Latest news, updates and announcements from the Institute for Social and Economic Research.
British ethnic minority graduates are between 5 and 15 % less likely to be employed than their white British peers six months after graduation, finds first-ever comparison of how university choices, parental background and social class impact on ethnic minorities' jobs and earnings
An ambitious research and development project which will build tax-benefit microsimulation models for countries in Africa, Asia and South America
Bringing together the world’s leading experts in experimental economics, who are currently working on education and the development of socio-emotional skills in children and adolescents.
Research will help policy makers and healthcare providers to understand how ethnic minorities experience harassment and its impact on their lives
Administrative data from schools now linked to the rich data provided by Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study, giving researchers new opportunities to trace the impact of socio-economic situations on children's results, attendance and behaviour.
By framing policy differently, it may be possible to alter the design of welfare benefits so as to encourage people to take up work without necessarily cutting financial support
The latest edition of our annual compilation of interesting policy relevant research using data from Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Closing deadline is 5 February 2016, with fully-funded studentships open to all suitably qualified applicants, regardless of nationality, with supervision in economics, applied social and economic research, survey methodology or health research.
Professor Sonia Bhalotra hosts a one-day international workshop on 4 December showcasing new research investigating the causal mechanisms involved in creating health capital and in the formation of skills from health capital
New data includes responses on sports participation, on religious identity for young people and on our Christmas traditions. Data is now available from 228,000 interviews with just over 70,000 adults and their households, including 10,000 10-15 year olds, covering financial, health, work, family and social information.
Register for our event discussing new research with policy-makers, local authorities, housing providers, researchers, charities and campaigners at the Royal Institute of British Architects on 10 December.
Study by Steve Pudney, Emilia Del Bono and Mark Bryan examined the financial impact of legalising or regulating cannabis and is used as evidence by the Treasury for their analysis ahead of the public-prompted parliamentary debate on legalisation.