The full programme shows all of the conference’s activities which will take place over three days at the University of Essex. On the 10th July, there will also be two pre-conference workshops. For more details about each event, try reading our conference highlights.
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Registration Day 1Essex Business School Foyer |
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Welcome and award of prizes Essex Business School 2.2
Michaela Benzeval
Chair: Michaela Benzeval |
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Plenary 1 - How do Families Deal with Adverse Labour Market Conditions? Children, Family Time Use and Consumption SmoothingEssex Business School 2.2
Richard Blundell
Chair: Mike Daly Plenary 1Essex Business School 2.2How do Families Deal with Adverse Labour Market Conditions? Children, Family Time Use and Consumption SmoothingPresenter: Richard Blundell (University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies), University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies Chair: Mike Daly
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Lunch Essex Business School 1.2 |
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Parallel Session AGeographically linked dataEssex Business School 1.1Benefit Sanctions in the UK: Employment and Mental Health EffectsPresenter: Liam Delaney, University of Stirling and University College Dublin Local food outlet exposure, food spending and obesity in England: Moving from correlation to causationPresenter: Tarra Penney, University of Cambridge Social Media Use and Children’s WellbeingPresenter: Emily Mcdool, University of Sheffield Chair: Birgitta Rabe
Family relationshipsEssex Business School 2.5Income, Welfare, Housing and the Transition to Higher Order Births in the UKPresenter: Ann Berrington , University of Southampton Do grandparents matter? Educational inequality across three generations in BritainPresenter: Min Zhang , The University of Manchester Parents, local house prices and leaving home in BritainPresenter: Sait Bayrakdar, University of Cambridge Chair: Caroline Bryson
Divorce, health and wealthEssex Business School 2.65Taking the long view: pensions and divorcePresenter: Debora Price , University of Manchester For better or worse? Chronic illness, couple-level responses and union dissolutionPresenter: Jack Lam, University of Queensland, Australia The effect of children on the long run consequences of divorcePresenter: Hayley Fisher, University of Sydney Chair: Hamish Low
Poverty dynamicsEssex Business School 2.1Low income dynamics among ethnic minorities in the UKPresenter: Ricky Kanabar , ISER, University of Essex Income Poverty Persistence and Multidimensional Poverty Persistence in ChilePresenter: Joaquin Prieto, Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Poverty in Newham: Exploring the factors affecting movement in and out povertyPresenter: Sarah Johnson , London Borough of Newham Chair: Peter Matejic
Impact workshop – engaging with the mediaEssex Business School 2.2Impact Workshop: Understanding Society research and media engagementPresenter: Jonathan Baker, University of Essex Chair: Raj Patel
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Coffee breakEssex Business School 1.2 |
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Drop-in session AEssex Business School 2.66
Raj Patel, Dr Alita Nandi, Professor Peter Lynn, Dr Violetta Paurtis, Dr Jon Burton and Dr Paul Fisher
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Parallel Session BFamily dynamics using harmonized cross-national dataEssex Business School 2.2Is There a Link Between the Divorce Revolution and the Cohabitation BoomPresenter: Brienna Perelli-Harris, University of Southampton The Role of Education in the Intersection of Partnership Transitions and Motherhood in Europe and the United StatesPresenter: Julia Mikolai, University of St Andrews Life-table Representations of Family Dynamics in the 21st CenturyPresenter: Gunnar Andersson, University of Stockholm Discussion – comparative research on family dynamics and harmonised dataPresenter: Tom Emery, Netherlands Institute for Demographic Research (NIDI) Chair: Ann Berrington
EmploymentEssex Business School 1.1Do Unions Cause Job Dissatisfaction? Evidence from a Quasi-ExperimentPresenter: Andy Charlwood, University of Leeds Contingent employment and labour market pathways: bridge or trap?Presenter: Mark Wooden , University of Melbourne The impact of immigration on UK native wagesPresenter: Deboshree Ghosh , University of Aberdeen Chair: Nick Buck
PoliticsEssex Business School 2.1Vote Choice and Economic Interests: A Test with Individual Income DataPresenter: Joan Serra , Ruhr University, Bochum The impact of 9/11 terrorists' attacks on labor market outcomes of Muslims in GermanyPresenter: Sumit Deole, MLU Halle-Wittenberg Melancholy Politics: Brexit as a consequence of weakening mainstream party attachment in the United KingdomPresenter: Gary Pollock, Manchester Metropolitan University Masked intolerance toward immigrants in the UK before and after the vote to leave the EUPresenter: Mathew Creighton, University College Dublin Chair: Alison Park
