CILIA – LGBTQI+:

Comparing Intersectional Life Course Inequalities amongst LGBTQI+ Citizens in Four European Countries Expand

CILIA – LGBTQI+ investigates potential inequalities experienced by people who define themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersexual Queer, Intersex and/or + (LGBTQI+) at three ‘transition’ points in life:

1. Education to work transitions;
2. Employment progression in mid-life;
3. The transition into retirement and its implications for end of life.

The key objective is to provide cross-cultural evidence concerning life course inequalities experienced by LGBTIQ+ people, with a special focus on the intersection of different forms of discrimination.

Principal Investigators

Prof. A.D.H. King, University of Surrey
Dr A.C. Santos, University of Coimbra
Prof. M.D.M. Castro Varela, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Y. Taylor, University of Strathclyde

 

CRITEVENTS:

Critical Life Events and the Dynamics of Inequality: Risk, Vulnerability, and Cumulative Disadvantage Expand

CRITEVENTS studies the impact of two critical life events – job loss and union dissolution – on the life trajectories of adults and their children.

The main objectives are to understand:

1. How job loss and union dissolution contribute to the accumulation of (dis)advantage over the life course;
2. What mechanisms explain the (unequal) impact of these events;
3. Which work and family policies are effective in targeting these mechanisms in order to reduce inequality.

Principal Investigators

Dr T. Leopold, University of Amsterdam
Dr C. Monden, University of Oxford
Prof. J. Härkönen, European University Institute
Prof. D. Oesch, University of Lausanne

DAISIE:

Dynamics of Accumulated Inequalities for Seniors in Employment Expand

DAISIE investigates the gendered impacts of policies aimed at extending working life (EWL). The project has four research objectives:

1. Analyse EWL policies from a gender-sensitive perspective;
2. Trace intra-national continuities and change in gendered employment and family formation patterns over time;
3. Assess the current working conditions of the 50+ group;
4. Explore the wellbeing and health issues faced by male and female 50+ workers in three contrasting occupations.

Principal Investigators

Prof. N. Le Feuvre, University of Lausanne
Prof. W. Loretto, University of Edinburgh
Prof. S.A. Vickerstaff, University of Kent
Dr. A. Krizkova, Czech Academy of Sciences
Prof. C. Krekula, University of Karlstad
Dr A. Ni Léime, National University of Ireland, Galway

EQUALLIVES:

Inequality, early adult life courses and economic outcomes at mid-life in comparative context Expand

EQUALLIVES analyzes how education, labor market and family choices interact to structure accumulated advantage and disadvantage over the life course.

We focus on key turning points in early adulthood, examine their interrelation and explore the cumulative impact on individual and group inequalities.

We explore how cross-country economic and institutional differences affect inequality outcomes and life courses.

Principal Investigators

Prof. S. Harkness, University of Essex
Prof. J.P. Erola, University of Turku
Prof. A.E. Fasang, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr T. Leopold, University of Amsterdam
Prof. M.M. Jaeger, University of Copenhagen

GEIGHEI:

Gene-Environment Interplay in the Generation of Health and Education Inequalities Expand

GEIGHEI examines how Genes and the Environment (GxE) interact to generate inequalities in education and health over the life course. We test two novel hypotheses:

1. Children born into advantaged environments are better able to reach their genetically conditioned education potential;
2. A privileged environment protects against genetic susceptibility to risky health behaviour.

Both hypotheses propose a GxE interplay that influences the transition from early childhood to adulthood in periods that are critical to the generation of inequalities.

Principal Investigators

Dr J.L.W. van Kippersluis, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dr P. Biroli, Universität Zürich
Dr S. Von Hinke, University of Bristol

GUODLCCI:

Growing up Unequal? The Origins, Dynamics and Lifecycle Consequences of Childhood Inequalities Expand

GUODLCCI focuses on the origins, dynamics and consequences of early inequalities in human capital accumulation. This includes the examination of:

1. The impacts of early shocks;
2. The performance of targeted vs universal policies;
3. The role of parents in compensating and/or reinforcing children’s human capital endowments;
4. The role of peers and assess the potential of simple interventions influencing social interactions between students in reducing inequalities.

Principal Investigators

Prof. K.G. Salvanes, Norwegian School of Economics
Prof. M. Gurgand, Paris School of Economics
Dr G. Conti, Institute for Fiscal Studies

HuCIAW:

Human capital and inequality during adolescence and working life Expand

HuCIAW investigates the role of human capital in shaping inequalities over the life course. We aim to shed new light on the process of human capital formation during adolescence and adulthood.

