[…] from the youth component of the British Household Panel Survey to examine how gender affects educational attitudes and aspirations among 11-15 year olds. We find that the impact of gender on children’s attitudes and aspirations varies significantly with parental education level, parental attitudes to education, child’s age and the indirect cost of education. Contrary […]

[…] in the media, the study of intergenerational unemployment and cycles of disadvantage has received a lot of attention. Parental experiences such as being out of work may impact adversely on their children by limiting their opportunities from early on. Previous research has established a correlation between parental unemployment and that of their children using […]

[…] compared with the non-farm group. Regression results support the U-shaped life-cycle effect hypothesis. In terms of gender, for farm based females, the level of education and having an off-farm job has a positive impact on life satisfaction compared to males. For males, being in full time employment brings an increase in the life satisfaction overall.

[…] not just the ‘form’ that marital status takes, but also the quality of the relationship.  Being in an unhappy cohabiting relationship, for example, has a greater negative impact on health than being in a happy cohabiting relationship.  Sleep acts as a significant mediator of the link between marital status/marital quality and health – even […]