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A recent study by Yekaterina Chzhen (Trinity College Dublin); Jennifer Symonds, Dympna Devine, Seaneen Sloan, Gabriela Martinez Sainz (University College Dublin); Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews); and Susan Harkness (University of Bristol) investigates primary school children’s self-reported engagement with remote schooling during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Ireland.

A recent study by Yekaterina Chzhen (Trinity College Dublin); Jennifer Symonds, Dympna Devine, Seaneen Sloan, Gabriela Martinez Sainz (University College Dublin); Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews); and Susan Harkness (University of Bristol) investigates primary school children’s self-reported engagement with remote schooling during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Ireland.

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A new study by Sunnee Billingsley, Maria Brandén, Siddartha Aradhya, Sven Drefahl, Gunnar Andersson and Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University) examines inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals’ occupations as well as the indirect effect of occupation on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals with whom they live.

A new study by Sunnee Billingsley, Maria Brandén, Siddartha Aradhya, Sven Drefahl, Gunnar Andersson and Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University) examines inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals’ occupations as well as the indirect effect of occupation on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals with whom they live.

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Allan Puur (Tallinn University), Leen Rahnu (Tallinn University and University of Turku) and Tiit Tammaru (University of Tartu) explore whether the proportion of co-ethnic immigrants in two major domains of life – residential neighbourhoods and workplaces – is related to the fertility adaptation among that group.

Allan Puur (Tallinn University), Leen Rahnu (Tallinn University and University of Turku) and Tiit Tammaru (University of Tartu)  explore whether the proportion of co-ethnic immigrants in two major domains of life – residential neighbourhoods and workplaces – is related to the fertility adaptation among that group.

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In a recent study, Anna Baranowska-Rataj (Umeå University) and Anna Matysiak (University of Warsaw) investigate the impact of family size on fathers' labour market outcomes.

In a recent study, Anna Baranowska-Rataj (Umeå University) and Anna Matysiak (University of Warsaw) investigate the impact of family size on fathers' labour market outcomes.

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Immigrant peers and foreign language acquisition
Wed Jan 26
In this webinar, Colin Green will discuss spillovers of immigrant children on native students’ educational attainment.

In this webinar, Colin Green will discuss spillovers of immigrant children on native students’ educational attainment.

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Does the Gender Composition of an Occupation Affect its Compensation?
Tue Jan 25
Alexandra Spitz-Oener discusses whether an increase in the female share of an occupation causally leads to lower relative wages in that occupation.

Alexandra Spitz-Oener discusses  whether an increase in the female share of an occupation causally leads to lower relative wages in that occupation.

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