Andrew Dunn
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EU youth prospects This week a major conference of EU leaders discussed youth unemployment in Europe see EU papers, news and report on youth employment in Europe Also on this theme a recent paper in the open access journal Demographic research Youth prospects in a time of economic recession IPPR has also published a report […]
Government at a glance
Government at a glance. The OECD publishes a report measuring government performance across the 34 member countries of the OECD. They include service provision and delivery. It has 50 indicators these can be read online in the book or downloaded into excel. Also useful in cross comparing government performance is the World Bank site this has […]
Women’s rights in the Arab world
Women’s rights in the Arab world. Thomson Reuters Foundation has published its third annual poll of gender experts, focusing on women’s rights in Arab League states. It used over 300 experts to review assess the extent to which states adhered to key provisions of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). […]
Social surveys
UK Data service variable and question bank. Contains a catalogue of questions asked by major British social surveys since the 1990s. Use to trace relevant surveys by topic. Access to the full surveys and their results may be limited to subscribers only. Centre for Comparative European Survey Data Questions used in major European social attitudes […]
OECD’s How’s Life?
The OECD has released How’s Life 2013 statistics which measure well being in OECD nations. These includes gender differences, the impact of the financial crisis and in the workplace.
Eurobarometer
The Special Eurobarometer on social climate …monitors perceptions of the economic situation of households, of the national economy and social protection in EU nations . It covers 15 areas, including personal financial situation, affordability of housing, health care provision, the way national governments address inequalities and poverty and the perceived changes to the cost of […]
Bloomberg: currency
Implied volatility in some major currency pairs has fallen below realized volatility. The dollar-yen 6-month realized versus implied spread was the widest in four years on Sept. 26. Bloomberg tools can help estimate fair value for USDJPY implied volatility using the correlation between EURUSD and EURJPY. You may find the case study document under the […]
Child Poverty
Through young eyes – three million children are living in poverty in the UK according to the Children’s Commission on Poverty survey published by the Children’s Society Also recently published: The Children’s Commissioner’s analysis of disabled children’s experiences of living in low income families. This study consisted of interviews with 79 young disabled people and […]
Human Rights
20 years OHCHR (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) A new official website to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this major UN agency . It includes news and links to key achievements. A timeline highlights some of the key events in the human rights field in the past 20 years, from the Vienna Declaration and […]
What do social science graduates do?
A report by the Campaign for Social Science, October 2013 http://campaignforsocialscience.org.uk/graduates-main/ This new report gives data on employment rates and occupations for graduates of social science subjects in the UK . Includes some case studies of career choices of recent graduates.
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