Research Digest

Ways in which social cohesion has been operationalized by statistical organizations, examining the definitions and concepts involved in its measurement.  [United Nations Economic Commission [...]

Significant developments that have received somewhat less attention in policy planning in the areas of income, housing, work and employment, and health. [Tadas Leončikas and Sanna Nivakoski [...]

Not only are older workers increasing in number, but their earning power has grown in recent decades. [Richard Fry and Dana Braga – Pew Research Center, 14 December 2023.] READ MORE

Family and labour-market policies are closely linked to each other and should be studied, discussed, evaluated and developed together. [Eleonora Mussino and Ann-Zofie Duvander – Journal of [...]

YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram remain the most widely used online platforms among teens. [Monica Anderson, Michelle Faverio and Jeffrey Gottfried – Pew Research Center, 11 December [...]

The research provides profound insights into the challenges facing families and how they seek to overcome these challenges. [Mary Daly and Agathe Osinski – University of Oxford, November [...]

The survey results show a nuanced picture of parents’ preferences, tending to seek action that relies on tax credits and in-kind benefits over large-scale government intervention. [Institute for [...]

Children with disabilities have the right to be nurtured and supported through responsive care and education, to receive adequate nutrition and social protection, and to enjoy play and leisure [...]

This new independent research aims to better understand the most effective way to provide parents who experience low income across Scotland with the support and information they need to support [...]

This paper sketches the breadth and depth of child poverty and material deprivation in Austria today, and discusses the potential longer-run economic costs of childhood disadvantage once [...]