Contact Population Europe Secretariat WissenschaftsForum Markgrafenstraße 37 10117 Berlin - Germany Fon +49 (0)30 2061 383 -30 Fax +49 (0)30 2061 383 -50 office@population-europe.eu Image Population Europe Newsletter - June 2019 Demography drives your future This is the newsletter of Population Europe, the network of Europe's leading demographic research centres. Books and Reports Image 04/06/19 Demographic Scenarios for the EU Read the report here Over the recent decades, the EU has been shaped by population growth, but now its population is ageing. Together with North America and East Asia, the EU is moving towards longer-living, lower-fertility, and higher-educated societies. Facing this new demographic frontier naturally prompts the questions: Who will live and work in Europe in the coming decades? How many, and with what skills? To answer these, this report examines the key factors that will shape European demographics over the coming decades. This report examines the key factors that will shape European demographics over the coming decades. By examining not only the role of migration, fertility and mortality, but also education levels and labour force participation rates, a more comprehensive view of possible futures can be outlined than the conventional demographic projections allow for. Read more about Demographic Scenarios for the EU Image 27/05/19 New Parents in Europe: Work-Care Practices, Gender Norms and Family Policies More Information and Order Details This innovative book explores the different ways in which dual-earner couples in contemporary welfare states plan for, realize and justify their divisions of work and care during the transition to parenthood. Providing a unique comparative, longitudinal and qualitative analysis of new parents in eight European countries, this timely book explicitly locates couples’ beliefs and negotiations in the wider context of national institutional structures. This innovative book explores the different ways in which dual-earner couples in contemporary welfare states plan for, realize and justify their divisions of work and care during the transition to parenthood. Providing a unique comparative, longitudinal and qualitative analysis of new parents in eight European countries, this timely book explicitly locates couples’ beliefs and negotiations in the wider context of national institutional structures. Read more about New Parents in Europe: Work-Care Practices, Gender Norms and Family Policies Image 27/05/19 Evaluating the Impact of Information Campaigns in the Field of Migration Read the report here "Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration" presents the results from a systematic literature review of evaluations of information campaigns related to migration. The study reveals that the evidence base available for programming and policymaking in this area is very limited. In the absence of reliable evidence, the debate on the potential of this policy tool often relies on anecdotal evidence. Better evidence can show how information campaigns can be designed to best achieve their intended effects given the particular circumstances. Read more about Evaluating the Impact of Information Campaigns in the Field of Migration Image 07/05/19 Work-life Balance For All: Best practice examples from EU Member States Read the report here This brochure presents 20 best practice examples of EU-funded projects that have promoted work-life balance in the EU’s Member States. This catalogue of examples, which include testimonials from project representatives and beneficiaries, has been developed to encourage exchanges of experience and the implementation of innovative approaches to fostering work-life balance across Member States. This brochure presents 20 best practice examples of EU-funded projects that have promoted work-life balance in the EU’s Member States. This catalogue of examples, which include testimonials from project representatives and beneficiaries, has been developed to encourage exchanges of experience and the implementation of innovative approaches to fostering work-life balance across Member States. Read more about Work-life Balance For All: Best practice examples from EU Member States Image 01/04/19 Building an EU Talent Pool: A New Approach to Migration Management for Europe Read the report here How can the European Union become more attractive for talented professionals looking for job opportunities worldwide? Can EU-level action support employers, private and public stakeholders in each Member State to better leverage international recruitment into the Single Market? This report presents a new overview of the obstacles that continue to hamper the attraction and recruitment of skills from outside Europe, and discusses the role of both public and private initiatives to help overcome these barriers. This report presents a new overview of the obstacles that continue to hamper the attraction and recruitment of skills from outside Europe, and discusses the role of both public and private initiatives to help overcome these barriers. Read more about Building an EU Talent Pool: A New Approach to Migration Management for Europe Discussion Paper Image 06/05/2019 Discussion Paper No. 11: Migrant Families in Europe Evidence from the Generations & Gender Programme Document Download Discussion Paper 11/2019 (1.56 MB) The contributions stress the heterogeneity among migrants’ family life, and the need for more research and targeted policies. Concretely, four key messages are to be considered: The contributions stress the heterogeneity among migrants’ family life, and the need for more research and targeted policies. More research using longitudinal data is needed for advancing our understanding of migrants’ attitudes and behaviours in the realm of family life and for providing informed advice to policymakers and organizations aiming to improve migrants’ living conditions and the life chances of their children. Read more about Discussion Paper No. 11: Migrant Families in Europe Event Review Image 03/06/2019 Population Europe Webinar: The New Questionnaire of the Generations & Gender Survey: