- Mike Brewer
MiSoC research shows that data from household surveys may not give the whole picture of the UK’s income inequality levels
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ISER researchers discuss their work in these blog posts.
Subjective Expectations: Measurement and analysis of decision-making under uncertainty
- Adeline Delavande
An insight into pioneering work by MiSoC’s Adeline Delavande on the measurement of subjective expectations. She pushes forward the agenda of asking decision-makers directly about their subjective expectations, and, with collaborators, has pioneered the elicitation of subjective expectations in developing countries.
Child of our Time: Do sexual minority teenagers have greater health risks?
In a new blog for Child of our Time, Dr Cara Booker explains her research with Professor Yvonne Kelly of the ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies at UCL, which tracks the health and happiness of the UK’s children
The National Living Wage, inequality and job progression: final report for the Low Pay Commission
- Susan Harkness
- Silvia Avram
MiSoC’S Professor Susan Harkness and Dr Silvia Avram write about the findings of their two-year research project on the effect of the National Living Wage on wages for the Low Pay Commission
What does the decrease in child mortality really mean?
- Sonia Bhalotra
In a short video for VoxDev, Professor Sonia Bhalotra discusses her research on how a decline in child mortality influences women’s choices of labour market participation, marriage, and fertility.
Food bank users in Britain are dealing with significant housing problems
- Amy Clair
Writing for the Social Policy Blog, a study by Amy Clair and researchers from the University of Lancaster and King’s College London find that over four-fifths of food bank users in Britain were experiencing at least one significant housing issue
The case for universal infant free school meals
Writing for the New Statesman, Angus Holford discusses the effects of free school meals and the origins of the policy
Stress levels of working mothers: what could help improve their health?
Dr Cara Booker explains the findings of a pioneering new study using biological markers collected in blood samples alongside socio-economic data, to understand how working patterns exacerbate or alleviate stress in working mothers
Flexibility or insecurity: Are jobs with no or few guaranteed hours really desirable for workers?
Dr Silvia Avram’s study funded by the Nuffield Foundation looks at the impact of pay insecurity on employment
How do students want to fund Higher Education?
Dr Angus Holford describes ISER’s innovative study of a unique cohort of current students to find out how much they understand about our complex student funding system and what they think would be fair for future students
Food banks and the housing crisis
- Amy Clair
Dr Amy Clair describes new research on who uses food banks and finds a link between high rents and food poverty
UKMOD: a new, free-to-use, tax-and-benefit microsimulation model for the UK
- Mike Brewer
Professor Mike Brewer is leading an innovative project to create a new open access model for testing UK tax and benefit policies