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The inter-relationship of adolescent unhappiness and parental mental distress
Survey-based cross-country comparisons where countries vary in sample design: issues and solutions
[…] estimates of between-country differences in a number of demographic and economic variables for 19 European Union member states. We assess the magnitude of imeff and the associated impact on standard error estimates. Our empirical findings illustrate that it is important for data producers to supply appropriate sample design indicators and for analysts to use […]
Parental and child time investments and the cognitive development of adolescents
While a large literature has focused on the impact of parental investments on child cognitive development, very little is known about the role of child’s own investments alongside that of the parents. By using the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we model the cognitive production function for adolescents using […]
Unemployment, underweight, and obesity: findings from Understanding Society (UKHLS)
Is the grass greener on the other side? A longitudinal study of the impact of employer change and occupational change on job satisfaction
The relationship between size of living space and subjective well-being
[…] for “larger accommodation”. Consistent with various theories of adaptation, housing satisfaction increases in the year of the move; then decreases slightly before levelling out. Moving for “larger accommodation” has no positive impact on subjective well-being. Overall the results imply a weak positive relationship between size of living space and subjective wellbeing, but only for men.
Well-being during recession in the UK
This article explores the impact of the recent recession on the well-being of the UK working age population by comparing two measures of well-being. One is a measure of evaluative subjective well-being, a measure which previous research has shown to be stable in the UK throughout the economic crisis. The second is a different […]
The design of fiscal consolidation measures in the European Union: distributional effects and implications for macroeconomic recovery
The paper considers the austerity measures introduced in the wake of the financial and economic crisis in the late 2000s in relation to their distributional impact across households and potential effects on aggregate demand. We determine the size, composition and effects of fiscal consolidation using a ‘bottom-up’ measurement strategy and find notable cross-country variation. […]
Unemployment and inflammatory markers in England, Wales and Scotland, 1998–2012: meta-analysis of results from 12 studies
[…] including 12 national UK surveys of working-age participants in which CRP and fibrinogen were measured between 1998 and 2012 (N = 30,037 economically active participants). The moderating impact of participant age and UK country was explored. Results: CRP and fibrinogen were elevated in unemployed compared to employed participants; jobseekers were also more likely (Odds […]