ISER researchers discuss their work in these blog posts.
Professor Bhalotra from ISER, Irma Clots-Figueras of Carlos III Madrid and Lakshmi Iyer of Harvard Business School have analyzed role model effects in Indian politics, focusing on competitive elections to state legislative assemblies
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills report Death of the Saturday Job picks up on a growing trend away from part-time work as school children compete for the few part-time jobs and many decide to concentrate on school work. A study by Dr Angus Holford found that part-time employment is having an impact on some children – but not all.
Mark Bryan and Simonetta Longhi investigate the reaction of couples to a job loss during periods of growth and recession in the UK focussing on re-employment of the spouse who lost their job
Professor David Voas on Islam’s growing popularity and global population
Professor Stephen Pudney asks is it the future? What could happen now?
Ethnic minorities in Britain are experiencing contrasting fortunes when we look at pay and poverty
Wouter Zwysen looks at the impact of where you grow up on your life chances.
The Understanding Society survey includes what is known as an ‘Innovation Panel’ sample (IP) – a testing bed for survey methods. Dr Tarek Al Baghal describes the experiments conducted in 2014 and how these could help design and improve survey methods in the future.
Professor Mike Brewer and Dr Alita Nandi analysed data for the Nuffield Foundation to gain a clearer insight into the fortunes – and wellbeing – of families after the couple split up