Working Papers
Effect of interview modes on measurement of identity is an Understanding Society Working Paper. The paper investigates the effect of interview mode on responses to attitudinal and autobiographical questions: a 13-item multidimensional identity module. Download the Working Paper from the Understanding Society website
Decomposing pay gaps across the wage distribution: investigating inequalities of ethno-religious groups and disabled people is an ISER Working Paper. The paper provides a contemporary account of inequalities in pay of disabled people and those from selected minority ethno-religious groups. It investigates whether pay gaps are a consequence of individual earning potential as represented, for example, by … More Decomposing pay gaps across the wage distribution
Design of the Understanding Society ethnic minority boost sample is an Understanding Society Working Paper. The paper paper describes the special measures taken to boost the sample of members of five key minority ethnic groups in Great Britain. Download the Working Paper from the Understanding Society website
Developing ethnic identity questions for Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study is an Understanding Society Working Paper. It describes the process of development of a series of new ethnic identity questions, fielded in Wave 2 of Understanding Society. Download the Working Paper from the Understanding Society website.
Judicial review litigation as an incentive to change in local authority public services in England and Wales is an ISER Working Paper. The paper considers the relationship between levels of judicial review litigation and the quality of local government services. It also considers the way local government officials perceive judicial review and argues that reactions cannot be … More Judicial review litigation
Who are the UK’s minority ethnic groups? Issues of identification and measurement in a longitudinal study highlights issues related to measuring ethnicity and ethnic identity. The discussion is based on an extensive review of the literature and an intensive consultation process undertaken as part of the development of the ethnicity focused strand of Understanding Society. Download the … More Who are the UK’s minority ethnic groups?
Does judicial review influence the quality of Local Authority Services? is an ISER Working Paper. The paper raises some of the key issues that emerged from a study of the impact of judicial review litigation on the quality of local government services in England and Wales. Download the Working Paper from the ISER website
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