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Academies’ impact on pupils: Looking beyond exams

Academies are independent state-funded schools that are managed outside of Local Authority control and enjoy greater autonomy. While most of the empirical literature on academies focuses on exam performance, this work examines the effect of academy attendance on decision-making skills, mental health, and social behaviour. Using the Millennium Cohort Study...

Presented by: Dr Nuno Braz - Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex

Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16

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How do economic shocks impact upon the mental health of retirees?

Economic crises are common, but their timing is uncertain. This paper examines whether the mental health and well-being effects of retirement change in the presence of major economic shocks. Using a range of causal empirical methodologies, with a particular focus on a fixed-effects instrumental variables approach, we analyse longitudinal data...

Presented by: Dr Mario Martinez-Jimenez - Imperial College London

Venue: ISER Large Seminar Room 2N2.4.16