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Expenditure patterns post-welfare reform in the UK: are low-income families starting to catch up?

Gregg, Paul; Waldfogel, Jane; Washbrook, Elizabeth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005

In this paper we provide evidence on how the UK government’s welfare reforms since 1998 have affected the material well-being of children in low-income families. We examine changes in expenditure patterns and ownership of durable goods for low- and higher-income families between the pre-reform...

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Labour's record on cash transfers, poverty, inequality and the lifecycle 1997 - 2010

Hills, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

Cash transfers (benefits and tax credits) are crucial to the way that inequalities develop over time. This paper looks at how Labour’s aims, policies and achievements on poverty and inequality related to its reforms of and spending on cash transfers. - Labour’s aims for poverty and...

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From the cradle to the labor market? The effect of birth weight on adult outcomes

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

Lower birth weight babies have worse outcomes, both short-run in terms of one year mortality rates and longer run in terms of educational attainment and earnings. However, recent research has called into question whether birth weight itself is important or whether it simply reflects other...

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Educational attainment, labour market institutions, and the structure of production

Nickell, Stephen J; Redding, Stephen; Swaffield, Joanna - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002

A key feature of OECD economic growth since the early 1970s has been the secular decline in manufacturing’s share of GDP and the secular rise of service sectors. This paper examines the role played by relative prices, technology, factor endowments, and labour market institutions in the process...

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The effect of parental wealth on children’s outcomes in early adulthood

Karagiannaki, Eleni - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

This paper presents the first UK estimates of the association between parental wealth during adolescence and a range of children’s outcomes in early adulthood. Parental wealth is positively associated with all outcomes examined (which include educational attainment, employment, earnings and...

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Schools in disadvantaged areas: recognising context and raising quality

Lupton, Ruth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

Both educational attainment and school quality are typically lower in disadvantaged areas than others and much recent policy attention has been focused on each. This paper looks at the quality problem, exploring the relationships between disadvantaged contexts, what schools do, and the quality...

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Happiness in transition: the case of Kyrgyzstan

Namazie, Ceema; Sanfey, Peter - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1998

divorced. There appears to be little correlation between happiness and either gender or education level. We find some evidence …

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Hooray for GDP!

Oulton, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

Should raising the growth rate of GDP per capita be a policy goal of governments in general, and of the British government in particular? Many people would say no, for the following reasons: 1) GDP is hopelessly flawed as a measure of welfare; 2) Growing GDP is pointless since most people don’t...

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Happy talk: mode of administration effects on subjective well-being

Dolan, Paul; Kavetsos, Georgios - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

Research on the measurement of subjective well-being (SWB) has escalated in recent years. This study contributes to the literature by examining how SWB reports differ by mode of survey administration. Using data from the 2011 Annual Population Survey in the UK, we find that individuals...

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Are you happy while you work?

Bryson, Alex; MacKerron, George - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

literature includes influences on individuals’ momentary happiness. We contribute to this literature using a new data source … effects of working on two aspects of affect: happiness and relaxation. We find paid work is ranked lower than any of the other … equivalent to a 7-8% reduction in happiness relative to circumstances in which one is not working. Paid work has a similar though …

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