[…] that there are differences in SWB trajectories based on pregnancy outcomes, with mothers showing better SWB compared to women who experience pregnancy loss. The involuntary terminations negatively impact two indicators of women’s SWB (mental health and life satisfaction) upon pregnancy loss, while women who had a live birth experience an increase in SWB around […]

[…] the dissolution of unions and smaller for the transition to cohabitation than to marriage. Few gender differences were found but health effects on union dissolution declined with age. With exceptions, the impact of health was strikingly similar across the six countries. In general, the findings suggest an accumulation of health-related inequalities in the marriage market

[…] suggesting a broader role for lung function in the pathophysiology of Long COVID. While we identify COVID-19 severity as a causal risk factor for Long COVID, the impact of the genetic risk factor located in the FOXP4 locus could not be solely explained by its association to severe COVID-19. Our findings further support the […]

Witnesses. Raj Patel, Impact Fellow, Institute for Social and Economic Research,University of Essex; Grant Fitzner, Director of Macroeconomic and Environmental Statistics and Analysis, Office for National Statistics; Lorna Landells, Partner, Remit Consulting LLP. Inquiry. Is working from home working? Working from home has been transformed into a mainstream practice since the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, […]

The pandemic was a global event. However, its impact was not identical within or across different countries owing to varying social, economic, and political structures, as well as the policies implemented by the countries to tackle the pandemic. Drawing on data from nationally representative surveys, this chapter examines how the pandemic was experienced differently […]