ISER researchers discuss their work in these blog posts.
Dr H. Xavier Jara with Professor Erik Schokkaert from the University of Leuven investigates the importance of taking into consideration a broader range of wellbeing indicators to assess the potential effect of policy reforms
Dr Gundi Knies looks at the impact of family incomes in a new blog for What Works Wellbeing
Being underweight may be an overlooked but crucial factor linking unemployment and poor health in the UK says Dr Amanda Hughes
Dr Alita Nandi and Dr Renee Luthra investigate how ethnic and and racial harassment could affect the victims' mental health
Our recent research looked at efforts to improve water quality in Mexico in the 1990s and we found this had a very significant impact on mortality rates among children.
Studies of income-related inequalities in obesity have traditionally focused on BMI. But are there better measures? Apostolos Davillas on why BMI is a noisy measure which does not distinguish between fat and lean body mass.
Mike Brewer explores whether the government's programme of free, part-time, childcare or early education for 3 and 4 year olds helps parents to undertake paid work
Nowcasting provides more timely statistics on poverty
Maternal mortality rates need to be reduced by two-thirds over the next 15 years to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. New research by Professor Sonia Bhalotra (University of Essex) and Professor Damian Clarke (University of Santiago de Chile) shows that a focus on girls' education may be one means of meeting this objective.
Professor Holly Sutherland reflects on how an academic innovation has grown to become an essential policy tool for Europe and beyond.
Professor Emilia Del Bono, together with Marco Francesconi (University of Essex), Yvonne Kelly and Amanda Sacker (both of UCL) explore whether more time with mothers may be better for children’s development
Professor Sonia Bhalotra on her new research on women in government in India.