Research Digest

Measures put in place  posed unprecedented disruptions for youth aged 15 to 29 with the shift to virtual learning, loss of employment opportunities and the decline of mental health and [...]

The measures examined are characterized by their variety and their rapid changeability. [Ulrich Becker and Anika Seemann (Ed.) – Nomos, October 2022]. READ MORE

While efforts to introduce a new federal paid family leave program continue to stall in Congress, the number of states that have introduced their own programs climbed to 11 last year. [Joshua [...]

A declining median age at first union in the former Soviet republics before and immediately after the transition from socialism balances the impact of increased union instability.  [Sunnee [...]

Using linked U.S. birth and infant death data with a difference-in-differences framework, the study finds that a 6-week plan in California reduced the post-neonatal mortality rate. [Feng Chen – [...]

This report exposes the dangers of a post-pandemic austerity shock, far more premature and severe than the one that followed the global financial crisis. [Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummings, [...]

The pandemic presents an opportunity for governments to reform existing legislation relating to flexible working and the right to disconnect. [Xi Wen Chan, Sudong Shang, Paula Brough, Adrian [...]

Growing evidence shows an association between in utero exposure to natural disasters and child behavioral problems, but we still know little about the development of specific psychopathology in [...]

The analysis reveals strongly elevated second birth rates among men and women in the managerial classes, and upward mobility after the first birth is associated with higher second birth rates, [...]

As part of the Government’s response to Race and Ethnic Disparities, the Children’s Commissioner has published this unique and comprehensive picture of family life today in the UK. [UK Children’s [...]