“Surveys play a crucial role in informing policy and financial decisions, as well as in enhancing our understanding of major issues. Confidence in survey quality is vital – we need to be sure they are accurate”
Our recent study finds free school meal provision improves reading scores and reduces obesity more than any other public health initiative
The last decade has seen some high-quality surveys adopting web as the primary mode for data collection, a trend that has been accelerated due to the pandemic. To reach segments of the population without internet access, most high-quality surveys employ mixed-mode designs, which pair web surveys with an interviewer-administered mode,...
Presented by: Pablo Cabrera Álvarez (ISER, University of Essex)
Venue: 2N2.4.16
Civic norms are deteriorating in most democratic societies, raising fundamental challenges for the sustainability of the welfare state. This paper investigates whether civic values can be effectively instilled through early educational interventions. I study the Tax and School program, a nationwide initiative jointly implemented by the Italian Revenue Agency and...
Presented by: Enrico Rubolino (University of Lausanne)
Venue: 2N2.4.16
Financial elites are considered different; set apart not just from ordinary people, but also other elite groups (Moran, 1981, Hall, 2009, Moran and Flaherty, 2023). In the UK, conventional wisdom has imbued financial elites with an extraordinary mystique of power. Critics have highlighted the influence of the financial sector in...
Presented by: Gary Fooks (University of Bristol) and Tom Mills (Aston University)
Venue: 2N2.4.16
Survey data on incomes remain a key data source for measuring living standards and inequality but are known to suffer from reporting errors. Linked administrative data have been used to assess measurement error, but even when available such data often cover only specific components of income (for example, earnings) and/or...
Presented by: Dr. Paul Fisher, ISER, University of Essex
Venue: 2N2.4.16
Selection biases can distort causal estimates and undermine policy evaluations, yet detecting and quantifying selection remains empirically challenging. This paper introduces a novel method for detecting and quantifying selective survival using genetic data. Specifically, Polygenic Indices (PGIs) are predetermined at birth and should be equally distributed between treatment and control...
Presented by: Dr Nicolau Joaquim Martin Bassols (University of Bologna)
Venue: 2N2.4.16
Venue: Chandler House (UCL)
Over the few short decades since the birth of the internet, our lives have become increasingly digitised. Estimates now suggest that adults in the UK may spend an average of 76% of their waking lives connected to the net in some fashion. Given this context, it is no surprise that many of...
Presented by: Dr David Zendle, University of York
Venue: 2N2.4.16