Birth cohort data and life‑course social risks: Insights and examples from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study in New Zealand

Policymakers in OECD countries are increasingly asking for better evidence on how social and economic risks unfold over the life course. Using data from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, this paper illustrates the potential of one tool – birth cohort data – for providing life-course evidence through three illustrative use...