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Local unemployment changes the springboard effect of low pay: evidence from England
Provider or father? British men’s work hours and work hour preferences after the birth of a child
Stefanie Hoherz, Mark L. Bryan
Unemployment, employment precarity, and inflammation
Rachel C. Sumner, Rachel Bennett, Ann-Marie Creaven, Stephen Gallagher
Is there a fatherhood wage premium? A reassessment in societies with strong male-breadwinner legacies
Happy free willies? Investigating the relationship between freelancing and subjective well-being
Peter van der Zwan, Jolanda Hessels, Martijn Burger
Are flexible work arrangements associated with lower levels of chronic stress-related biomarkers? A study of 6025 employees in the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Tarani Chandola, Cara L. Booker, Meena Kumari, Michaela Benzeval
Contributions of path-dependency and social capital drivers to housing tenure transitions in Britain
Acute health shocks and labour market outcomes: evidence from the post crash era
Andrew M. Jones, Nigel Rice, Francesca Zantomio
Gender divisions of paid and unpaid work in contemporary UK couples
Anne McMunn, Lauren Bird, Elizabeth Webb, Amanda Sacker
The relationship between personality and job satisfaction across occupations
Maria Törnroos, Markus Jokela, Christian Hakulinen
Examining the link between flexible working arrangement bundles and employee work effort
Argyro Avgoustaki, Ioulia Bessa
The disutility of commuting? The effect of gender and local labor markets
Nikita Jacob, Luke Munford, Nigel Rice, Jennifer Roberts
Migration versus immobility, and ties to parents
Self-employment and allostatic load
Pankaj C. Patel, Marcus T. Wolfe, Trenton A. Williams
Contemporary ethnic minority entrepreneurship in the UK
Elizabeth Daniel, Andrew Henley, Muhammad Naveed Anwar
A shorter working week for everyone: how much paid work is needed for mental health and well-being?
Daiga Kamerāde, Senhu Wang, Brendan Burchell, Sarah Ursula Balderson, Adam Coutts
Ethnicity, gender and household effects on becoming NEET: an intersectional analysis
Carolina V. Zuccotti, Jacqueline O’Reilly
A new family equilibrium? Changing dynamics between the gender division of labor and fertility in Great Britain, 1991–2017
The dynamics of income inequality: the case of China in a comparative perspective
Tak Wing Chan, John Ermisch, Rob Gruijters
Does the higher education expansion in the UK reduce the returns to education? A comparison of returning-from-work versus fresh out-of-school graduates
Do low-paid workers benefit from the urban escalator? Evidence from British cities
Sanne Velthuis, Paul Sissons, Nigel Berkeley
The role of personality traits in pension decisions: findings and policy recommendations
Monetary policy and the gender pay gap: evidence from UK households
Nicholas Apergis, Tasawar Hayat, Nasser A. Kadasah
Long work hours, weekend working and depressive symptoms in men and women: findings from a UK population-based study
Gillian Weston, Afshin Zilanawala, Elizabeth Webb, Livia A. Carvalho, Anne McMunn