Research Digest

This paper seeks to identify parameters for a politically achievable paid leave proposal, using polling and interviews to illustrate what an approach to paid leave that puts parents first might [...]

Indians accept women as political leaders, but many favor traditional gender roles in family life. [Jonathan Evans, Neha Sahgal, Ariana Monique Salazar, Kelsey Jo Starr and Manolo Corichi – [...]

Relationships to parents, friendship quality, socioeconomic status, and puberty onset are all linked to both cognitive and well-being outcomes. [Delia Fuhrmann, Anne-Laura van Harmelen and Rogier [...]

The present trends, alongside the lack of sustainable resourcing strategies, will put considerable constraints on public finances in low- and middle-income countries. [UNICEF Office of Research – [...]

The COVID-19 context has created the most severe disruption to education systems in recent history. [Meliza González, Tianna Loose, Maite Liz, Mónica Pérez, Juan I. Rodríguez- Vinçon, Clementina [...]

The global pandemic, involving restrictions on movement, social distancing and the displacement of many work activities to the home, has created an upsurge of interest in changes in the [...]

Economic research on the safety net has evolved significantly over time, moving away from a near exclusive focus on the negative incentive effects of means-tested assistance on employment, [...]

Parental leave is not only beneficial for the mother and child but also has broad implications for fathers’ wellbeing. [Helena Honkaniemi, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Mikael Rostila and Sol P. [...]

Societal, organisational, institutional and psychological factors that explain why time poverty is often under appreciated, while reducing it is key to promote psychological and economic [...]

The pandemic has brought millions of children more face-to-face with challenges ranging from lost health insurance and bare pantries to the threat of homelessness due to eviction or foreclosure. [...]