Research Digest

The child poverty rate has been reduced by more than half in the last 25 years. [Dana Thomson, Renee Ryberg et al. – Child Trends, December 2022.] READ MORE

Early childhood policies should pay attention to the needs and aspirations of vulnerable families as defined within their context. [Lidia Panico and Liz Washbrook – Population Europe, [...]

Expected trends and policy considerations to boost revenue. [David Crowe, Jörg Haas, Valentine Millot, Łukasz Rawdanowicz and Sébastien Turban – OECD, 12 December 2022.] READ MORE

Literature review has showed that family functioning is positively associated with satisfaction with life. However, the internal mechanisms of this relationship are still unclear, especially [...]

The historic decline in fertility will touch nearly every area of state budgets in the coming years. Some fiscal effects have already emerged, while others will be relatively minor or won’t be [...]

This report examines variation in job quality and identifies its positive association with well-being, health, work engagement and the financial sustainability of work. [Laura Botey et al. [...]

This brief advocates for and highlights the benefits and includes examples of good practice from around the world; in addition, it provides recommendations for governments, donors, and [...]

For most, across different generations, gender, and seniority, work performance has improved as well as employees’ well-being, work-life balance, relationships, and even personal confidence. [...]

Results indicate the pattern of fertility polarization already seen in some low‐fertility countries: for the disadvantaged segment of the population, it is increasingly difficult to become [...]

As pandemic stressors continue, it needs to be addressed in schools. [Ashley Abramson – American Psychological Association, 1 January 2022.] READ MORE