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ISER Working Paper Series - Latest

  1. WP2010-01 Family, Friends and Personal Communities; Changing Models-in-the Mind
    1. Ray Pahl, FBA,
    2. Liz Spencer
    3. - January 31, 2010 View .pdf version of ''Family, Friends and Personal Communities; Changing Models-in-the Mind'

  2. WP2010-02 Disability Benefits for Older People: How Does the UK Attendance Allowance System Really Work?
    1. Stephen Pudney
    2. - January 25, 2010 View .pdf version of ''Disability Benefits for Older People: How Does the UK Attendance Allowance System Really Work?'

  3. WP2009-31 Decomposing Pay Gaps across the Wage Distribution: Investigating inequalities of ethno-religious groups and disabled people
    1. Lucinda Platt,
    2. Simonetta Longhi,
    3. Cheti Nicoletti
    4. - December 9, 2009 View .pdf version of ''Decomposing Pay Gaps across the Wage Distribution: Investigating inequalities of ethno-religious groups and disabled people'

  4. WP2009-30 Spaghetti Unravelled: A Model-Based Description of Differences in Income-Age Trajectories
    1. Stephen Jenkins
    2. - December 9, 2009 View .pdf version of ''Spaghetti Unravelled: A Model-Based Description of Differences in Income-Age Trajectories'

  5. WP2009-34 Cross-National Differences in Determinants of Multiple Deprivation in Europe
    1. Francesco Figari
    2. - December 8, 2009 View .pdf version of ''Cross-National Differences in Determinants of Multiple Deprivation in Europe'

  6. WP2009-33 Accounting for housing in poverty analysis
    1. Holly Sutherland,
    2. Killian Mullan,
    3. Francesca Zantomio
    4. - November 25, 2009 View .pdf version of ''Accounting for housing in poverty analysis'

  7. WP2009-32 "Google it!" Forecasting the US unemployment rate with a Google job search index
    1. Francesco D'Amuri,
    2. Juri Marcucci
    3. - November 18, 2009 View .pdf version of ''"Google it!" Forecasting the US unemployment rate with a Google job search index'

  8. WP2009-29 The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Britain
    1. Stephen Jenkins,
    2. Lorenzo Cappellari
    3. - September 22, 2009 View .pdf version of ''The dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Britain'

  9. WP2009-28 Residential mobility, neighbourhood quality and life-course events
    1. Birgitta Rabe,
    2. Mark Taylor
    3. - September 17, 2009 View .pdf version of ''Residential mobility, neighbourhood quality and life-course events'

  10. WP2009-27 Recent Trends in Top Income Shares in the USA: Reconciling Estimates from March CPS and IRS Tax Return Data
    1. Richard Burkhauser,
    2. Shuaizhang Feng,
    3. Stephen Jenkins,
    4. Jeff Larrimore
    5. - September 14, 2009 View .pdf version of ''Recent Trends in Top Income Shares in the USA: 
Reconciling Estimates from March CPS and IRS Tax Return Data'

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  1. "It is time computers do clever things!" The impact of dependent interviewing on interviewer burden
    1. Emanuela Sala ,
    2. S.C. Noah Uhrig ,
    3. Peter Lynn

    published in Field Methods 2010

  2. Estimating the Impact of a Policy Reform on Welfare Participation: The 2001 extension to the Minimum Income Guarantee for UK pensioners
    1. Francesca Zantomio ,
    2. Stephen Pudney ,
    3. Ruth Hancock

    published in Economica 2010

  3. Occupational Change in Britain and Germany
    1. Simonetta Longhi ,
    2. Malcolm Brynin

    published in Labour Economics, 2010

  4. Transitions to Adulthood and Psychological Distress in Young Adults Born 12 Years Apart: Constraints on and Resources for Development
    1. Amanda Sacker ,
    2. Amanda Sacker ,
    3. Noriko Cable ,
    4. Noriko Cable

    published in Psychological Medicine, 2010

  5. Joint Impacts of Immigration on Wages and Employment: Review and Meta-analysis
    1. Simonetta Longhi ,
    2. Peter Nijkamp ,
    3. Jacques Poot

    published in Journal of Geographical Systems 2010

  6. Social Inequalities in Health Dynamics: A Comparison of the United States and Britain
    1. Peggy McDonough ,
    2. Diana Worts ,
    3. Amanda Sacker

    published in Social Science and Medicine 2010

  7. Differential judgements about disfigurement: the role of location, age and gender in decisions made by observers
    1. Matthew Gardiner ,
    2. Ashley Topps ,
    3. George Richardson ,
    4. Amanda Sacker ,
    5. Alex Clarke ,
    6. Peter Butler

    published in Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2010

  8. Benefit dynamics among Pakistani and Black Caribbean lone parents
    1. C Mokhtar ,
    2. Lucinda Platt

    published in Journal of Social Policy 2010

  9. Poverty Analysis with Item and Unit Nonresponses: alternative estimators compared
    1. Cheti Nicoletti

    published in Empirical Economics, 2010

  10. Estimating Income Poverty in the Presence of Measurement Error and Missing Data Problems
    1. Cheti Nicoletti ,
    2. Franco Peracchi ,
    3. Francesca Foliano

    published in Journal of Business and Economic Statistics 2010

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  1. Understanding the dynamics of attitude change
    1. Andy Ross
    2. Amanda Sacker

