The wage impact of immigration into the UK after the Great Recession

[…] the wages of native UK workers in the decade after the Great Recession and before the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. It provides new evidence on the wage impact of immigration in the UK from 2009 to 2020. On balance, the evidence suggests that fears about adverse consequences of rising UK immigration have been unfounded, […]

Returns to testosterone across men’s earnings distribution in the UK

[…] individuals as instrumental variables following a Mendelian Randomization approach to address the endogeneity of testosterone levels. Our findings show that higher testosterone levels have a strong positive impact on earnings. Importantly, these findings are limited to men belonging to the lower quartile of the testosterone distribution and working in higher-paid jobs. We show that […]

Returns to testosterone across men’s earnings distribution in the UK

[…] individuals as instrumental variables following a Mendelian Randomization approach to address the endogeneity of testosterone levels. Our findings show that higher testosterone levels have a strong positive impact on earnings. Importantly, these findings are limited to men belonging to the lower quartile of the testosterone distribution and working in higher-paid jobs. We show that […]

Housing adaptations and older adults’ health trajectories by level of initial health: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

[…] and reduce the risks of falls. There is mixed evidence on whether adaptations are most beneficial for those who have limitations or whether they have a greater impact if implemented before people experience substantial disability. This study aimed to identify socio-demographic factors associated with obtaining housing adaptations and whether and how the impact of […]

Two sides of a coin: the relationship between work autonomy and childbearing

[…] gained increased work autonomy, a trend expected to persist with technological advancements. Work autonomy substantially affects the combination of paid work and family life. But its multifaceted impact on workers’ fertility behavior, especially across different educational levels, has remained unclear. Method: The study employs a sample of partnered women and men from UKHLS 2009–2019 […]

Getting the green light: the path to a fair transition for the transport sector

[…] continues the Resolution Foundation’s programme of work looking at the main challenges from reducing carbon emissions across different sectors of the economy, and how associated changes will impact households on low-to-middle incomes. It focuses on the issue of decarbonising UK travel, assessing how the move to electric cars will impact family finances, the role […]

A panel analysis of change in personal air travel behaviour in England between 2012 and 2019

[…] data from two waves of the UK Household Longitudinal Survey (2012–2013 and 2018–2019), combined with geographical information at the neighbourhood level. With regression models, we assess the impact of changes in a wide range of factors including socio-demographic and economic situation; residential location; spatial dispersion of social networks; migration status; car ownership; and environmental […]