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The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex is home to a world-class team of survey and research experts who specialise in the production and analysis of longitudinal data – evidence which tracks changes in the lives of the same people over time. ISER enjoys an…

Institute for Social & Economic Research


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    Using mobile devices to understand spending

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017 15:14


    The development of mobile technology has brought with it some exciting opportunities for those interested in collecting data from households about their finances. Funded by the NCRM, Dr Jäckle has been working to gain a better understanding of household finances through better measurement. See https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/podcast/?id_specific=46title=Using%20mobile%20devices%20to%20understand%20spending

    Long term sickness: the costs to individuals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2015 8:43


    John Letizia, Director of Public Affairs for the Income Protection Insurance company UNUM discusses research commissioned from ISER to look at the cost to individuals of long term sickness.

    Poverty triggers and household change

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2014 14:09


    Professor Nick Buck, Director of Understanding Society, discusses two pieces of research using the study to look at movements in and out of poverty and household change.

    Childcare policy - has it had any impact?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2014 11:19


    Dr Birgitta Rabe talks about new research looking at the impact of recent childcare policies on children's educational outcomes and helping mothers into work.

    Family breakdown: who is hardest hit after couples split?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014 12:07


    Professor Mike Brewer talks about research for the Nuffield Foundation on the impacts on adults and children when couples split up.

    How couples respond when one loses a job

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2014 9:22


    Dr Karon Gush talks about research using the Understanding Society Innovation Panel to look at the responses of couples when one of them loses their job.

    Being green: environmental behaviours and attitudes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2014 9:34


    Professor Peter Lynn talks about early findings from the ESRC funded project, The distribution and dynamics of UK citizens’ environmental attitudes, behaviours and actions.

    The long shadow of recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2014 9:28


    Dr Mark Bryan discusses research findings from ISER's ESRC funded project, Understanding the impact of recession on labour market behaviour in Britain, which investigates the labour market responses of individuals and households to economic recession.

    School meets street: low achievement, school exclusion and youth crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2014 8:49


    What can schools do to stop young people becoming excluded and falling into a life of crime? ISER Associate Liz Spencer talks about recent research examining the process that links low achievement, school exclusion and involvement in crime among African-Caribbean boys and young men.

    Screen based media, sport and happiness - what makes our kids happy?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2014 10:35


    How much time do our children spend on screen based media and playing sport and how happy does it make them? Dr Cara Booker investigates using the Understanding Society Youth Panel.

    Who saves for retirement?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2014 0:09


    James Lloyd, Director of the Strategic Society Centre, talks about new research with ISER looking at pension reform and who is and isn't saving for their retirement.

    Understanding Society Innovation Panel Competition 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2014 9:22


    Dr Annette Jäckle outlines the fantastic opportunity for researchers to take part in this year's Understanding Society Innovation Panel Competition.

    Ethnicity, neighbourhoods and life satisfaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2014 11:09


    Dr Gundi Knies talks about new research exploring the links between ethnicity, neighbourhoods and life satisfaction.

    Sexual orientation and poverty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2013 15:04


    Dr Noah Uhrig discusses ground-breaking new research commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation exploring the links between sexual orientation and poverty.

    Educational aspirations and attitudes of boys and girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2013 7:04


    ISER PhD student Tina Rampino talks about new research looking at the differences between boys and girls when it comes to their educational aspirations and attitudes.

    Licensing and regulating the cannabis market in England and Wales

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2013 33:31


    Professor Stephen Pudney talks about a new report exploring the impact of a licensed and regulated cannabis market.

    What's a university degree worth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2013 8:46


    Professor Adeline Delavande talks about research looking at the perceptions of parents and children from different socio-economic backgrounds of the financial value of gaining a degree.

    Over-qualification of immigrants in the UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2013 8:49


    ISER PhD student Szilvia Altorjai talks about her research looking at the levels of qualifications of migrant workers compared with workers who were born in the UK.

    Does sample size matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2013 7:29


    Dr Olena Kaminska talks about her recently-published article for Statistics Views on why sample size matters in social science research.

    Do countries adapt to immigration?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2013 6:31


    Yvonni Markaki talks about the impact of immigration on European job markets.

    How green are we?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2013 8:43


    Dr Simonetta Longhi talks about a new research project examining the environmental attitudes and behaviours of people living in te UK.

    The influence of close family and friends on fertility

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2013 7:02


    Dr Paul Mathews talks about newly-published research showing that women who close family and friends are more likely to have a first and a second baby.

    Understanding Society: Wave 2 data release

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2013 8:41


    Professor Heather Laurie talks about the release of Wave 2 data from Understanding Society and the longitudinal research opportunities it provides.

    Who does the recycling at home?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2012 7:23


    Hazel Pettifor tests the hypothesis put forward in two recent studies that waste separation in the home is carried out, mostly by women.

    Impact of racism on ethnic minority families and their children

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2012 7:11


    Yvonne Kelly talks about the first ever UK analysis of the effect of racism on parents from ethnic minorities, and discusses the developmental impact on their children.

    Take up of free school meals: price effects and peer effects

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2012 7:59


    Angus Holford talks about research on how peer group pressure might encourage more children to take up their entitlement to free school meals.

    Innovation Panel data release: Waves 3 and 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2012 9:11


    Annette Jäckle talks about newly available data from the Understanding Society Innovation Panel and the wide ranging and exciting research opportunities it offers.

    How British is the UK?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2012 7:09


    Alita Nandi talks about recent research making use of Understanding Society data showing that people from ethnic minority backgrounds feel more British than their white counterparts.

    Measuring living standards with income and consumption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2012 8:27


    Mike Brewer talks about recent research, Measuring living standards with income and consumption: Evidence from the UK, explaining how we see a different picture of inequality when we use consumption rather than income as the measure.

    Inequality in achievements in adolescence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2012 7:56


    A new study finds that parents’ own academic achievements will impact significantly on their children’s chances of success at secondary school. Emila Del Bono talks to Christine Garrington about the research.

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