    Published in British Social Attitudes: The 26th Report 2010 - edited by:
    1. Alison Park
    2. John Curtice
    3. Katarina Thomson
    4. Miranda Phillips
    5. Elizabeth Clery
    6. Sarah Butt

  2. The European Socio-economic Classification: a prolegomenon
    1. David Rose
    2. Eric Harrison
    3. David Pevalin

    Published in Social Class in Europe: An Introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification 2009 - edited by:

  3. ESeC in retrospect and prospect: an epilogue
    1. David Rose
    2. Eric Harrison

    Published in Social Class in Europe: An Introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification 2009 - edited by:

  4. From derivation to validation: evidence from the UK and beyond
    1. Eric Harrison
    2. David Rose

    Published in Social Class in Europe: An Introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification 2009 - edited by:

  5. The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Income Distribution in the Enlarged EU
    1. Alari Paulus
    2. Mitja Cok
    3. Francesco Figari
    4. Peter Hegedus
    5. Silja Kralik
    6. Natasa Kump
    7. Orsolya Lelkes
    8. Horacio Levy
    9. Christine Lietz
    10. Daniela Mantovani
    11. Lezek Morawski
    12. Holly Sutherland
    13. Peter Szivos
    14. Andres Vork

    Published in Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models 2009 - edited by:
    1. Holly Sutherland
    2. Orsolya Lelkes

  6. EUROMOD: Past, Present and Future
    1. Holly Sutherland

    Published in Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models 2009 - edited by:
    1. Holly Sutherland
    2. Orsolya Lelkes

  7. Flat tax reform in Eastern Europe: comparative analysis of alternative scenarios in Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia, using EUROMOD
    1. Alari Paulus
    2. Orsolya Lelkes
    3. Mitja Cok
    4. Natasa Kump
    5. Peter Hegedus
    6. Andres Vork
    7. Peter Szivos
    8. Silja Kralik

    Published in Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models 2009 - edited by:
    1. Holly Sutherland
    2. Orsolya Lelkes

  8. Introduction
    1. Orsolya Lelkes
    2. Holly Sutherland

    Published in Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models 2009 - edited by:
    1. Holly Sutherland
    2. Orsolya Lelkes

  9. Poverty, inequality and redistribution
    1. Tom Sefton
    2. John Hills
    3. Holly Sutherland

    Published in Towards a more equal society? Poverty, inequality and policy since 1997 2009 - edited by:
    1. John Hills
    2. Tom Sefton
    3. Kitty Stewart

  10. How Close Are Couples? The Domestic Division of Labour and Homogamy
    1. Malcolm Brynin
    2. Álvaro Martínez Pérez
    3. Simonetta Longhi

    Published in Changing Relationships 2009 - edited by:
    1. Malcolm Brynin
    2. John Ermisch

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Authored Books - Latest

  1. Social Class in Europe: An Introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification
    1. David Rose
    2. Eric Harrison
    Routledge 2009

  2. Donne, uomini e potere. Diseguaglianze di genere in azienda, politica e accademia
    1. Emanuela Sala
    Franco Angeli 2008

  3. Life-Course Events and Later-Life Employment
    1. Mark Bryan
    2. Mark Taylor
    3. Morten Blekesaune
    Department for Work and Pensions 2008

  4. Long-Term Ill Health, Poverty and Ethnicity
    1. Sarah Salway
    2. Lucinda Platt
    3. Kaveri Harriss
    4. Punita Chowbey
    The Policy Press 2007

  5. Poverty and Ethnicity in the UK
    1. Lucinda Platt
    The Policy Press 2007

  6. Work-Rich, Work-Poor: three decades of change
    1. Richard Berthoud
    The Policy Press 2007

  7. Persistent Employment Disadvantage
    1. Richard Berthoud
    2. Morten Blekesaune
    Department for Work and Pensions 2007

  8. Re-thinking Friendship: hidden solidarities today
    1. Liz Spencer
    2. Ray Pahl, FBA
    Princeton University Press 2006

  9. The Economic Position of Large Families
    1. Richard Berthoud
    2. Maria Iacovou
    Department for Work and Pensions 2006

  10. Are 'Poor' Pensioners 'Deprived'?
    1. Richard Berthoud
    2. Morten Blekesaune
    3. Ruth Hancock
    Department for Work and Pensions 2006

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Edited Books - Latest

  1. European Inequalities: Social Inclusion and Income Distribution in the European Union
    1. Holly Sutherland
    TÁRKI Social Research Institute Inc. 2009

