Research Digest

From when to go to the office to why work in the first place, employees have a new “worth it” equation. And there’s no going back. [Microsoft, 16 March 2022.] READ MORE

It is estimated that globally mental health conditions affect about one in seven children and adolescents ages 10–19. [Priscilla Idele, Prerna Banati, Manasi Sharma, Camila Perera and David [...]

Greater duration of screen time is weakly but significantly correlated with externalizing (eg, aggression, inattention) and internalizing (eg, anxiety, depression) behavior problems. [Rachel [...]

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, [...]