Income and employment

Explaining the impacts of a changing and challenging job market, family finances, welfare reform and saving for retirement.

News - latest findings, new research, announcements

Working from home: a strategy for inclusion or costly perk? London MiSoC policy discussion roundtable 29 June

Major jump in tech adoption as study finds half of SMEs using AI – with limited headcount impact so far

British Chambers of Commerce’s new MiSoC policy fellowship to research how AI is changing hiring in UK businesses

Automation will continue to displace workers – but they won’t easily fill healthcare and education shortages

Projects - new and ongoing research

Piggy bank and calculator

Roots of problem debt and policies to mitigate its consequences

Next Steps in Securing the Sustainability of the European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium (SUSTAIN-2)

European Social Survey (ESS-SWEP)
Food bank

Evaluating a ‘Minimum Income Guarantee’ and modelling major income supplementation policies: A development award

Podcasts - audio interviews with our researchers

Studying for a PhD at ISER

Housing and ageing

Older people’s health and living situation

Housing policy

Events

Mental Health and the Labour Market

Presented by: Thomas Cornelissen, Essex. Fergus McCormack, Cambridge. Ben Etheridge, Essex. Hiromi Yumoto, Essex. Angelina Narzarova, Essex. Sarah Cattan, IFS. Mathias Jensen, Oxford. Ekaterina Operina, CEP, LSE. Roger Prudon, Lancaster. Canishk Naik, UC Berkeley. Keynote Professor Gregory Jolivet, Bristol.

Venue: Innovation Centre, Knowledge Gateway, University of Essex, Colchester

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