell, Frank, Karagiannaki, Eleni, McKnight, Abigail (2019). The changing distribution of wealth in the pre-crisis US and UK: the role of socio-economic factors. Oxford Economic Papers, 71(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpy047

Cowell, Frank, Karagiannaki, Eleni, McKnight, Abigail (2018). Accounting for cross-country differences in wealth inequality. Review of Income and Wealth, 64(2), 332 - 356. https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12278

Lucifora, Claudio, McKnight, Abigail, Salverda, Weimer (2005). Low-wage employment in Europe: a review of the evidence. Socio-Economic Review, 3(2), 259-292. https://doi.org/10.1093/SER/mwi011

Bratti, Massimiliano, McKnight, Abigail, Naylor, Robin, Smith, Jeremy (2004). Higher education outcomes, graduate employment and university performance indicators. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 167(3), 475-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-985X.2004.0apm1.x

Naylor, Robin, Smith, Jeremy, McKnight, Abigail (2002). Why is there a graduate earnings premium for students from independent schools? Bulletin of Economic Research, 54(4), 315-339. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8586.00155

Elias, Peter, McKnight, Abigail (2001). Skill measurement in official statistics: recent developments in the UK and the rest of Europe. Oxford Economic Papers, 53(3), 508-540. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/53.3.508

Naylor, Robin, Boero, Gianna, McKnight, Abigail, Smith, Jeremy (2001). Graduates and graduate labour markets in the UK and Italy. Lavoro e Relazioni Industriali, 2001(2), 131-172.

Smith, Jeremy, McKnight, Abigail, Naylor, Robin (2000). Graduate employability: policy and performance in higher education in the UK. The Economic Journal, 110(464), 382-411. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0297.00546

McKnight, Abigail (1998). Low pay and the national insurance trap. New Review, July,

McKnight, Abigail (1998). Low pay and government policy. IER Bulletin, (42),

Book

Nolan, Brian, Salverda, Weimer, Checchi, Daniele, Marx, Ive, McKnight, Abigail, Tóth, István György, van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (Eds.) (2014). Changing inequalities and societal impacts in rich countries: thirty countries' experiences. Oxford University Press.

Salverda, Weimer, Nolan, Brian, Checchi, Daniele, Marx, Ive, McKnight, Abigail, Tóth, István György, van de Werfhorst, Herman G. (Eds.) (2014). Changing inequalities in rich countries: analytical and comparative perspectives. Oxford University Press.

Hills, John, Bastagli, Francesca, Cowell, Frank, Glennerster, Howard, Karagiannaki, Eleni, McKnight, Abigail (2013). Wealth in the UK: distribution, accumulation, and policy. Oxford University Press.

McKnight, Abigail (2000). Trends in earnings inequality and earnings mobility, 1977-1999: the impact of mobility on long term inequality. Great Britain. Department of Trade and Industry.

Chapter

McKnight, Abigail (2017). Education and social mobility: theory, evidence and policy challenges. In Johnes, G., Johnes, J., Agasisti, T. & López-Torres, L. (Eds.), Handbook of Contemporary Education Economics . Edward Elgar.

McKnight, Abigail, Cowell, Frank (2014). Social impacts: health, housing and intergenerational mobility. In Salverda, W., Nolan, B., Checchi, D., Marx, I., McKnight, A., Tóth, I. G. & Werfhorst, H. v. d. (Eds.), Changing Inequalities in Rich Countries: Analytical and Comparative Perspectives . Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687435.003.0007

McKnight, Abigail (2009). More equal working lives?: an assessment of New Labour policies. In Hills, J., Sefton, T. & Stewart, K. (Eds.), Towards a More Equal Society?: Poverty, Inequality and Policy Since 1997 . Policy Press.

McKnight, Abigail (2008). Mobilidade dos indivíduos de baixa renda: uma perspectiva de trajetória de vida ocupacional. In Cardoso, A., Purcell, K., Guimaraes, N. & Ellias, P. (Eds.), Mercados De Trabalho e Oportunidades (pp. 231-274). Editora FGV.

Glennerster, Howard, McKnight, Abigail (2006). A capital start: but how far do we go? In Paxton, W. & White, S. (Eds.), The Citizen's Stake: Exploring the Future of Universal Asset Policies (pp. 87-106). Policy Press.

