Media briefings on papers presented at the conference are in six broad subject areas and are now available - see below. For more information, please contact the Royal Economic Society's media consultant, Romesh Vaitilingam.
The public puts a high value on clean air
Ethnic minority patients may be less likely to follow doctor's orders
Health can be good for your work
Large 'pay gaps' within firms may make staff happy rather than envious
Religious people are happier (but more reactionary) than atheists
Measuring the 'warm glow': new evidence that being more charitable makes people happy
Wellbeing increases more slowly than wealth
Demand for women workers during World War Two led to the post-war baby boom
Who wears the trousers? New evidence on how couples make decisions
Why parents leave bequests to their children
Daughters more sensitive than sons to the emergence of 'divorce culture'
Children of socially active parents have better exam results
Significant benefits from pre-school programme for disadvantaged children
Academic self-confidence: the impact on young people's decisions about university
Missing classes: the impact on students' performance
'Securitisation' amplifies financial cycles - and led to the credit crunch
Countries that default on their debt face heavy punishment by capital markets
How to prevent another Northern Rock
'Jackpot justice': well-informed plaintiffs are more likely to settle out of court or win a trial
Politicians are distracted by 'moonlighting'
Politicians seeking re-election concentrate public spending in 'media cities'
Competition can reduce corruption in public services
People vote with their wallets rather than their hearts
Political ideas and income shape voters' preferences for the size of the state
Having good colleagues improves your performance: evidence from Major League Baseball
Women scientists in the UK face 'glass ceilings'
Moving for your career pays off
Moving jobs abroad benefits highly skilled workers but harms low skilled workers
Getting more disabled people back into work
Staff training boosts company sales - and the workers benefit too
Public sector unions raise their members' pay
Production subsidies - the secret to China's success?
Harry Potter and the innovative economy - the growing significance of 'soft innovation'
The value of an independent BBC to serve the public interest
'Promotional piracy': why some media and software companies turn a blind eye to illegal downloads
Capital city-based firms with skilled workforce are more likely to use information technology
Foreign firms help close the UK's productivity gap
Europe's single market has kept taxes on alcohol and tobacco low
The milk industry: supermarkets take 90% of profits; farmers only 3%
Betting on horse races: where to back the favourite and where to go for a longshot
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