What are the innovations? The New Questionnaire of the Generations & Gender Survey: What are the innovations? with Dr Tom Emery, Deputy Director of the GGP Want to know what are the key innovations and what will be possible to know? In this webinar, Dr Tom Emery, Deputy Director of the GGP presented an overview of the new questionnaire, how it can be adapted to different languages and contexts and what it will measure in terms of Sustainable Development Goals. Read more about Population Europe Webinar: The New Questionnaire of the Generations & Gender Survey: What are the innovations? News Image 29/05/19 New Collaboration Partner: European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) Population Europe welcomes the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) as its newest collaboration partner! Population Europe welcomes the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) as its newest collaboration partner! Image 27/05/19 The 2020 "Population" Young Author Prize Deadline: 5 November 2019 The Population Young Author Prize is open to students or young researchers working in the field of population studies and will be awarded to the most outstanding original paper submitted to the competition jury. Who is eligible to compete? Students enrolled in PhD or Master’s programs Young researchers who have defended their PhD thesis in the last seven years What papers are eligible to compete? The Population Young Author Prize is open to students or young researchers working in the field of population studies and will be awarded to the most outstanding original paper submitted to the competition jury. Policy Brief Image 27/05/2019 Who Cares? Securing support in old age Document Download Population & Policy Compact 21/2019 (603.45 KB) Key messages: The gender pay gap and other risks linked to the devaluation of care work should be tackled by combating ageism; creating and enforcing a minimum standard of care provision; creating a professional qualification system and career pathways for professional carers; and by supporting community-based care with solutions that respect the dignity and identity of care receivers. The gender pay gap and other risks linked to the devaluation of care work should be tackled by combating ageism; creating and enforcing a minimum standard of care provision; creating a professional qualification system and career pathways for professional carers; and by supporting community-based care with solutions that respect the dignity and identity of care receivers. Measures to support informal caregivers should allow them to receive and transfer pension contributions and provide them with an array of relief measures. Care in old age should be a social responsibility framed as a human right, where a minimum standard of universal care is provided to everyone and quality controls are put in place. Read more about Who Cares? Policy Insights Image 29/05/2019 To Reduce Abortion Incidence, Do Not Restrict Abortion Supply. Reduce Demand. By Mark Levels Making modern contraceptives cheap, available and socially acceptable is the only policy that works in reducing unintended pregnancies, demand for abortion services, and ultimately, abortion incidence. <p>Making modern contraceptives cheap, available and socially acceptable is the only policy that works in reducing unintended pregnancies, demand for abortion services, and ultimately, abortion incidence.</p> Read more about To Reduce Abortion Incidence, Do Not Restrict Abortion Supply. Reduce Demand. Image 14/05/2019 Does Austerity Really Kill? By Veronica Toffolutti and Marc Suhrcke Austerity regimes are associated with an increase in overall mortality and suicides. However, this effect is compensated by the decreasing mortality effect due to recessions. The exception is suicide-related mortality, which increases during both times of austerity and recession. These findings are highlighted in a recent paper published in Economics & Human Biology. <p>Austerity regimes are associated with an increase in overall mortality and suicides. However, this effect is compensated by the decreasing mortality effect due to recessions. The exception is suicide-related mortality, which increases during both times of austerity and recession. These findings are highlighted in a recent paper published in Economics & Human Biology.</p> Read more about Does Austerity Really Kill? Pop Digest Image 24/04/2019 Policy-Relevant Demography Is Not Restricted to Humans Only An article recently published in the renowned journal PNAS indicates a substantial lack of data on various species – which we would need for a better understanding of the dynamics of population developments and how our planet will change during upcoming decades. An article recently published in the renowned journal PNAS indicates a substantial lack of data on various species – which we would need for a better understanding of the dynamics of population developments and how our planet will change during upcoming decades. Read more about Policy-Relevant Demography Is Not Restricted to Humans Only Image 07/05/2019 Working After Retirement Does this bring more life satisfaction? A study by Ellen Dingemans and Kène Henkens analysed life satisfaction between full retirees and working retirees in Europe. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), they looked at retirees in 16 European countries. Overall, they found that the relationship between life satisfaction and working after retirement is related to where one lives, the individual’s pension income, and whether one still has a partner or not. A study by Ellen Dingemans and Kène Henkens analysed life satisfaction between full retirees and working retirees in Europe. Overall, they found that the relationship between life satisfaction and working after retirement is related to where one lives, the individual’s pension income, and whether one still has a partner or not. Read more about Working After Retirement
