Publications

The authors’ concern is with the relationship between household income and property value, within the context of the debate about the fairness of council tax – the property-based system of local taxation in England. Although located within this particular debate, the fundamental issue of the relationship between household income and property value is of relevance…

In this paper we present estimates of the penalty in pay associated with motherhood for 11 European countries. Firstly, analysis of the European Community Household Panel Survey (ECHP) reveals that significant penalties in pay exist within Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain and Portugal. Analysis for Germany (using the German Socio-Economic Panel) and the…

In 2024 the Skills and Employment Survey was conducted not only face-to-face but also via a web-telephone survey. This parallel run provides a way to explore the potential impact of the change in sampling design and mode on survey estimates.  This report and tables summarise the magnitude and direction of differences observed in the survey…

The internet is changing the way that knowledge is made and shared. Knowledge-making in face-to-face settings is being replaced by information gathering from remote sources, whose origins may be concealed but which can create an illusion of intimacy. Though remote communication is beneficial in many ways – modern societies would fail without it — and…

The WISERD Education Multi-Cohort Study (WMCS) is an annual longitudinal study to chart the progress of children and young people growing up in Wales. We follow cohorts from schools across Wales and ask questions about their experiences of school as well as their perspectives on current issues. This year, we included a set of questions…