Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2016
Read the full text online via the OECD iLibrary Download of the latest report on the state of entrepreneurship produced by the OECD-Eurostat Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme. The 2016 edition includes statistical data from a new online small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) survey prepared by Facebook in co-operation with the OECD and the World Bank. Topics […]
First Annual report from UK Anti-Slavery Commissioner
Download the full text from the UK government website The appendix provides modern slavery crime data for England and Wales. The rest of the 51-page report contains information on criminal procedure and policy. Find out how this compares with other countries by consulting the Global Slavery Index from the Walk Free Foundation. It estimates that […]
Are girls invisible?
Yes according to the most recent report from Plan International. They refer to a lack of gender data collected by governments which makes it difficult for policy makers and other organisations to attain development goals. For instance they quote that of the 14 indicators that will be used to measure Goal 5 of the Sustainable […]
Online Labour Index
A useful tool which provides free data on jobs advertised online via websites and platforms in different countries and different occupations, quickly enabling researchers to track trends. It is produced by Online Labour Index is produced as part of the iLabour project at the Oxford Internet Institute. The methodology used is discussed in full on the website. It […]
‘Removing womens’ inequality would add $12 trillion to global growth’
…according to the latest report from Mckinsey. It estimates that gender inequality has vast economic costs. It quotes the data that gender equality would add 16% to GDP in India and worldwide the figure would be 11%. Get the full data and report from the website. Also this week a paper from the LSE International Inequalities […]
Will you be worse off than your parents?
Get some recent data from the latest inter-generational fairness Index published by the Inter-generational Foundation. For the past 5 years it has been examining the economic, social mobility and health prospects for young British people in comparison with older generations. Shockingly it finds that rising rents, unaffordable housing and more precarious employment could lead to […]
IMF gender equality data tool
IMF has conducted the first-ever global review of policymakers’ use of tax and spending policies to promote gender equality and has released an online database toolkit of gender equality indicators worldwide. You can investigate whether gender budgeting in over 60 nations has had an impact. Access the data and read associated research reports.
“Millennials will spend £53,000 on rent before age of 30”
…according to a new report by the Resolution foundation. See also some interesting comment on declining home ownership and living standards for the young from the Guardian. The Resolution Foundation has referred to stagnation generation and raised concerns that millennials will earn less than previous generations. See its new website the Intergenerational Commission which is […]
New Social Science open access archive launched
SocArXiv , being developed in association with Center for Open Science and an international research body of advisors will provide free open access to social science research papers . A temporary home allows researchers to search and browse the pre prints which have already been loaded.
Brexit resources
Brexit and women: The Fawcett Society headed a coalition of organisations to launch the Face her future campaign to protect Uk women’s rights post Brexit . See the other signatories on the Fawcett press release Brexit and jobs: LSE are continuing to link to key online reports and papers covering brexit analysis from think tanks, […]
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