Methods and survey designEssex Business School 2.65A Comparison of Self-reported Sexual Identity Using Direct and Indirect QuestioningPresenter: Alessandra Gaia, ISER, University of Essex Homophily and Changing Social Access: Exploiting Social Network Kernel Inference from International SurveysPresenter: Nick Jones, Imperial College Identifying Household Effects on Individuals’ Environmental Behaviours in the UK – a Multilevel Modelling ApproachPresenter: Vivian-Hiu-Tung So, University of Southampton Random sampling and political opinion pollingPresenter: Luke Taylor , Kantar Public Chair: Ian Brunton-Smith
Income dynamicsEssex Business School 2.5Occupational Prices, Job Polarization and the Distribution of Occupational ReturnsPresenter: Ben Etheridge, University of Essex Time is money- What drives income mobility over time?Presenter: Celine Thevenot , OECD The Dynamics of Income inequality in China, Germany, the UK and the USPresenter: Tak Wing Chan , UCL Institute of Education DWP’s new Income Dynamics publicationPresenter: Peter Matejic, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Chair: Steve Pudney
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Drinks receptionEssex Business School 1.2Chair: TBC |
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Registration Day 2Essex Business School Foyer |
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Parallel Session CBHPS-Understanding Society harmonisationEssex Business School 2.2Saving Behaviour, Expectations and Financial HardshipPresenter: Karl Taylor, University of Sheffield Family dynamics and young adults’ homeownership transitions in Britain, Germany and AustraliaPresenter: Sait Bayrakdar, University of Cambridge The new harmonized BHPS-UKHLS data setPresenter: Laura Fumagalli, ISER, University of Essex Harmonised BHPS-Understanding Society data – user consultation sessionPresenter: Laura Fumagalli, ISER, University of Essex Chair: Michaela Benzeval
Genetic markers as instrumental variablesEssex Business School 1.1BMI and Well-being- A Mendelian randomization studyPresenter: Yanchun Bao , ISER, University of Essex Combining multiple SNPs in Mendelian randomization studies with continuous outcomePresenter: Yanchun Bao, ISER, University of Essex Body Mass Index (BMI) and Self-reported Sleep Duration: A Mendelian Randomization StudyPresenter: Victoria Garfield, University College London Chair: Meena Kumari
Gender and employmentEssex Business School 2.1Who benefits from flexible working? Gender and socioeconomic inequalities in 'flexible' workPresenter: Nicola Spencer Godfrey , University of Surrey Are you paying the price for your partner’s career?Presenter: Laura Langner, University of Oxford The ''when'' of gender inequalities: the family gap over the life course and over timePresenter: Gabriele Mari , University of Trento - School of Social Sciences Woman's Participation Decision and Partner's Labour Market Activity: Empirical Evidence from the United KingdomPresenter: Melisa Sayli , University of Manchester Chair: Susan Harkness
Ethnic diversity in the UK (part 1)Essex Business School 2.5Is unemployment of ethnic minorities related to occupational segregation?Presenter: Simonetta Longhi, University of Reading Persisting disadvantages: A study of labour market dynamics of ethnic unemployment and earningsPresenter: Anthony Heath, University of Oxford The working mother-in-law effect on the labour force participation of immigrant and second-generation womenPresenter: Albert Arcarons , European University Institute Does ethnic concentration influence gender role views? A study across first and second generation ethnic groups in England and WalesPresenter: Carolina Zuccotti , University of Brighton Chair: Lucinda Platt
Wellbeing and incomeEssex Business School 2.65The pursuit of happiness: does wealth play a role for life satisfaction?Presenter: Tobias Schmidt , Deutsche Bundesbank The impact of weekend working on well-being in the UKPresenter: Andrew Bryce , University of Sheffield The Psychological Impact of Hours-Underemployment: Working Fewer Hours than Desired Predicts Psychological Distress in two British SamplesPresenter: Victoria Mousteri, Behavioural Science Centre, University of Stirling Long-standing financial distress: Do people adapt?Presenter: Ujjwal Kumar Das , University of Leeds Chair: Gundi Knies
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Coffee breakEssex Business School 1.2 |
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Drop-in session BEssex Business School 2.66
Professor Meena Kumari, Dr Melissa Smart, Professor Annette Jackle, Professor Nick Buck, Dr Laura Fumagalli, Dr Gundi Knies and Graham Jolliffe
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Plenary 2 - “Are we creatures of habit? Persistence and change in adult health behaviours in England” Essex Business School 2.2
Hilary Graham and Heather Wardle
Chair: Michaela Benzeval Are we creatures of habit? Persistence and change in adult health behaviours in EnglandEssex Business School 2.2Are we creatures of habit? Persistence and change in adult health behaviours in EnglandPresenter: Professor Hilary Graham and Dr Heather Wardle, University of York & Heather Wardle Research Ltd Chair: Michaela Benzeval
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LunchEssex Business School 1.2 |
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Features of the Understanding Society studyEssex Business School 2.65
