[…] types offer, for many, they come with real costs, impacting living standards, work-life balance and even health. Although there is a growing body of research on the impact of flexible contracts on workers, there is far less understanding about what drives employers to hire staff on such terms. In this briefing note – the […]

[…] do you grow the size of the UK workforce and support people to sustain employment, improve living standards, and support economic growth? Our new briefing investigates what impact the quality of work contributes to long-term employment outcomes. Using longitudinal data of 10,804 workers employment journeys (2017/18 – 2021/22), it aims to understand the impact […]

[…] mode is known to affect survey data, a randomized mixed-mode experiment was implemented during the first year of the two-year Wave 8 fieldwork period to assess the impact of this change. The experiment involved a sequential design that permits the identification of mode effects in the presence of nonignorable nonrandom mode selection. While previous […]

[…] on sick leave) but neither Group 1 nor Group 2 have a higher probability of working fewer hours compared to those with no COVID-19 symptoms. The negative impact of Long COVID on working hours stems primarily from working zero hours (sickness leave) rather than working fewer hours, suggesting a lack of accommodation by employers […]

[…] rural Malawi to investigate how risky sexual behaviour may be influenced by individuals’ expectations about survival, and future HIV status, which in turn depend on the perceived impact of HIV/AIDS on survival, expectations about own and partner’s current HIV status, and expectations about HIV transmission rates. Subjective expectations, in particular about mortality risk but […]

[…] eras for the White British group. Conclusion: Psychological distress increased in Pakistani and Bangladeshi individuals following the introduction of hostile environment policies. We did not find an impact for Indian, African, or Caribbean groups. This finding underscores the importance of disaggregating analyses by ethnic group to capture the distinct identities and experiences and how […]

[…] to social inequalities are also associated with negative mental health outcomes leading to disparities in mental well-being. We propose a Bayesian hierarchical model which can evaluate the impact of policies on population well-being, accounting for spatial/temporal dependencies. Building on an interrupted time series framework, our approach can evaluate how different profiles of individuals are […]

[…] to social inequalities are associated with negative mental health outcomes and disparities in mental well-being. We propose a Bayesian hierarchical controlled interrupted time series to evaluate the impact of policies on population well-being whilst accounting for spatial and temporal patterns. Using data from the UKs Household Longitudinal Study, we apply this framework to evaluate […]