[…] to reduce turnout gaps reflecting socio-economic status. This study uses the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study and structural equation modelling to overcome these limitations and examine the impact of childhood volunteering on the turnout of newly eligible voters. It shows that for most young volunteers there is no significant benefit, but for the children […]

[…] poverty in Scotland and in the other countries in the UK. The estimates are used to monitor progress in reducing poverty. The latest persistent poverty estimates relate to the period between January 2017 and December 2021. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a small impact on data collection, see the Data source section for more information.

[…] estimates are used to monitor progress in reducing poverty. The latest persistent poverty estimates relate to the period between January 2016 and December 2020. The first UK-wide lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began in March 2020. The pandemic had a small impact on data collection, see the Data source section for more information.

[…] UK. The estimates are used to monitor progress in reducing poverty. The latest persistent poverty estimates relate to the period between January 2015 and December 2019, before the first UK-wide lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Therefore, these statistics do not yet tell us anything about the impact of the pandemic on persistent poverty.

[…] market income shock to individuals living in regions more likely to be significantly hit and working in sectors affected by such an event. The analysis explores the impact of the income shock under the current tax-benefit system, under the augmented hypothetical reform and under an additional hypothetical reform that introduces emergency benefits in addition […]

In this paper, we apply a general equilibrium occupational choice model to the study of the impact of optimism on the earnings of entrepreneurs and workers. We extend the work of Lucas (1978) by assuming a fraction of individuals are optimistic about their ability as entrepreneurs. The model shows that optimism leads to a […]