Goldthorpe, John H., McKnight, Abigail (2006). The economic basis of social class. In Morgan, S. L., Grusky, D. B. & Fields, G. S. (Eds.), Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics (pp. 109-136). Stanford University Press.

McKnight, Abigail, Glennerster, Howard, Lupton, Ruth (2005). Education, education, education... an assessment of Labour's success in tackling education inequalities. In Hills, J. & Stewart, K. (Eds.), A More Equal Society?: New Labour, Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion (pp. 47-68). Policy Press.

McKnight, Abigail (2005). Employment: tackling poverty through ‘work for those who can’. In Hills, J. & Stewart, K. (Eds.), A More Equal Society?: New Labour, Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion . Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781861345783.001.0001

Boero, Gianna, McKnight, Abigail, Naylor, Robin, Smith, Jeremy (2004). Graduates and the graduate labour market in the UK and Italy. In Checchi, D. & Lucifora, C. (Eds.), Education, Training and Labour Market Outcomes in Europe . Palgrave Macmillan.

Elias, Peter, McKnight, Abigail (2003). Earnings, unemployment and the new social classification. In Rose, D. & Pevalin, D. J. (Eds.), A Researcher's Guide to the National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification . SAGE Publications.

McKnight, Abigail, Elias, Peter (2003). Empirical variation in employment relations and conditions: validating the new social classification. In Rose, D. & Pevalin, D. J. (Eds.), A Researcher's Guide to the National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification . SAGE Publications.

McKnight, Abigail (2002). Low paid work: drip feeding the poor. In Hills, J., Le Grand, J. & Piachaud, D. (Eds.), Understanding Social Exclusion . Oxford University Press.

McKnight, Abigail (2000). Transitions off income support: estimating the impact of new deal for lone parents using administrative data. In Hasluck, C., McKnight, A. & Elias, P. (Eds.), Evaluation of the New Deal for Lone Parents : Early Lessons From the Phase One Prototype - Cost-Benefit and Econometric Analyses (pp. 51-88). Corporate Document Services.

McKnight, Abigail (2000). From childhood poverty to labour market disadvantage: changes in the intergenerational transmission of social exclusion. In Salverda, W., Lucifora, C. & Nolan, B. (Eds.), Policy Measures for Low-Wage Employment in Europe . Edward Elgar.

McKnight, Abigail (1999). Graduate employability and performance indicators: first destinations and beyond. In Moving On: Graduate Careers Three Years After Graduation . Central Services Unit (Manchester, England).

McKnight, Abigail (1998). Low-wage mobility in a working life perspective. In Asplund, R., Sloane, P. J. & Theodossiou, I. (Eds.), Low Pay and Earnings Mobility in Europe . Edward Elgar.

McKnight, Abigail (1998). Social insurance, low pay and long term disadvantage. In Lucifora, C. & Salverda, W. (Eds.), Policies for Low Wage Employment and Social Exclusion . Franco Angeli editore.

Elias, Peter, McKnight, Abigail (1997). Occupations, earnings and social classification. In Rose, D. & O'Reilly, K. (Eds.), Constructing Classes: Towards a New Social Classification for the Uk . Economic and Social Research Council / Office for National Statistics.

McKnight, Abigail, Elias, Peter (1997). Unemployment, low wage employment and housing tenure. In Green, A. E., Elias, P., Hogarth, T., Holmans, A., McKnight, A. & Owen, D. (Eds.), Housing, Family and Working Lives . Warwick Institute for Employment Research.

Conference or Workshop Item

Tunstall, Rebecca, Lane, Laura, McKnight, Abigail, Bucelli, Irene (2025-06-16 - 2025-07-03) Insecure lives, secure futures? [Poster]. Visions for the Future: LSE Festival exhibition, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom, GBR. picture_as_pdf

Report

Bramley, Glen, Burchardt, Tania, Cooper, Kerris, Fitzpatrick, Suzanne, Hills, John, Hughes, Jarrod, Lacey, Nicola, Lupton, Ruth, Macmillan, Lindsey & McKnight, Abigail et al (2023). The Conservative Governments’ record on social policy from May 2015 to pre-COVID 2020: policies, spending and outcomes. An assessment of social policies and social inequalities on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Overview Paper SPDOOP01). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Anand, Paul, Chiappero-Martinetti, Enrica, Corneo, Giacomo, Mcknight, Abigail, Moro, Esteban, O'Brien, Dave, Peragine, Vito, Stuhler, Jan (2020). Multidimensional perspectives on inequality: conceptual and empirical challenges. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. https://doi.org/10.2760/276080 picture_as_pdf