Dr Birgitta Rabe, Professor Meena Kumari, Dr Melissa Smart, Professor Michaela Benzeval, Dr Gundi Knies
Chair: Victoria Nolan Features of Understanding SocietyEssex Business School 2.65Linked education dataPresenter: Birgitta Rabe , ISER, University of Essex Biomarker, genetics and epigenetics dataPresenter: Meena Kumari, Melissa Smart and Michaela Benzeval, ISER, University of Essex Geographical dataPresenter: Gundi Knies , ISER, University of Essex Chair: Victoria Nolan
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Parallel Session DHousehold Finances (part 1)Essex Business School 1.1Participation in workplace pension schemes and the effect of provision: evidence from the United KingdomPresenter: Bernardo Nunes , University of Stirling Saving Behavior around Intended and Unintended ChildbirthsPresenter: Mette Ejrnaes , Unviersity of Copenhagen The interest rate exposure of euro area householdsPresenter: Panagiota-Tetti Tzamourani, Deutsche Bundesbank Chair: Tom Crossley
Health Essex Business School 2.1Does the month of birth affect long-term educational and health outcomes in Northern Ireland? A population-based analysis.Presenter: Stefanie Doebler , University of Liverpool Exploring common mental illness as a driver of internal migration in Great BritainPresenter: Sam Wilding , University of Southampton The Effects of Childhood Health on Young Adult Education OutcomesPresenter: Narayan Sastry , University of Michigan Chair: Ellen Flint
Ethnic diversity in the UK (part 2)Essex Business School 2.5Ethnic differences in aspirations and realities in the transition to adulthoodPresenter: Ann Berrington , University of Southampton Explaining the persistence of Labour Party partisanship among young ethnic minoritiesPresenter: Nicole Martin , ISER, University of Essex Unravelling the “immigrant health paradox”: acculturation, discrimination, and health behaviours of the foreign born and their childrenPresenter: Renee Luthra, University of Essex Chair: Lucinda Platt
CNEF workshop - introductionISER Seminar RoomCNEF workshop – introduction: This session provide an overview of the CNEF, information about the country files that are included, and the data coverage.Presenter: Dean Lillard , Ohio State University, USA Chair: Michaela Benzeval
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Coffee Break Essex Business School 1.2 |
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Parallel Session EHousehold Finances (part 2)Essex Business School 1.1Improving the measurement of income and spending in surveys.Presenter: Mike Brewer , ISER, University of Essex Participation in a Mobile App survey to collect expenditure data as part of a large-scale probability household panel: response rates, response biases and data qualityPresenter: Annette Jäckle, ISER, University of Essex Mortgage equity withdrawal, risk preferences and financial capabilityPresenter: Vivien Burrows , University of Reading Chair: Tom Crossley
Health Economics Essex Business School 2.5The income-health gradient: Evidence from self-reported health and biomarkers using longitudinal data on incomePresenter: Apostolos Davillas, ISER, University of Essex Biomarkers as precursors of disabilityPresenter: Steve Pudney , University of Sheffield Assortative Mating: A Genetic AssessmentPresenter: Climent Quintana-Domeque, University of Oxford Chair: Ben Etheridge
Health, wellbeing and ageingEssex Business School 2.1Does leisure engagement affect wellbeing? Health, wellbeing and leisure engagement among adults and young peoplePresenter: Jane Lakey, Natcen Social Research Men’s health and intergenerational living arrangements in Russia: Causal and selection effectsPresenter: Natalia Permyakova, University of Southampton Longitudinal associations between co-resident caregiving and problematic sleep among older adultsPresenter: Emma Maun , King's College London Chair: Cara Booker
Epigenetics in Understanding Society Essex Business School 2.65Genome wide methylation analysis of lipids in Understanding Society (wave 3)Presenter: Tyler Gorrie-Stone , University of Essex Integrating genetic and epigenetic variation in the Understanding Society: mQTLs and complex trait polygenic scoresPresenter: Eilis Hannon , Exeter University Smoking history and genome wide DNA methylation in Understanding Society (wave 3).Presenter: Alex Andrayas , University of Essex Epigenetic profiles, ageing and social positionPresenter: Amanda Hughes , ISER, University of Essex Chair: Meena Kumari
CNEF workshop - practical sessionEssexLab (ISER)CNEF workshop – practical workshopPresenter: Dean Lillard, Ohio State University, USA Chair: Dean Lillard
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Conference DinnerWivenhoe House Hotel |
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Registration Day 3Essex Business School Foyer |
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Parallel Session FThe role of interviewers in survey measurementEssex Business School 2.5The accuracy of using paradata to detect and understand interviewer question-reading deviations.Presenter: Jennifer Kelley, ISER, University of Essex Examining the Validity of Interviewers' Ratings of Respondents' Health (via Skype)Presenter: Dana Garbarski , Loyola University Chicago Detecting and understanding interviewer effects on survey data using a cross-classified mixed-effects location scale modelPresenter: Ian Brunton-Smith , University of Warwick Chair: Peter Lynn
