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What we asked, how we tested it, what we found, and what it means. Each study told in five short chapters, with the full paper a click away.
Research
Cross-country survey experiment · MultiPoD
What gets lost when politics speaks a second language?
A seven-country experiment for the Horizon Europe project MultiPoD: reading politics in a second language costs about half a correct answer out of six, and offering people a choice of language removes the penalty.
MultiPoD deliverable D1.1, revised 2 October 2026 · Ethos Lab (MultiPoD Work Package 1)
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Do disability benefits stop people working?
Using the UK’s 2013 disability benefit reform, we find that gaining or losing a benefit with no earnings test barely changes whether people work. The one exception, in regions with a stricter assessor, comes with important caveats.
The Employment Effects of Disability Benefits Without Work Restrictions · Bouke Klein Teeselink, Georgios Melios · Working paper, latest version
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News
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Introducing Room Wisdom: hear the whole room
Our new tool turns recorded focus groups and interviews into verified qualitative evidence and quantitative data, in all 24 official EU languages, with a researcher in charge.
The future of ESG for Blue Economy SMEs: ESG LAB final meeting
The final meeting of ESG LAB brought together the project's results, tools and lessons, with invited speakers on the future of ESG for small businesses in the Blue Economy.
ESG LAB National Community of Practice meets online
SMEs, advisers and stakeholders met online to set up the ESG LAB National Community of Practice and share practical ESG solutions for the Blue Economy.
SMEs, ESG and the Blue Economy: ESG LAB at the Piraeus Sea Days
An ESG LAB event at the Municipal Gallery of Piraeus brought together local government, universities, ESG specialists and Blue Economy businesses.
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