The project is organised under three inter-related themes: sorting of young people across education pathways; interactions between different investments in human capital; and the insurance role of human capital.

Principal Investigators

Prof. Sir R. Blundell, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Prof. A. Vignoles, University of Cambridge
Prof. K.G. Salvanes, Norwegian School of Economics
Prof. E. Maurin, Paris School of Economics

IMCHILD:

The impact of childhood circumstances on individual outcomes over the life-course Expand

IMCHILD analyses:

1. How circumstances in childhood affect influential decisions which mark individuals’ transition to adulthood (educational and occupational choices, family formation etc.);
2. How these decisions translate into social and economic outcomes (e.g. labour market performance, well-being, (early) retirement decisions) at later stages in life. We aim to identify causal mechanisms via which social and economic advantages are transmitted from one generation to another, reproducing and reinforcing inequalities in the society.

Principal Investigators

Prof. A. Peichl, The Centre for European Economic Research
Prof. A. Trannoy, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Prof. D. Waldenström, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Prof. A. Lefranc, Université de Cergy-Pontoise

LIFETRACK:

Life-Course Dynamics of Educational Tracking Expand

LIFETRACK aims to answer the following question: how and why do different educational systems, and in particular their various modes of educational tracking and sorting, influence the formation and reproduction of social inequalities over the life course?

The project considers long-term consequences of tracking for final educational attainment and labour market outcomes. Thereby, it seeks to disentangle the social mechanisms behind inequality formation in general and inequality dynamics with respect to socioeconomic origin in particular.

Principal Investigators

Prof. S. Schindler, University of Bamberg
Prof. J.P. Erola, University of Turku
Prof. C. Kleinert, Leibniz-Institut für BildungsverläufeProf. K.B. Karlson, University of Copenhagen
Prof. C. Barone, Sciences Po
Dr V. Boliver, University of Durham
Prof. D. Reimer, Aarhus University

PII:

Populism, Inequality and Institutions Expand

PII investigates the argument that the underlying driver of populism is lifetime shifts in economic inequality, caused by on-going economic transformation through technological change and import competition. The underlying dynamics are hypothesised to display similar patterns of change across countries.

However, the pattern of populist attitudes may differ, depending on how such long-term change can be mediated through institutions, education, retraining and upgrading; and how the effect of populist attitudes is magnified via electoral and party institutions.

Principal Investigators

Prof. D.W. Soskice, London School of Economics
Prof. A.C.T. Björklund, Stockholm University
Prof. U. Schoenberg, University College London
Dr H. Finseraas, Institute for Social Research

PremLife:

Life Course Dynamics after Preterm Birth – Protective Factors for Social and Educational Transitions, Health, and Prosperity Expand

PremLife: Life Course Dynamics after Preterm Birth – Protective Factors for Social and Educational Transitions, Health, and Prosperity

PremLife investigates what factors provide protection and increase resilience for preterm children’s life course outcomes. Preterm birth is an increasingly important cause of inequality in Europe.

Incidence rates and survival after preterm birth have increased while rates of adverse outcomes across the lifespan remain. The project considers protective/resiliency factors at the individual, micro-system (family and peers) and macro-system (countries) levels.

Principal Investigators

Dr S. Lemola, University of Warwick
Prof. K. Räikkönen, University of Helsinki
Prof. D.D. Schnitzlein, Arbeitsökonomik
Dr E. Kajantie, National Institute for Health and Welfare

SEED:

Social InEquality and its Effects on child Development: A study of birth cohorts in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands Expand

SEED examines differences in early child development, specifically oral language skills and socio-emotional development. These manifest as social inequalities which, for many, persist through childhood and into work.

The project has two principal objectives:

1. Identify the mechanisms through which changing social inequalities impact on children’s oral language and socio-emotional development;
2. Identify the implications that these evolving social disparities have for patterns of performance at school age and beyond into adolescence and adulthood.

Principal Investigators

Prof. J.C. Law, Newcastle University
Dr M. Franken, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dr J. von Maurice, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Prof. S. Weinert, Universität Bamberg

TRISP:

Trends in Inequality: Sources and Policy Expand

TRISP develops structural household life-cycle models in macroeconomic environments to evaluate the effects of inequality in income, wealth, hours worked and consumption on welfare, and to quantitatively decompose the trends in inequality into their various sources. We then use these models to evaluate the impact of fiscal and monetary policies on inequality and to characterize welfare improving policies.

Principal Investigators

Prof. A. Ludwig, Goethe University Frankfurt
Prof. M. De Nardi, University College London
Prof. P. Krusell, Stockholm University
Dr G. Fella, University of London

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