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Recent MiSoC Events

MiSoC workshop on the economics of Higher Education

Presented by: Keynotes: Peter Arcidiacono (Duke University), Todd Stinebrickner (Western University) Speakers from the universities of Zurich, Uppsala, Royal Holloway, Utah, Purdue, Essex & Oslo.

Venue: ISER, University of Essex

What makes children unhappy? New research findings

Presented by: Dr Gundi Knies, Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex Dr Gill Main, University of Leeds Larissa Pople, The Children’s Society

Venue: Westminster Suite, Broadway House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NQ

Ethnic minorities and the British political system: new research on engagement and representation

Presented by: Dr Nicole Martin (University of Essex) - Ethnic Minority Voters in 2015: A Breakthrough for the Conservative Party? Dr Maria Sobolewska (University of Manchester) – Which ethnic minority candidates represent the views of ethnic minority constituents, and why? Dr Rebecca McKee (University of Manchester) - How MPs respond to their ethnic minority constituents. Substantive Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the UK Parliament

Venue: Council Chamber, Broadway House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NQ

MiSoC Workshop: Emerging Questions in Migration Studies

Presented by: Neema Begum - Bristol, James Laurence – Manchester, David Bartram – Leicester, Silvia Galandini – Manchester, David Voas – IoE, Merlin Schaeffer – Cologne, Germany, Sarah Carol – Cologne, Germany, Hector Cebolla Boado – Madrid, Spain,

Venue: University of Essex

Childcare policy, maternal employment, and the UK policy debate: examining the evidence

Presented by: Stefan Bauernschuster, Professor of Economics at the Universitat Passau (Germany) Elizabeth Cascio, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth University (US) Sarah Cattan, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies Gillian Paull, Senior Associate, Frontier Economics Natalie Perera, Head of Research, Education Policy Institute

Venue: Church House Conference Centre - Dean's Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3NZ

Essex Applied Micro Workshop

Presented by: Steve Pudney, Giovanni Mastrobuoni, Friederike Mengel, Sule Alan, Patrick Nolen, Emilia Del Bono, Carlos Tudela, Birgitta Rabe, Angus Holford, Matthias Parey, Christoph Siemroth

Venue: Large Seminar Room, SSRC Building (ISER)

Attendance Allowance – the evidence and the options for local government

Presented by: * Neil Coyle MP, Work and Pensions Committee * Professor Ruth Hancock, University of East Anglia * Professor Stephen Pudney, University of Essex * James Lloyd, Director, Strategic Society Centre * Simon Bottery, Director of Policy and External Relations, Independent Age

Venue: Houses of Parliament

Child Poverty and Social Mobility: Lessons for Research and Policy

Presented by: Marianne Bruins, University of Oxford: TANF, Childcare and Child Welfare in Sole Parent Families; Rod Hick, University of Cardiff: The rise of in-work poverty in the UK, Cara Booker, University of Essex, Birgitta Rabe, University of Essex: The impact of part-time vs. full-time child care on mothers' labour supply: evidence from England (with Mike Brewer, Sarah Cattan and Claire Crawford), Almudena Sevilla, Queen Mary University of London, Abigail McKnight, London School of Economics

Venue: ISER

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