Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Our group research the minimum wage, wage discrimination, health behaviours, education and migration.
Our research group focuses on understanding how labour markets work and perform, and their impact on the wellbeing of individuals and families. As well as wage discrimination, low paid and minimum wage, we are also interested in the economics of education, health and crime.
Our members have been involved in a number of large scale international research projects, and have presented our findings at leading conferences such as The Royal Economics Society and The European Economic Association.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Joanna Clifton-Sprigg
- Department of Economics - Senior Lecturer
- Labour, Education and Health Economics
- Institute for Policy Research (IPR)
- Public and Political Economy Research Group (PEPE)
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff, Affiliate staff
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Eleonora Fichera
- Department of Economics - Professor
- Centre for Development Studies (CDS)
- Labour, Education and Health Economics
- Centre for 21st Century Public Health
- Centre for Regenerative Design & Engineering for a Net Positive World (RENEW)
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff, Affiliate staff
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Jonathan James
- Department of Economics - Professor
- Labour, Education and Health Economics
- Centre for 21st Century Public Health
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff
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Exploration of drivers of leave decisions of UK parents – analysis using UKHLS Innovation Panel data
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (PI), Fichera, E. (CoI) & Weeks, A. C. (CoI)
1/09/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Other
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Out of office, out of school? Working from Home and School Absence
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (CoI) & James, J. (PI)
1/05/25 → 31/05/26
Project: Other
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Experimental Approaches to Studying Gender, Parenthood, and Academic Careers
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (CoI), Weeks, A. C. (PI), Senk, K. (CoI) & Cubel, M. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/05/26
Project: Other
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A Randomised Control Trial on the Impact of Nudges, information and Incentives on Food Choices of Vulnerable Families
Mora, T., Fichera, E., Lopez-Valcarcel, B., Raido-Quintana, B. & Rey Biel, P., 1 Oct 2025, In: Social Science & Medicine. 382, 118315.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Costs and benefits of improved leave for fathers in the first year: Too good to ignore
Clifton-Sprigg, J., Hunt, A., Bailey, J. & Zelezetskii, L., Jun 2025, University of Bath. 29 p. (IPR Policy Brief)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Fathers Taking Leave: evaluating the impact of shared parental leave in the United Kingdom
Clifton-Sprigg, J., Fichera, E., Jones, M. & Kaya, E., 19 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fiscal Studies. p. 1-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Dataset for "A Computer-Based Incentivized Food Basket Choice Tool: Presentation and Evaluation"
Spiteri, J. (Creator), James, J. (Creator) & Belot, M. (Creator), The University of Edinburgh, 21 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2478
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Dataset for "Freedom of information (FOI) as a data collection tool for social scientists."
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (Creator), James, J. (Creator) & Vujic, S. (Creator), University of Bath, 27 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00763
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