Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 78
Cover Image
Ethnic segregation in England's schools
Burgess, Simon; Wilson, Deborah - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
We document ethnic segregation in secondary schools in England in 2001 in order to contribute to the debate on the degree of ethnic group social integration. We use indices of dissimilarity and isolation to compare the patterns of segregation across nine ethnic groups. We find that levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126640
Cover Image
Small-area measures of income poverty
Fenton, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
This paper considers techniques for measuring the prevalence of income poverty within small areas, or “neighbourhoods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126331
Cover Image
Small-area measures of income poverty
Fenton, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
This paper considers techniques for measuring the prevalence of income poverty within small areas, or “neighbourhoods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071218
Cover Image
Life satisfaction, ethnicity and neighbourhoods: is there an effect of neighbourhood ethnic composition on life satisfaction?
Knies, Gundi; Nandi, Alita; Platt, Lucinda - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
Using a rich, nationally representative data set with a large sample of minorities and matched small area characteristics, we explore differences in life satisfaction for ethnic groups living in UK. We test the hypothesis that minorities will be less satisfied, which will in part be explained by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746715
Cover Image
Ethnic inventors, diversity and innovation in the UK: evidence from patents microdata
Nathan, Max - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
Ethnic inventors play important roles in US innovation systems, especially in high-tech regions like Silicon Valley. Do ‘ethnicity-innovation’ channels exist elsewhere? This paper investigates, using a new panel of UK patents microdata. In theory, ethnicity might affect positively innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126072
Cover Image
2000 families: identifying the research potential of an origins-of-migration study
Güveli, Ayşe; Ganzeboom, Harry; Baykara-Krumme, Helen; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
Despite extensive recent advances in the empirical and theoretical study of migration, certain critical areas in the analysis of European migration remain relatively underdeveloped both theoretically and empirically. Specifically, we lack studies that both incorporate an origin comparison and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126335
Cover Image
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125921
Cover Image
Neighbourhood management and the future of urban areas
Power, Anne - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
This paper is about low-income neighbourhoods, their organisation and management. It is not a study in deprivation, but …-level problems. It addresses environmental and social problems within neighbourhoods as part of a wider understanding of social … British examples, many of the issues are relevant to other countries. Although its focus is on low-income urban neighbourhoods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126202
Cover Image
Is targeting deprived areas an effective means to reach poor people? An assessment of one rationale for area-based funding programmes
Tunstall, Rebecca; Lupton, Ruth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
Area-based programmes have long been a feature of urban policy in the UK. One rationale is that they are an effective means to target poor people. Area deprivation indices are used to identify areas for targeting. This paper reviews the different results produced by these indices. It then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126662
Cover Image
Does the underground economy hold back financial deepening? Evidence from the Italian credit market
Gobbi, Giorgio; Zizza, Roberta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
The paper investigates the relationship between underground activities and financial deepening. The access to external finance requires entrepreneurs to disclose credible information through formal documentation. This requirement may be impossible to oblige to for many informal producers who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744823