to what degree were changes in labour and product market policies and regulations responsible do changes in household structure matter finally what can governments do to address rising inequality these and other questions are addressed in detail in the present report which identifies key drivers and possible policy measures for tackling inequality trends among the workingage population from a political point of view protectionist sentiments have been fuelled by the observation that the benefits of productivity gains in the past two decades accrued mainly in some cases exclusively to highly skilled highly educated workers in oecd countries leaving people with lower skills straggling