What are the drivers of life chances which lead to poor life outcomes and what are the opportunity areas in the UK? How do these correlate with traditional proxies for local economic success, such as rates of job growth?
Background
This section sets out the key areas where we want to deepen our understanding to drive the levelling up agenda, and to unleash opportunity, prosperity and pride in place across the UK. In addition, we want to understand in more granular detail which interventions best drive local growth (local growth is an area of joint responsibility between BEIS and DLUHC).
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Topics
Related UKRI funded projects
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Cross-Cohort Research programme: employment, health and wellbeing
Funding is requested for a three-year research programme led by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) that will seek to improve our understanding of the intergenerational transmission of economic and health inequalit...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on understanding the intergenerational transmission of economic and health inequalities in the UK, which is directly related to the drivers of life chances and poor life outcomes mentioned in the question. The authors have the necessary expertise in longitudinal studies and public policy issues.
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International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health: Transition Funding
For the last decade the ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health (ICLS) has worked to unite approaches from the social and biological sciences. ICLS's work necessitates a multidisciplinary a...
Funded by: ESRC
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HIGHLIGHT CPC- Connecting Generations Centre
The Connecting Generations Centre (CGC) will examine the ways different generations are connected and how these connections shape, and are shaped by, social, demographic and economic change. Society benefits when differ...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on understanding intergenerational connections and their impact on social, demographic, and economic change. While it does not directly address the drivers of life chances and poor life outcomes, it partially addresses the opportunity areas in the UK. The authors have expertise in demography, economics, and social policy.