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Great turnout for the Scottish Economic Society's #IEA2026 session on "Work Quality in Polarised Times". Thanks to Birthe Larsen, Johanna Rickne and Golo Henseke for insightful presentations, and Rachel Forshaw for chairing. #EconSky #LabourEconomics
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Work. Life. Health. Connecting the dots on socioeconomic wellbeing.
The Scottish Economic Society is proud to support #CeLMRHERU2026 at the University of Aberdeen on 3rd June, bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners.
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Mental well-being among young people in the UK has worsened sharply in recent years - especially for women under 25.
Blanchflower, Bryson, and Bell examine long-run evidence in:
"Deteriorating Mental Well-Being of the Young in the UK"
doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.70050
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📢 250 years of "The Wealth of Nations"
On 5 June in Kirkcaldy, Adam Smith Global Foundation hosts a day of events marking the anniversary of Adam Smith’s "The Wealth of Nations".
📚 Symposium
🎓 Masterclasses
🌍 Evening discussion
Register here:
www.adamsmithglobalfoundation.com/250won
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Collective bargaining is in decline, especially in many low-paying sectors.
In hospitality, only 3% of workers are union members and only 9% of jobs are covered by a collective agreement.
Read our latest research: buff.ly/3xOPY6g
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U.S. partisan conflict matters most during periods of unusually high or low stock market returns and volatility.
Mighri, Ragoubi, and Sarwar
"Do Stock Market Return and Volatility Respond to U.S. Partisan Conflict Uncertainty?"
doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.70075
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📢 New report out today! 📢
➡️ Access the report here: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
📊 What did we find?
🔸 Most of the socio-economic background (SEB) and ethnic inequalities in entry to professional occupations are driven by employer-side decisions made during the recruitment process
