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From ending zero-hours contracts to boosting benefits, Britain's new government wants to shift power back to staff. Stephen Machin, Alan Manning and Jonathan Wadsworth explain how the power balance stands now. ... Read more...
07 July 2024
A report published by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics shows, the self-employed have not fared well over the past couple of years. Even by the end of this summer they were ... Read more...
22 November 2021
A study by Jack Blundell, Stephen Machin and Maria Ventura finds almost two-thirds of Britain’s self-employed workers are suffering financially from Covid-19, as the latest lockd... Read more...
02 March 2021
A survey by Jack Blundell, Stephen Machin and Maria Ventura finds one in five self-employed workers plan to switch to other forms of employment because of Covid-19. ... Read more...
10 November 2020
Survey findings from Jack Blundell, Stephen Machin and Maria Ventura finds the trend of more people working for themselves under threat during the Covid-19 pandemic. A fifth of the self-employed... Read more...
The U.K. government’s decision to expand its Help to Buy program is drawing criticism because it may stimulate London’s property market again. Unless supply improves, the effect of the program... Read more...
04 October 2017
The cure for the U.K. housing market is more supply, not more demand. It's true that Help to Buy's introduction in 2013 and a market rebound gave developers the incentive to build more, with new starts... Read more...
02 October 2017
Article by Ross Levine; Yona Rubinstein ISSN 0033-5533, EISSN 1531-4650. Related publications ‘In brief...'Smart and illicit': the making of a successful entrepreneur’ R... Read more...
25 May 2017
Happiness expert Prof Paul Dolan, a professor at the London School of Economics, recently outlined five tips for feeling more content. This article was published online by the Telegraph on December 17, 2015 Link to art... Read more...
17 December 2015
First Richard Layard, my colleague in the Lords, blogged about why schools should teach character as well as competence. Their research at the LSE, using the British Cohort Study, found that the strongest predictor of a ... Read more...
19 June 2015
Why? It could be because most of us just are wired a certain way. ''Most of what we do simply comes about rather than being thought about'', said Paul Dolan, professor of behavioural science, London School of Economics. ... Read more...
11 June 2015
Discussion of Paul Dolan's recent comments on what makes people happier. This interview was broadcast by Heart London (Radio) on June 2, 2015 [No link available] Also on BBC Newcastle Swansea Sound Magic FM Rel... Read more...
02 June 2015
A respected ''happiness expert'' has revealed five simple ways to make yourself feel immediately better. Paul Dolan, a professor of behavioural science at the London School of Economics, said the answer to feeling happie... Read more...
01 June 2015
Earning more money, bagging the fabulous job you have always wanted, or travelling the world might seem like keys to happiness. But, according to ''happiness expert'' Paul Dolan, making simple changes is the key to bring... Read more...
Discussion of Paul Dolan's event at the Hay Festival, and the ways people can feel happier. The interview was broadcast by BBC London 94.9FM on May 31, 2015 [No link available] Also on: BBC Radio ... Read more...
31 May 2015
More money, the job of your life may seem like the keys to a happier life. However it is no less true that happiness is, according to Professor Paul Dolan. Just small changes that bring joy and give meaning to life can... Read more...
According to happiness expert Prof Paul Dolan, making simple changes are the key to creating joy. Prof Dolan, of the London School of Economics, has claimed a work promotion may bring more stress, travelling can be lonel... Read more...
We recruit and train mentors and pair them with children who need some additional encouragement and perspective to recognize a more positive future. Our mentors - ''Bigs'' - bring a new sense of opportunity and perspecti... Read more...
29 January 2015
According to the latest research in scatenarla crisis is not linked to money or old age but to the collapse of expectations and loss of job Terence c. Cheng, Nattavudh Powdthavee and Andrew j. Oswald of the University o... Read more...
26 January 2015
Article by Paul Dolan Paul Dolan explains how happiness should be defined and measured in terms of experiences of pleasure and purpose over time. This article was published by the Guardian on November 22, 2014 Lin... Read more...
22 November 2014
Experts including comedian Ruby Wax, author Gretchen Rubin, and LSE professor Paul Dolan tell you how to find happiness in everyday life. Paul Dolan provides 5 suggestions for gaining happiness. This article was pu... Read more...
16 November 2014