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SimPathsIT: A life course microsimulation framework for Italy
  1. Patryk Bronka
  2. Ashley Burdett
  3. Daria Popova
  4. Mariia Vartuzova
  5. Matteo Richiardi
    6. , et al
CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA8/25 - August 1, 2025 - download  

Eliciting the marginal propensity to consume in surveys
  1. Thomas F. Crossley
  2. Paul Fisher
  3. Peter Levell
  4. Hamish Low
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-15 - July 29, 2025 - download  

Getting consent to survey in new ways: evidence from experiments about questions by text message in the Understanding Society Innovation Panel
  1. Jim Vine
  2. Annette Jäckle
  3. Jonathan Burton
  4. Mick P. Couper
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-14 - July 8, 2025 - download  

Wave 14 boost design development – pre-pilot work, pilot experiments, and final boost design decisions
  1. Jonathan Burton
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-12 - June 20, 2025 - download  
  1. Households
  2. Surveys
  3. Survey Methodology

Data quality: wave 14 continuing and boost samples
  1. Michaela Benzeval
  2. Memory Mhembere
  3. John Payne
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-10 - June 19, 2025 - download  
  1. Households
  2. Surveys
  3. Survey Methodology
  4. Demography

Maximising response in an address-based push-to-web survey: adjusting the communication and incentive strategies
  1. Pablo Cabrera Alvarez
  2. Peter Lynn
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-11 - June 19, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology

Nonresponse in address-based surveys
  1. Carla Xena
  2. Olena Kaminska
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-13 - June 19, 2025 - download  
  1. Households
  2. Surveys
  3. Survey Methodology
  4. Area Effects
  5. Geography

Wave 14 boost sample representativeness
  1. Jasmine Mitchell
  2. Pablo Cabrera Alvarez
  3. Peter Lynn
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-09 - June 19, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Demography
  4. Geography

Fieldwork outcomes at recruitment wave for Understanding Society’s second general population sample (GPS2)
  1. Joel Williams
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-08 - June 18, 2025 - download  
  1. Households
  2. Surveys
  3. Survey Methodology
  4. Poverty
  5. Area Effects
  6. Living Standards
  7. Geography

Selectivity of digital trace data: the case of the UK COVID-19 contact tracing apps
  1. Jim Vine
  2. Jonathan Burton
  3. Mick P. Couper
  4. Annette Jäckle
  5. Daniel Horn
    6. , et al
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-07 - June 13, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Psychology
  4. Information And Communication Technologies
  5. Health
  6. Covid-19
  7. Demography
  8. Science And Technology

The daughter penalty
  1. Sonia Bhalotra
  2. Damian Clarke
  3. Angelina Nazarova
ISER Working Paper Series, 2025-03 - May 28, 2025 - download  
  1. Labour Market
  2. Households
  3. Life Course Analysis
  4. Psychology
  5. Social Attitudes
  6. Household Economics
  7. Health
  8. Economics
  9. Demography
  10. Wages And Earnings
  11. Childbearing: Fertility
  12. Well Being
  13. Social Behaviour
  14. Sociology Of Households
  15. Caregiving
  16. Social Psychology

Non-response bias risks in sample sub-groups in Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study
  1. Jamie Moore
  2. Gabriele Durrant
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-03 - May 20, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Ethnic Groups

Quantifying the impacts of web-first sequential mixed mode survey design on UKHLS COVID-19 Study dataset quality
  1. Jamie Moore
  2. Gabriele Durrant
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-04 - May 20, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Health
  4. Covid-19

Survey mode change by necessity: evaluating survey dataset performance in a global pandemic
  1. Nicole James
  2. Jamie Moore
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-05 - May 20, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Health
  4. Covid-19

Two new solutions to the zero weights problem
  1. Jamie Moore
  2. Paul S. Clarke
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-06 - May 20, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Health
  4. Covid-19

Are interviewer administered follow-ups of web non-respondents still needed to maximise respondent dataset quality? Evidence using Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study
  1. Jamie Moore
  2. Pablo Cabrera Alvarez
  3. Gabriele Durrant
  4. Annette Jäckle
  5. Peter W. F. Smith
    6. , et al
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-02 - May 7, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Information And Communication Technologies

Are interviewer administered follow-ups of web non-respondents still needed to maximise respondent dataset quality? Evidence using Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study
  1. Jamie Moore
  2. Pablo Cabrera Alvarez
  3. Gabriele Durrant
  4. Annette Jäckle
  5. Peter W.F. Smith
    6. , et al
Survey Futures Working Paper Series, 2025-01 - May 7, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Information And Communication Technologies

Gender income inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: the role of government response
  1. Silvia Avram
  2. Daria Popova
  3. Irene Rioboo
CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA7/25 - April 22, 2025 - download  
  1. Labour Market
  2. Income Dynamics
  3. Microsimulation
  4. Health
  5. Covid-19
  6. Taxation
  7. Public Policy
  8. Wages And Earnings

Annual report on trends in panel attrition in Understanding Society, 2025 edition
  1. Pablo Cabrera Alvarez
  2. Peter Lynn
Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2025-01 - April 9, 2025 - download  
  1. Surveys
  2. Survey Methodology
  3. Demography

How has gender income inequality in Ireland and the UK changed and why?
  1. Silvia Avram
  2. Karina Doorley
  3. Claire Keane
  4. Daria Popova
CeMPA Working Paper Series, CEMPA6/25 - March 27, 2025 - download  
  1. Labour Market
  2. Income Dynamics
  3. Microsimulation
  4. Taxation
  5. Welfare Benefits
  6. Wages And Earnings

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