Latest news, updates and announcements from the Institute for Social and Economic Research.
In a study newly published by the European Economic Review, MiSoC researchers Matthias Parey and Marco Francesconi look at the gender gaps in pay and university education after graduation, and explore the reasons behind them
New study shows that grandparents' class still affects grandchildren's life chances in contemporary UK society just as earlier research showed for mid-20th century Britain
Inflated house prices and high rents in major cities are damaging the employment prospects for millions of young workers across the European Union, according to a new World Bank report, using our microsimulation tool EUROMOD, for key analysis
New study investigates the common factors shaping political and ethnic identities among minority and majority populations in the UK
This year's edition considers three key areas: gender inequality and family change, quality of life in older age and 'green lives'
New studies for the SOUTHMOD project presented at the international Think Development Think WIDER conference in Helsinki
What is the evidence that insecure housing can impact on health and wellbeing - MiSoC event discusses new research as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science
Debate event as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science asks how can employers make a much bigger difference to gender equality? Can equality at work be achieved without equality in the home? What does a gender perspective on social security reveal and what are the effects of Universal Credit for women on low income?
New NHS Scotland report tests policy ideas using our tax-benefit microsimulation model to see the potential impact on premature death rates and other health inequalities
'Toward a New Social Contract : Taking on Distributional Tensions in Europe and Central Asia' proposes three overall policy principles to help address rising inequality and increased vulnerability in society
Professor Sonia Bhalotra writes about her new research in The Conversation
Using our tax benefit microsimulation model EUROMOD to provide policy makers with new estimates of 2017 poverty and income inequality levels in European countries