Projects relating to health and well-being
Arguably, the most fundamental personal and societal goal is to maximise happiness. Once a fringe interest, research into well-being is now an established focus of research activity:
Evaluation of Individual Placement and Support
Randomised trial of Individual Placement Support for people with a health-related obstacle to work
Intergenerational Dynamics in Learning Engagement, Life Chances and Well-Being of Young People
An examining of intergenerational transmission of education and, separately, a consideration of variations in subjective well-being by ethnicity and migration ancestry.
Psychological distress among JSA claimants
Examining how mental well-being changes with length of time unemployed
Evaluation of Pathways to Work
Evaluating the employment and earnings effects of increased conditionality and support for claimants of incapacity benefits
Leaving Incapacity Benefit
Describing and modelling labour market outcomes among individuals leaving Incapacity Benefit
Poverty, Smoking and Lone Parenthood
Exploration of the reasons behind high levels of smoking among lone parents in Britain