Inequality in Service Uptake: A comparative study

Timeframe

2019–2024

Funder

Rockwool Foundation (Denmark)

COMPASS staff

Stephanie D'Souza, Barry Milne, Jessica McLay

Collaborators

Rockwool Foundation (Denmark)

University of Michigan (USA)

Duke University (USA)

Description

A collaboration between researchers from the USA, Denmark, and New Zealand, this research will explore:

  1. The intergenerational correlation in the use of 3 or more welfare services (welfare benefits, hospital treatments, criminal justice services), and how cognitive abilities and mental health mediates this correlation;
  2. The risk among individuals using these services to a high degree, of experiencing other adverse outcomes such as premature death, family disruption, and housing instability;
  3. Whether welfare state reforms affect inequality in service use.