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    \nMeasurement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    The first is the key question of how insecurity can be measured. In order to make statements about how insecurity has changed, or which groups are more affected, we need to measure it in a systematic way. There are a number of different propositions at present, and we aim to provide a harmonised overview that will allow comparisons over time and across groups to be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \nConsequences<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    The second is the better understanding of why insecurity matters. While it is commonly accepted that the insecure have lower wellbeing, its consequences in other areas of individuals’ lives are less-well understood. Those who are insecure may have fewer children, invest less in their jobs, and move geographically. Equally, insecurity can affect how much people trust each other, and the way in which they vote. All of these potential consequences have major implications for the society in which we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \nCauses<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Given that insecurity is so important, we next ask how it comes about. There is currently not enough work on these causes, partly because there is continuing debate on how insecurity should be measured: the measurement of insecurity is what we address in our first key question. We can then look in turn at the different factors lying behind the fear for the future that we mentioned above, to see which are the most important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \nActions<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Last, and informed by all of the above, we will ask which public policies are the best-adapted to tackle the root causes of insecurity and address its consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With this Doctoral Training Unit (henceforth DTU), we are training social scientists from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds interested in the quantitative analyses of the causes and consequences of EI for individual\u2019s lives and society at large, and the understanding of the role that public policies play in mitigating or amplifying its size and impacts \u2013 this is essential for the development of adequate policy actions addressing the rise of insecurity, and therefore, the improvement of individual wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \nPrincipal investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n
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      Prof Conchita D'AMBROSIO<\/h3>\n
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      Full professor in Economics<\/div>\n
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        \n Keywords <\/h2>\n
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        • \n Economic Insecurity<\/span>\n <\/li>\n
        • \n Insecurity<\/span>\n <\/li>\n
        • \n Individual and Social Wellbeing<\/span>\n <\/li>\n
        • \n Public Policies<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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