McKnight, Abigail, Cooper, Kerris (2020). The National Living Wage and falling earnings inequality. (CASEbriefs CASEbrief 38). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Bucelli, Irene, Mcknight, Abigail Ann, Summers, Katherine Elizabeth (2020). Launch of policy toolkit: poverty and inequality reduction policies. (CASEreports CASEreport 125/LIPpaper 11). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Bucelli, Irene, Mcknight, Abigail Ann, Summers, Katherine Elizabeth (2020). Understanding the relationship between inequalities and poverty: policy toolkit. (CASEreports CASEreport 125). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Hills, John, Mcknight, Abigail, Bucelli, Irene, Karagiannaki, Eleni, Vizard, Polly, Yang, Lin, Duque, Magali, Rucci, Mark (2019). Understanding the relationship between poverty and inequality: overview report. (CASE report CASEreport 119). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Cooper, Kerris Maya Louise, Mcknight, Abigail Ann (2018). CASE annual report 2017. (CASEreports CASEreport 117). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Lupton, Ruth, Burchardt, Tania, Fitzgerald, Amanda, Hills, John, McKnight, Abigail, Obolenskaya, Polina, Stewart, Kitty, Thomson, Stephanie, Tunstall, Rebecca, Vizard, Polly (2015). The Coalition’s social policy record: policy, spending and outcomes 2010-2015. (Social policy in a cold climate research report SPCCRR04). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Hills, John, Bastagli, Francesca, Cowell, Frank, Glennerster, Howard, Karagiannaki, Eleni, McKnight, Abigail (2013). Wealth distribution, accumulation and policy. (CASEbriefs 33). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Cowell, Frank, Karagiannaki, Eleni, McKnight, Abigail (2013). Accounting for cross-country differences in wealth inequality. (CASEpapers 168). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Cowell, Frank, Karagiannaki, Eleni, McKnight, Abigail (2012). Mapping and measuring the distribution of householdwealth: a cross-country analysis. (CASEpapers 165). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Siegrist, Johannes, Benach, Joan, McKnight, Abigail, Goldblatt, Peter, Muntaner, Carles (2010). Employment arrangements, work conditions and health inequalities: report on new evidence on health inequality reduction, produced by task group 2 for the Strategic review of health inequalities post 2010. Marmot Review.

Dickens, Richard, McKnight, Abigail (2008). Assimilation of migrants into the British labour market. (CASEpapers 133). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Dickens, Richard, McKnight, Abigail (2008). Assimilation of migrants into the British labour market. (Centre for Economic Performance occasional papers CEPOP22). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Dickens, Richard, McKnight, Abigail (2008). Changes in earnings inequality and mobility in Great Britain 1978/9-2005/6. (CASEpapers 132). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Dickens, Richard, McKnight, Abigail (2008). Changes in earnings inequality and mobility in Great Britain 1978/9-2005/6. (Centre for Economic Performance occasional papers CEPOP21). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Hills, John, McKnight, Abigail, Smithies, Rachel (2006). Tracking income: how working families' incomes vary through the year. (CASEreports 32). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Evans, Martin, McKnight, Abigail, Namazie, Ceema (2002). New Deal for lone parents: first synthesis report of the national evaluation. Department for Work and Pensions.

McKnight, Abigail (2002). Labour market returns to graduates from less advantaged backgrounds in the context of expansion: a review of the literature. Department for Work and Pensions.

Bynner, John, Elias, Peter, McKnight, Abigail, Pan, Huiqi, Pierre, Gaëlle (2002). Young people's changing routes to independence. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

McKnight, Abigail (2001). Earnings top-up evaluation: effects on unemployed people: part two econometric analysis. (Research reports 131). Department of Social Security.

McKnight, Abigail, Smith, Alison, Youngs, R, Ashworth, K, McKay, S, Walker, Richard, Elias, P (2000). Understanding the impact of jobseeker’s allowance. (Department of social security research report 111). Department of Social Security.

Purcell, Kate, McKnight, Abigail, Simm, Claire (1999). The lower earnings limit in practice: part-time employment in hotels and catering. Equal Opportunities Commission.

