In a blog for the Institute for Fiscal Studies, MiSoC student Sonkurt Sen with IFS co-authors Arun Advani and Ross Warwick explore the effect of A level choices on improving diversity among economists
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ISER researchers discuss their work in these blog posts.
Mandatory remote teaching could reduce inequality during the pandemic – but delivering it will be difficult
- Ayse Guveli
Asye Guveli writes for The Conversation
Better housing is crucial for our health and the Covid-19 recovery
Dr Amy Clair’s work with Adam Tinson for the Health Foundation thinktank shows housing problems are likely a significant component of the ‘syndemic’ that has led to greater risks of Covid-19 infection and serious complications for certain social groups
Will support for low-income families during school holidays improve children’s lives?
MiSoC’s Birgitta Rabe & co-authors write for the ESRC’s Economics Observatory on their research into the impact of extending free school meals for means-tested families into the school holidays.
A shadow pandemic of domestic violence: The potential role of job loss and unemployment benefits
- Sonia Bhalotra
In a blog for Vox EU, MiSoC’s Sonia Bhalotra explains how her research using data from Brazil shows that job loss contributes to the global surge in domestic violence witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the mechanisms behind that.
What are the effects of lockdown and recession on domestic violence?
- Sonia Bhalotra
MiSoC’s Sonia Bhalotra writes for the ESRC’s Economics Observatory on the ‘shadow pandemic’ that is the global surge of domestic violence since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
Is hate crime rising during the Covid-19 crisis?
- Alita Nandi
- Renee Luthra
Writing for the ESRC-funded Economics Observatory, MiSoC’s Renee Luthra and Alita Nandi explore whether the Covid-19 crisis is likely to create a more hostile environment for immigrants and ethnic minorities
What difference will the COVID Summer Food Fund make to children’s lives?
In a new blog for the ESRC’s Economics Observatory, Birgitta Rabe with co-authors Claire Crawford and Ellen Greaves investigate the likely impacts of the government’s decision to extend free school meals to children at home during term-time and over the summer holidays
Dr Malcolm Brynin – obituary
- David Rose
David Rose, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at ISER, pays tribute to our former colleague, Dr Malcolm Byrnin, who sadly passed away last week.
How will the response to coronavirus affect gender equality?
- Susan Harkness
Writing for the ESRC’s Economics Observatory, MiSoC’s Susan Harkness explores why women have borne such a heavy economic and caring burden during the coronavirus pandemic and whether the negative impact will persist
What are the prospects for young people joining the labour market now?
Writing for the ESRC’s new Economics Observatory, Emilia Del Bono and Angus Holford investigate the impact of the Covid-19 economic downturn on employment prospects for new graduates and current higher education students.
Open schools first for the hardest hit children
- Ayse Guveli
Writing for the LSE, MiSoC researcher Ayse Guveli explores the effect of Covid-19 related school closures on children’s educational opportunities and future outcomes, and how this varies by social and family background.