Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods
Journal Article
Watson, V., Dibben, C., Cox, M., Atherton, I., Sutton, M., & Ryan, M. (2019)
Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods. Social Indicators Research, 144(3), 1055-1074. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-018-02054-z
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), used widely in England, is an important tool for social need and inequality identification. It summarises deprivation across seven dim...
The Determinants of Well-being among Polish Economic Immigrants. Testing The Sustainable Happiness Model in Migrant Population
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Bak-Klimek, A., Karatzias, T., Elliott, L., & MacLean, R. (2018)
The Determinants of Well-being among Polish Economic Immigrants. Testing The Sustainable Happiness Model in Migrant Population. Journal of Happiness Studies, 19, 1565–1588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9877-7
Economic migration has increased dramatically over the past decades, yet, still little is known about the well-being of economic migrants. Most studies focus on the poor menta...
Big Data: how it can predict our future health and well-being
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O'Connor, S. (2015)
Big Data: how it can predict our future health and well-being. Association of Commonwealth Universities: Bulletin, 7
The technology to continuously monitor human life (both biological and behavioural) and the environment that surrounds us is here...