[…] of LinkedIn users in the UK, as understanding this context shows the coverage of who can be asked to consent. We then explore consent outcomes, assessing the impact of question placement and wording on participants’ willingness to link data, and identifying other factors associated with LinkedIn consent. Our findings reveal that a notable proportion […]

[…] its extensive global network of over 900 million members across more than 200 countries, presents a unique repository for examining labour market dynamics, professional development, and the impact of social networking on employment opportunities. Despite its potential, LinkedIn’s wealth of data on professional trajectories, skills, and labour market outcomes remains largely untapped in survey […]

[…] for health practitioners, support agencies and third sector organisations from across Essex, Working Towards Inclusivity in Mental Health, in Colchester. The Research Report includes studies on the impact of the pandemic on mental health from our ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change and research using data from Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study. […]

[…] estimation of ITEs. We show empirically that our proposed approach yields models of higher complexity and more accurate predictions of ITEs, and is competitive with traditional methods for estimating average treatment effects. Our results confirm that reweighing methods can struggle with ITE estimation and that the choice of model class can significantly impact prediction performance.

[…] procedures that are implemented to produce non-response adjustments to the design weights. We then present some indicators of sample representativeness at the initial wave and of the impact that subsequent sample attrition has on this before concluding with some reflections on the nature of representativeness and estimation methods in the context of a highly […]

[…] stress in each job using data on occupational health contents. Taking our model to British data from Understanding Society combined with information from O*NET, we estimate the impact of job characteristics on health dynamics and the effects of health and job stress contents on career choices. We use our model to quantify the effects […]

[…] in each job using data on occupational health contents. We estimate our model on British data from Understanding Society combined with information from O*NET. We estimate the impact of job characteristics on health dynamics and of the effects of health and job stress contents on career choices. We use our model to quantify the […]

[…] with those seen during the immediate aftermath and subsequent recovery from the global financial crisis. We also describe two issues affecting measurement of poverty during the cost-of-living crisis and estimate their impact on official poverty statistics. Finally, we look at recent trends in pensioner incomes and inequality in the context of the past 20 years.

Unpaid carers provide an invaluable service to society, but they shoulder a financial penalty in doing so. This report looks at the financial impact of unpaid care, and how policies can help mitigate it.