  2. Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models
    1. Holly Sutherland
    Ashgate Publishing 2009

  3. Changing Relationships
    1. Malcolm Brynin
    2. John Ermisch
    Routledge 2009

  4. Methodology of Longitudinal Surveys
    1. Peter Lynn
    John Wiley 2009

  5. In Praise of Panel Surveys
    1. Richard Berthoud
    2. Jonathan Burton
    Institute for Social and Economic Research 2008

  6. Measuring Poverty: seven Key Issues
    1. Richard Berthoud
    Economic and Social Research Council 2008

  7. Inequality and Poverty Re-examined
    1. Stephen Jenkins
    Oxford University Press 2007

  8. Information and Communication Technologies in Society
    1. Malcolm Brynin
    Routledge 2007

  9. Computers, Phones, and the Internet: Domesticating Information Technology
    1. Malcolm Brynin
    Oxford University Press 2006

  10. Maximising Data Value. Data Use and Re-Use: proceedings of an ASC conference on survey research methods
    1. Randy Banks
    Association for Survey Computing 2005

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Understanding Society Working Paper - Latest

  1. No. 2009-03 Developing Ethnic Identity Questions for Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study
    1. Alita Nandi,
    2. Lucinda Platt
    3. - October 27, 2009

  2. No. 2008-04 Cognitive testing of Understanding Society. The UK Household Longitudinal Study Questionnaire
    1. Michelle Gray,
    2. Rebecca Constantine,
    3. Joanna d'Ardenne,
    4. Margaret Blake,
    5. S.C. Noah Uhrig
    6. - December 1, 2008

  3. No. 2008-01 Understanding Society. Design overview (forthcoming)
    1. Nick Buck
    2. - December 1, 2008

  4. No. 2008-02 Measuring ethnicity: challenges and opportunities for survey research
    1. Jonathan Burton,
    2. Alita Nandi,
    3. Lucinda Platt
    4. - December 1, 2008

  5. No. 2008-03 Understanding Society. Some preliminary results from the Wave 1 Innovation Panel
    1. Jonathan Burton,
    2. Heather Laurie,
    3. S.C. Noah Uhrig
    4. - December 1, 2008

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EUROMOD Working Paper - Latest

  1. EM10/09 ( December 2009 )
  2. The distributional impact of in kind public benefits in European countries .pdf
    1. Alari Paulus,
    2. Holly Sutherland,
    3. Panos Tsakloglou

  3. EM9/09 ( December 2009 )
  4. Flat tax reform in Eastern Europe: Comparative analysis of alternative scenarios in Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia, using EUROMOD .pdf
    1. Alari Paulus,
    2. Orsolya Lelkes,
    3. Mitja Čok,
    4. Nataša Kump,
    5. Péter Hegedüs,
    6. Andres Võrk,
    7. Péter Szivos,
    8. Silja Kralik

  5. EM8/09 ( December 2009 )
  6. The effects of taxes and benefits on income distribution in the enlarged EU .pdf
    1. Alari Paulus,
    2. Mitja Čok,
    3. Francesco Figari,
    4. Péter Hegedüs,
    5. Nataša Kump,
    6. Orsolya Lelkes,
    7. Horacio Levy,
    8. Christine Lietz,
    9. Silja Lüpsik,
    10. Daniela Mantovani,
    11. Leszek Morawski,
    12. Holly Sutherland,
    13. Péter Szivos,
    14. Andres Võrk

  7. EM7/09 ( October 2009 )
  8. Accurate Income Measurement for the Assessment of Public Policies - Final Report .pdf
    1. Holly Sutherland,
    2. André Decoster,
    3. Manos Matsaganis,
    4. Panos Tsakloglou

  9. EM6/09 ( October 2009 )
  10. Measuring the size and impact of public cash support for children in cross-national perspective .pdf
    1. Francesco Figari,
    2. Alari Paulus,
    3. Holly Sutherland

  11. EM5/09 ( May 2009 )
  12. Adapting EUROMOD for use in a developing country - the case of South Africa and SAMOD .pdf
    1. Kate Wilkinson

  13. EM4/09 ( May 2009 )
  14. Can In-Work Benefits Improve Social Inclusion in the Southern European Countries? .pdf
    1. Francesco Figari

  15. EM3/09 ( April 2009 )
  16. Financing Social Security - Simulating Different Welfare State Systems for Germany .pdf
    1. Caroline Dieckhoener,
    2. Andreas Peichl

  17. EM2/09 ( March 2009 )
  18. The Distributional Effects of Tax-benefit Policies under New Labour: A Shapley Decomposition .pdf
    1. Olivier Bargain

  19. EM1/09 ( March 2009 )
  20. Labour Incentive Reforms in Pre-Retirement Age in Austria .pdf
    1. Edlira Narazani,
    2. Isilda Shima

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