Image 04/06/19 Demographic Scenarios for the EU Read the report here Over the recent decades, the EU has been shaped by population growth, but now its population is ageing. Together with North America and East Asia, the EU is moving towards longer-living, lower-fertility, and higher-educated societies. Facing this new demographic frontier naturally prompts the questions: Who will live and work in Europe in the coming decades? How many, and with what skills? To answer these, this report examines the key factors that will shape European demographics over the coming decades. This report examines the key factors that will shape European demographics over the coming decades. By examining not only the role of migration, fertility and mortality, but also education levels and labour force participation rates, a more comprehensive view of possible futures can be outlined than the conventional demographic projections allow for. Read more about Demographic Scenarios for the EU
Image 27/05/19 New Parents in Europe: Work-Care Practices, Gender Norms and Family Policies More Information and Order Details This innovative book explores the different ways in which dual-earner couples in contemporary welfare states plan for, realize and justify their divisions of work and care during the transition to parenthood. Providing a unique comparative, longitudinal and qualitative analysis of new parents in eight European countries, this timely book explicitly locates couples’ beliefs and negotiations in the wider context of national institutional structures. This innovative book explores the different ways in which dual-earner couples in contemporary welfare states plan for, realize and justify their divisions of work and care during the transition to parenthood. Providing a unique comparative, longitudinal and qualitative analysis of new parents in eight European countries, this timely book explicitly locates couples’ beliefs and negotiations in the wider context of national institutional structures. Read more about New Parents in Europe: Work-Care Practices, Gender Norms and Family Policies
Image 27/05/19 Evaluating the Impact of Information Campaigns in the Field of Migration Read the report here "Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration" presents the results from a systematic literature review of evaluations of information campaigns related to migration. The study reveals that the evidence base available for programming and policymaking in this area is very limited. In the absence of reliable evidence, the debate on the potential of this policy tool often relies on anecdotal evidence. Better evidence can show how information campaigns can be designed to best achieve their intended effects given the particular circumstances. Read more about Evaluating the Impact of Information Campaigns in the Field of Migration
Image 07/05/19 Work-life Balance For All: Best practice examples from EU Member States Read the report here This brochure presents 20 best practice examples of EU-funded projects that have promoted work-life balance in the EU’s Member States. This catalogue of examples, which include testimonials from project representatives and beneficiaries, has been developed to encourage exchanges of experience and the implementation of innovative approaches to fostering work-life balance across Member States. This brochure presents 20 best practice examples of EU-funded projects that have promoted work-life balance in the EU’s Member States. This catalogue of examples, which include testimonials from project representatives and beneficiaries, has been developed to encourage exchanges of experience and the implementation of innovative approaches to fostering work-life balance across Member States. Read more about Work-life Balance For All: Best practice examples from EU Member States
Image 01/04/19 Building an EU Talent Pool: A New Approach to Migration Management for Europe Read the report here How can the European Union become more attractive for talented professionals looking for job opportunities worldwide? Can EU-level action support employers, private and public stakeholders in each Member State to better leverage international recruitment into the Single Market? This report presents a new overview of the obstacles that continue to hamper the attraction and recruitment of skills from outside Europe, and discusses the role of both public and private initiatives to help overcome these barriers. This report presents a new overview of the obstacles that continue to hamper the attraction and recruitment of skills from outside Europe, and discusses the role of both public and private initiatives to help overcome these barriers. Read more about Building an EU Talent Pool: A New Approach to Migration Management for Europe
Image 06/05/2019 Discussion Paper No. 11: Migrant Families in Europe Evidence from the Generations & Gender Programme Document Download Discussion Paper 11/2019 (1.56 MB) The contributions stress the heterogeneity among migrants’ family life, and the need for more research and targeted policies. Concretely, four key messages are to be considered: The contributions stress the heterogeneity among migrants’ family life, and the need for more research and targeted policies. More research using longitudinal data is needed for advancing our understanding of migrants’ attitudes and behaviours in the realm of family life and for providing informed advice to policymakers and organizations aiming to improve migrants’ living conditions and the life chances of their children. Read more about Discussion Paper No. 11: Migrant Families in Europe
Image 03/06/2019 Population Europe Webinar: The New Questionnaire of the Generations & Gender Survey: What are the innovations? The New Questionnaire of the Generations & Gender Survey: What are the innovations? with Dr Tom Emery, Deputy Director of the GGP Want to know what are the key innovations and what will be possible to know? In this webinar, Dr Tom Emery, Deputy Director of the GGP presented an overview of the new questionnaire, how it can be adapted to different languages and contexts and what it will measure in terms of Sustainable Development Goals. Read more about Population Europe Webinar: The New Questionnaire of the Generations & Gender Survey: What are the innovations?
