ESRC Society Today

The effects of recession are felt in all parts of society. In order to counter the impact of the recession we need to know what can be learned from research findings - from previous recessions, from market behaviour and policy impacts. The ESRC funds a range of economic research through research programmes, centres and research projects, both on a global, regional and individual level.

Below is an overview of our research resources related to one of the ESRC strategic challenge: Global economic performance, policy and management.

News

• April 2010: Pensions boost public sector pay growth unlike private sector experience: Public sector pay grew more rapidly than private sector pay between 2001 and 2005, but the gap was even larger if we take into account the rising value pension accrual among public sector workers and the falling value among private sector workers (IFS Press Release)
• 30/3/2010: Adult Training, Skills Updating and Recession in the UK: The Implications for Competitiveness and Social Inclusion (LLAKES Research Paper)
• 30/3/2010: Economic Regeneration, Social Cohesion, and the Welfare-to-Work Industry: Innovation, Opportunity and Compliance in the City-Region (LLAKES Research Paper)
• March 2010: Philanthropic pursuits: Analysing how public policies affect donors' support for charities.  Researchers from CMPO and the University of Warwick investigate how potential changes in UK tax policies could affect donations. 
• March 2010: Is there an Income Gradient in Child Health? It depends whom you ask
• 03/2/2010: More ambition needed to repair public finances, but don't squeeze to soon (IFS press release)
• 02/2/2010: A pay check half full or half empty? What do people think about tax? (ELSE working paper)