[…] prove to be useful when discussing the hypothetical amount of the financial incentives that firms should receive in order to be compensated (at least partially) for the impact of disabilities on absenteeism and, thus, productivity. Since disability increases absenteeism, when firms anticipate this effect in the hiring process, the discrimination suffered by people with […]

[…] empirical literature on job satisfaction has studied different dimensions (such as gender wage growth, comparison income and unemployment, and job matching), few works have analysed the potential impact of work environment on job satisfaction and the diverging effects of the working conditions and the structure of work by firm size. The purpose of this […]

[…] caution in interpretation of our findings. These are largely descriptive and point to associations that are indicative but not conclusive regarding causation. A full-blown analysis of the impact of particular policies or policy changes requires a different type of study than this one. We also point to potential extensions to the modelling approach, for […]

[…] a conceptual framework of influences on the response outcomes available for analysis. Section two develops a crossnational codeframe of response outcome codes. The last section investigates the impact that differential ways of deriving final case outcomes have on the estimated response, contact and cooperation rates. The results emphasise the importance of careful measurement of […]

[…] show that the both the form of the incentive, gift or money, and the way in which the incentive is delivered to the respondent has a measurable impact on response rates. A monetary incentive sent to the respondent in advance of the interview has the greatest effect on increasing response, regardless of the amount […]

[…] at different life stages whose partner has died. The research will contribute to debate about personal responsibility for financial affairs, and institutional arrangements that shape the financial impact of bereavement. Findings will: * have implications for social security, tax, pensions, housing and legal matters * inform the development of bereavement support and financial advice […]

[…] of diversity within the population. The survey will assist with understanding the long term effects of social and economic change, as well as policy interventions designed to impact upon the general wellbeing of the UK population. Wave one of the survey will take place between January 2009 and December 2010 (24 months) and will […]

DIUS commissioned this study to improve its understanding of the impact of lifelong learning on social mobility. The full programme of work considered four longitudinal data sets: the ONS Longitudinal Study (ONS-LS); the National Child Development Study (NCDS); the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70); and the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). The research team […]

[…] more in the credit market even when relatively more averse to effort violating the equality of opportunity principle. Moreover, we find that marginal richer borrowers exert less effort than poorer ones in equilibrium. Empirical evidence in Italy points to a limited impact of policy measures aimed at increasing credit opportunities without targeting accurately the beneficiaries.