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7th Workshop on Subjective Expectations
Presented by: Adeline Delavande, Charles F. Manski & Mirko Wiederholt
Venue: Bocconi University, Italy
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The Economic Value of Childhood and Adolescent Socio-Emotional Skills
This research estimates models of the relationship between early skill measures and later outcomes. We use uniquely wide-ranging measures on child behaviours at ages 10 and 16, teen occupational interests, and later life outcomes, such as earnings, education, and occupational tasks. We use several waves from the British Cohort Study (BCS, 1970). Our factor...
Presented by: Paul Garcia Hinojosa
Venue: ISER Seminar Room
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Understanding the long-term impact of debt advice
Our evaluation of the Government’s pilot study finds a large scale survey would be feasible, important and timely
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Living in a cold home increases the risk of severe mental health problems
New study using Understanding Society data highlights serious health implications of fuel poverty
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Pandemic school closures as bad as divorce for effect on mothers’ mental health
New study uses Understanding Society data to unpick what happened to families during the lockdown that closed Britain’s schools
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Even after the U turn – a highly regressive mini-budget
The richest gain 100 times more than the poorest, new analysis from our Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis
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Working from home can lead to fathers doing less childcare and mothers doing more
Study by Dr Cara Booker with Professsor Heejung Chung from the University of Kent uses pre-pandemic data from Understanding Society to look at the impact of flexible working on families
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Good Childhood Report uses Understanding Society data
Children’s happiness scores for life as a whole, friends, appearance, and school were significantly lower in 2019-20 than when the survey began in 2009-10
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MiSoC training course: Estimating treatment effects beyond the mean: quantile and distribution regressions
Presented by: Dr Silvia Avram
Venue: ONLINE
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Inaugural Essex PhD Conference in Applied Economics
Presented by: Oriana Bandiera (LSE) and Marco Francesconi (University of Essex)
Venue: University of Essex
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Intergenerational Altruism and Transfers of Time and Money: A Lifecycle Perspective
Parental investments in children can take one of three broad forms: (1) Time investments during childhood that affect child ability (2) Educational investments (3) Cash transfers in the form of inter vivos gifts and bequests. Using panel data that covers a cohort of individuals from birth to retirement, we estimate...
Presented by: Prof. Eric French (University of Cambridge)
Venue: room NTC.1.04