Do social policies improve health and reduce inequalities?
Long read: what can longitudinal data tell us about the impact of social policies?
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Do government policies work and for whom? How can we find out?
Longitudinal data can help to evaluate policies, and see unintended consequences
The ‘class ceiling’
Why do people from working class backgrounds earn less than people with the same qualifications from advantaged backgrounds?
Why a good Ofsted report can be bad for GCSE results
How do parents react to news about school quality?
We need a long-term evaluation culture
...and longitudinal data can help
Does university make you liberal?
…or are liberal people more likely to go to university?
Why we cite
Citation gives people credit, ensures accuracy, and protects against fraud
Are women and people with less education hit harder by stressful life events?
Does this explain differences in rates of depression?
Does mental health affect educational achievement?
Does poor mental health from 11-14 affect GCSE grades at 16?
Can education make us ‘greener’?
More schooling increases understanding of climate change, but does it change behaviour?
Adult education – the answer to Covid-related unemployment?
Funding for adult education could boost post-Covid employment