Research Digest

Young people are the most affected demographic when it comes to the world’s rising socio-economic, political and environmental crises. Yet, they are also the best placed to lead the [...]

The report presents research on care work during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on structural barriers that prevent equitable distribution of caregiving between women and men. While data show [...]

Childhood experiences, both positive and negative, shape the physical, mental, and social health of individuals throughout their entire lives. Early childhood adversity and its residual effects [...]

East–West differences in the outcomes of intentions to postpone or forego (further) childbearing have not been previously examined. With two panel waves of the Generations and Gender Survey in [...]

This indicator measures the financial disincentives to participate in the labour market for a jobseeker claiming unemployment benefits. It calculates the proportion of earnings that are lost to [...]

COVID-19 – its associated public health responses and social and economic impacts – is likely to have multiple deleterious effects on mental health, including elevated risks of anxiety and [...]

The report projects an outlook for the economy and the Australian Government’s budget over the next 40 years. It examines the long-term sustainability of current policies and how demographic, [...]

Healthy Life Years (HLY) is a prominent summary indicator for evaluating and comparing the levels of population health status across Europe. [Markus Sauerberg – SSM Population Health, [...]

Proponents of early childhood education and care programs cite evidence that high-quality center-based childcare has positive impacts on child development, particularly for disadvantaged [...]

Paid parental leave offerings in the U.S. are relatively rare and unequal. Yet, little is known about public opinions about paid leave and the factors that distinguish adults’ attitudes about [...]