The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released research findings into the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Higher Education students, in collaboration with Universities UK, Public Health England, the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education as well as a selection of universities. Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, investigates the… Read more »
Tag: lockdown
A green recovery requires transparency – from governments as well as businesses
Recent pledges by Chancellor Rishi Sunak suggest a solid and welcome commitment to the transition to a green economy, post-COVID-19. But IF researcher Melissa Bui says there is reason to treat such pronounced good intentions with caution
Mental health and the “Lockdown Generation”: an opportunity for change?
The Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) released their first annual report last week. The report collates the views and evidence submitted by over 200 coalition members, including IF’s, on the state of children’s and young people’s mental health, the effectiveness of current services and initiatives, and how we can move forward given… Read more »
Could an age-segregated lockdown work?
Statistical modelling shows there is a trade-off between the disadvantages of isolating the older members of society and protecting them as the most vulnerable to COVID-19. Essentially, better outcomes could result by treating the generations differently. It’s a thorny intergenerational issue, as IF Research Intern Ellie Maher explains
Why removing the #zipcard from children is an intergenerational fairness issue
With the government intent on removing free or reduced travel from children travelling to school in London, Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, explains why doing so would be intergenerationally unfair
How much is COVID-19 affecting young adults’ mental health?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently released a large amount of very detailed data about the ways in which young adults’ lives have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. David Kingman explains what these data say about the impacts of the virus on young adults’ mental health
COVID-19: Young adults’ living standards take biggest hit
Recent research into the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the living standards of different groups within the population suggests that young adults are feeling its effects disproportionately, reports David Kingman
Reflections on WIFW 2020: COVID-19 edition
For a second year, the Worldwide Intergenerational Fairness Week (6–12 July 2020) has been marked by a series of blog articles from around the globe – this time focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on young people. As the world tentatively emerges, blinking, from lockdown, the international public sphere seems in agreement: this… Read more »
The scars of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is laying bare intergenerational inequities that have already deepened after the Global Financial Crisis and will be significant challenges for the post-COVID recovery, argues Lukas Sustala, Director of NEOS Lab, the Vienna-based think tank and academy of NEOS, a liberal Austrian party. In his book Zu spät zur Party (“Too late to… Read more »
Plagues and Intergenerational Justice
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that future generations have to be protected by wise precautions – both medically and economically. Jörg Tremmel, professor at the Institute of Political Science at the Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany, shows how intergenerational interests are served by an assertive vaccination policy.
