Analysis shows businesses have reduced spending on staff development

Women and Equalities Committee

The long-standing model of centralised Treasury control over public spending has inadequately adapted to the realities of public service delivery.

Rapid response research funding to understand the impacts on the UK of the conflict involving US, Iran, Israel and the wider region.

Milburn report on youth joblessness should be a priority for whoever leads Labour

The young people and work report is an independent review of the increase in the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).

Britain ‘sleepwalking into a food crisis’ without urgent action, experts say: Industry figures warn of national security risk and call for ministers to address impact of extreme weather, inflation and Iran war Britain is “sleepwalking into a food crisis” caused by extreme weather, inflati...

Primary pupil numbers in England are falling fast. A recent NAO report warns that without strategic planning, growing demographic decline risks destabilising schools, undermining educational quality, ...

A landscape review of AI in career guidance for young people

Sufina Ahmad, Director of John Ellerman Foundation When I joined John Ellerman Foundation in 2020, one of my reasons for doing so related to its overarching organisational aim to advance wellbeing for...

The Resolution Foundation's analysis of the country's wealth gap comes seven weeks before the chancellor delivers what's expected to be a tax-raising budget, though the government seems reluctant to p...

Asha Musoni – Chief People Officer, CBI Wellbeing is often described as employees “feeling good and functioning well”.  During Covid the business case for investment was clear: organisations that supp...

By Hannah Pearsall, Head of Wellbeing, Hays UK&I In today’s rapidly evolving work landscape, the question isn’t whether wellbeing should be part of corporate strategy – it’s why any forward-thinking b...

Wellbeing boost from disability benefits worth £12,300 per person New case study shows wellbeing boost from disability benefits worth £12,300 per person

We recently published a new paper on the true economic contribution of civil society to the UK economy. (Spoiler alert: it’s big! At least £40 billion.) Among the many new stats in that report, there’...

By Hetan Shah I was involved in some of the calls for improved measurement of wellbeing in the early 2000s. Two decades on, sometimes the debate feels like it has not moved on sufficiently from those ...

By Hetan Shah I was involved in some of the calls for improved measurement of wellbeing in the early 2000s. Two decades on, sometimes the debate feels like it has not moved on sufficiently from those ...

The news that 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election marks a significant shift in the UK’s democratic landscape. Promised in Labour’s manifesto last summer, the move br...

A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla

Why do so many think tanks sound like men’s aftershave brands?

What’s in a name? When it comes to wellbeing economics, quite a lot, it turns out.  At PBE’s recent Economics to improve lives event, one of the debates didn’t just centre on the data, but the very id...

With the UK still shaking off the psychological side-effects of Covid, Rachel Reeves might want to broaden her aims

Dr Beth Kitson, Research and Policy Analyst at PBE, explores how renters are not just paying more in rent, but also paying the price in lower wellbeing. Housing reform is not only about correcting mar...

The UK is home to some exceptionally generous philanthropists, as a glance at the Sunday Times Giving List quickly confirms. But behind the headlines, what does everyday giving look like among the cou...

(£46,000 – £49,000 a year, depending on experience) About PBE We use economics to improve lives. Through analytical expertise and our close connection with the social sector, we help charities, funder...

What comprises a decent life? It’s a hard question to definitively answer, with any individual’s response likely to differ from their neighbour’s (and even from their own answer five years in the futu...

The former Lib Dem leader believes real progress is being made towards reimagining capitalism

Channel 4’s Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution explores Jamie Oliver’s experience with dyslexia and the economic costs of inadequate support. Pro Bono Economics estimates that people with “severe or specific...

Women and girls’ charities are under intense strain — facing rising need and shrinking resources, even beyond the challenges experienced by the wider social sector. Read our new research by Dr Beth Ki...