Wellbeing (ONS symposium) - 4 x 20 minutesEssex Business School 1.1Constructing the Age UK Index of Wellbeing in Older Age using Understanding Society dataPresenter: José Iparraguirre, Age UK The links between children’s subjective well-being and their experiences of family relationships and being bullied: A longitudinal analysisPresenter: Gwyther Rees, York University Employment to Unemployment Transitions and Wellbeing- unpacking gender differencesPresenter: Alita Nandi, ISER, University of Essex Using Understanding Society to gain a fuller picture on the wellbeing impacts of commutingPresenter: Kiron Chatterjee, University of the West of England Chair: Dawn Snape
Gender and parenting Essex Business School 2.1Motherhood, Employment, and the Dynamics of Women’s Attitudes towards Traditional Gender-role ViewsPresenter: Muzhi Zhou, University of Oxford How Entry into Parenthood Shapes Gender Role Attitudes: New Evidence from Longitudinal UK dataPresenter: Elena Grinza , University of Turin Parents’ Relationship Quality with Children and Life Satisfaction: A Dyadic AnalysisPresenter: Deniz Yucel , William Paterson University of New Jersey Chair: Gunnar Anderson
Relationships, finance and living arrangementsEssex Business School 2.65The effect of changing financial incentives on repartneringPresenter: Hayley Fisher , University of Sydney Separation and housing trajectories in Britain – Opportunities and challenges of using sequence analysis on panel dataPresenter: Julia Mikolai, University of St Andrews A new look at the housing consequences of partnership dissolutionPresenter: Rory Coulter, University College London Chair: Tak Wing Chan
Economics and Public Policy (IFS symposium)Essex Business School 2.2How important is leverage? Investigating the link between consumption and leverage using two samplesPresenter: Peter Levell, Institute for Fiscal Studies The gender pay gap in the UKPresenter: Monica Costa Dias, Institute for Fiscal Studies Mobility and the Lifetime Distributional Impact of Tax and Transfer ReformsPresenter: Barra Roantree, Institute for Fiscal Studies Chair: Tom Crossley
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Coffee BreakEssex Business School 1.2 |
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Plenary 3 - Ethnicity and Identity: new perspectives Essex Business School 2.2
Lucinda Platt
Chair: Vernon Gayle Ethnicity and Identity: new perspectivesEssex Business School 2.2Plenary 3 - Ethnicity and Identity: new perspectivesPresenter: Lucinda Platt, LSE Chair: Vernon Gayle
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Message of thanks Essex Business School 2.2
Michaela Benzeval
Chair: Michaela Benzeval |
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LunchEssex Business School 1.2 |
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Features of the Understanding Society studyEssex Business School 2.65
Professor Annette Jäckle and Dr Alita Nandi
Chair: Victoria Nolan Features of Understanding SocietyEssex Business School 2.65EMB/ IEMB dataPresenter: Alita Nandi, ISER, University of Essex Innovation panelPresenter: Annette Jäckle, ISER, University of Essex Partnership history dataPresenter: Alita Nandi, ISER, University of Essex Chair: Victoria Nolan
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Parallel Session GLongitudinal survey participation Essex Business School 2.5Using Call Record Data to Investigate Household Response Outcomes : Evidence from Understanding Society DataPresenter: Olga Maslovskaya, University of Southampton Targeted use of data collection modes in a household panel contextPresenter: Peter Lynn, ISER, University of Essex Moving Understanding Society to mixed mode: effects on response and attritionPresenter: Hannah Carpenter, Kantar Public Chair: Joachim Winter
Wellbeing and life satisfaction Essex Business School 1.1Does clean air make you happy?Presenter: Sarah Knight, University of York How commuting influences subjective wellbeingPresenter: Kiron Chatterjee, University of the West of England Chair: Simonetta Longhi
Parenting, employment and health Essex Business School 2.1The Gender of the First Child and Parents' Labour Supply in the UKPresenter: Dan Brown , University of Oxford Parental work hour demands and quality time with childrenPresenter: Stefanie Hoherz, Centre for Population Change A longitudinal analysis of family forms, ethnicity and life chancesPresenter: Polly Mckinlay, University of Oxford Chair: Mark Wooden
Education Essex Business School 2.2It's not how much you work but how. The production function for performance among university students.Presenter: Angus Holford, ISER, University of Essex Working Class Kids and School Qualifications: An Investigation of Scottish Education Using Longitudinal and Administrative Social Science DataPresenter: Vernon Gayle , University of Edinburgh The Effect of University Tuition Fees on Children's Educational AspirationsPresenter: Lena Hassani Nezhad , Royal Holloway, University of London Chair: Birgitta Rabe
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Coffee breakEssex Business School 1.2 |
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