We use data from Wave 9 of UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) and the April 2020 Wave of the UKHLS COVID-19 survey to compare measures of ex ante inequality of opportunity (IOp) in psychological distress, as measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), before (Wave 9) and at the...

The gateway hypothesis proposes that cannabis use increases the risk of starting to consume hard drugs. We test this controversial, but influential, hypothesis on a sample of cannabis users employing a unique set of drug prices. A flexible approach is developed to identify the causal gateway...

Accurate and complete environmental information is at the basis of any effective sustainable development policy. This report summarises for the first time the status of air, climate, water and soil in the Western Balkans (WB), describing current knowledge as of 2021 and gaps with respect to the...

Accurate and complete environmental information is at the basis of any effective sustainable development policy. This report summarises for the first time the status of air, climate, water and soil in the Western Balkans (WB), describing current knowledge as of 2021 and gaps with respect to the...

This report presents a pan‐European perspective on the state soil in Europe in light of available data held within the European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) and the research activities within the Joint Research Centre's Soil Action. Managed by the JRC on behalf of EU institutions, the ESDAC...

This report is an output of the JRC's European Soil Bureau Network workshop that was held at the Faculty of Agriculture in Zagreb, Croatia in period from 28-30 of September 2006. The objective of this workshop was to gather key players in the development and/or implementation of soil protection...

What is soil? Where does it come from? How important is soil in our life and daily activities? Is soil the same everywhere? Is soil at risk? The first ever soil atlas of Europe uses striking maps, clearly written informative texts and stunning photographs to answer and explain these questions. A...

1. Data and survey design -- 2. Describing the dynamics of health -- 3. Describing health care costs -- 4. Reporting heterogeneity in health -- 5. Health and lifestyles -- 6. Smoking and mortality -- 7. Health and retirement -- 8. Health and wages -- 9. Modelling the dynamics of health -- 10....