McKnight, Abigail, Elias, Peter, Wilson, Robert (1998). Low pay and the national insurance system: a statistical picture. Equal Opportunities Commission.

McKnight, Abigail (1995). Occupational and industrial classifications for the first destinations of higher education leavers. Higher Education Statistics Agency.

McKnight, Abigail (1995). Standard industrial classification(first destination supplement): classification structure and coding index. Higher Education Statistics Agency.

McKnight, Abigail (1995). Standard occupational classification(first destination supplement): classification structure and coding index. Higher Education Statistics Agency.

Online resource

McKnight, Abigail, Reeves, Richard (2017). Glass floors and slow growth: a recipe for deepening inequality and hampering social mobility.

Working paper

McKnight, Abigail Ann, Obolenskaya, Polina (2023). The Conservative governments’ record on higher education: policy, spending and outcomes, May 2015 to pre-COVID 2020. (Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Research Papers SPDORP16). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

McKnight, Abigail, Cooper, Kerris (2022). The Conservative governments’ record on employment: policies, spending and outcomes, May 2015 to pre-COVID 2020. (Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Research Papers SPDORP12). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Macmillan, Lindsey, Mcknight, Abigail Ann (2022). Understanding recent patterns in intergenerational social mobility: differences by gender, ethnicity, education, and their intersections. (Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Research Papers SPDORP11). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Bucelli, Irene, Mcknight, Abigail (2021). Mapping systemic approaches to understanding inequality and their potential for designing and implementing interventions to reduce inequality. (III Working Papers 62). International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://doi.org/10.21953/lse.cmysri3ri21a picture_as_pdf

McKnight, Abigail, Rucci, Marc (2020). The financial resilience of households: 22 country study with new estimates, breakdowns by household characteristics and a review of policy options. (CASEpapers CASE 219). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Duque, Magali, Mcknight, Abigail (2019). Understanding the relationship between inequalities and poverty: a review of dynamic mechanisms. (CASEpapers 217). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Duque, Magali, Mcknight, Abigail (2019). Understanding the relationship between inequalities and poverty: mechanisms associated with crime, the legal system and punitive sanctions. (CASEpapers 215). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Mcknight, Abigail (2019). Understanding the relationship between poverty, inequality and growth: a review of existing evidence. (CASEpapers 216). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Mcknight, Abigail (2015). A fresh look at an old question is pro-poor targeting of cash transfers more effective than universal systems at reducing inequality and poverty? (CASEpapers 191). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

Mcknight, Abigail (2015). The Coalition's record on employment: policy, spending and outcomes 2010-2015. (CASEpapers 187). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

McKnight, Abigail (2015). The Coalition's record on employment: policy, spending and outcomes 2010-2015. (Social Policy in a Cold Climate Research Working Papers SPCCWP15). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion. picture_as_pdf

McKnight, Abigail (2014). Disabled people’s financial histories: uncovering the disability wealth-penalty. (CASEpapers 181). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Cowell, Frank, Karagiannaki, Eleni, McKnight, Abigail (2013). The relative role of socio-economic factors in explaining the changing distribution of wealth in the US and the UK. (GINI Discussion Paper 85). London School of Economic and Political Science.

McKnight, Abigail (2011). Estimates of the asset-effect: the search for a causal effect of assets on adult health and employment outcomes. (CASEpapers 149). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Dickins, Richard, McKnight, Abigail (2008). The impact of policy change on job retention and advancement. (CASEpapers CASE/134). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Dickins, Richard, McKnight, Abigail (2008). The impact of policy change on job retention and advancement. (Centre for Economic Performance occasional papers CEPOP23). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Goldthorpe, John H., McKnight, Abigail (2004). The economic basis of social class. (CASEpaper 80). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Burchardt, Tania, McKnight, Abigail (2003). Disability and the national minimum wage: a special case? London School of Economics and Political Science.

Naylor, Robin, Smith, Jeremy, McKnight, Abigail (2002). Sheer class? The extent and sources of variation in the UK graduate earnings premium. (CASEpaper 54). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion.

Blog post

McKnight, Abigail (16 June 2025) How do we halt the intergenerational transmission of poverty? British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf

Mcknight, Abigail (25 February 2025) There's a problem with how we measure fuel poverty. British Politics and Policy at LSE. picture_as_pdf