Biography
Abigail McKnight is Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion at the LSE where she has worked since 1999. Her research interests include inequality, poverty, wealth, social mobility and employment policy. She has recently held research grants from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Nuffield Foundation, the European Commission and the Social Mobility Commission. She organises CASE Welfare Policy and Analysis Seminars and is an editorial board member of Social Inclusion.
Dr Abigail Mcknight's current research interests are:
- Multi-dimensional inequality
- Low wage employment and labour market inequality
- The distribution of wealth and asset-based welfare
- Capability approach
- Social mobility (especially downward mobility)
- Economics of education
Abigail's latest projects include:
- Understanding the Links between Inequality and Poverty
- The Multidimensional Inequality Framework
- Financial resilience of households in Europe
- Inequality policy toolkits