Image 29/05/19 New Collaboration Partner: European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) Population Europe welcomes the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) as its newest collaboration partner! Population Europe welcomes the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) as its newest collaboration partner!
Image 27/05/19 The 2020 "Population" Young Author Prize Deadline: 5 November 2019 The Population Young Author Prize is open to students or young researchers working in the field of population studies and will be awarded to the most outstanding original paper submitted to the competition jury. Who is eligible to compete? Students enrolled in PhD or Master’s programs Young researchers who have defended their PhD thesis in the last seven years What papers are eligible to compete? The Population Young Author Prize is open to students or young researchers working in the field of population studies and will be awarded to the most outstanding original paper submitted to the competition jury.
Image 27/05/2019 Who Cares? Securing support in old age Document Download Population & Policy Compact 21/2019 (603.45 KB) Key messages: The gender pay gap and other risks linked to the devaluation of care work should be tackled by combating ageism; creating and enforcing a minimum standard of care provision; creating a professional qualification system and career pathways for professional carers; and by supporting community-based care with solutions that respect the dignity and identity of care receivers. The gender pay gap and other risks linked to the devaluation of care work should be tackled by combating ageism; creating and enforcing a minimum standard of care provision; creating a professional qualification system and career pathways for professional carers; and by supporting community-based care with solutions that respect the dignity and identity of care receivers. Measures to support informal caregivers should allow them to receive and transfer pension contributions and provide them with an array of relief measures. Care in old age should be a social responsibility framed as a human right, where a minimum standard of universal care is provided to everyone and quality controls are put in place. Read more about Who Cares?
Image 29/05/2019 To Reduce Abortion Incidence, Do Not Restrict Abortion Supply. Reduce Demand. By Mark Levels Making modern contraceptives cheap, available and socially acceptable is the only policy that works in reducing unintended pregnancies, demand for abortion services, and ultimately, abortion incidence. <p>Making modern contraceptives cheap, available and socially acceptable is the only policy that works in reducing unintended pregnancies, demand for abortion services, and ultimately, abortion incidence.</p> Read more about To Reduce Abortion Incidence, Do Not Restrict Abortion Supply. Reduce Demand.
Image 14/05/2019 Does Austerity Really Kill? By Veronica Toffolutti and Marc Suhrcke Austerity regimes are associated with an increase in overall mortality and suicides. However, this effect is compensated by the decreasing mortality effect due to recessions. The exception is suicide-related mortality, which increases during both times of austerity and recession. These findings are highlighted in a recent paper published in Economics & Human Biology. <p>Austerity regimes are associated with an increase in overall mortality and suicides. However, this effect is compensated by the decreasing mortality effect due to recessions. The exception is suicide-related mortality, which increases during both times of austerity and recession. These findings are highlighted in a recent paper published in Economics & Human Biology.</p> Read more about Does Austerity Really Kill?
Image 24/04/2019 Policy-Relevant Demography Is Not Restricted to Humans Only An article recently published in the renowned journal PNAS indicates a substantial lack of data on various species – which we would need for a better understanding of the dynamics of population developments and how our planet will change during upcoming decades. An article recently published in the renowned journal PNAS indicates a substantial lack of data on various species – which we would need for a better understanding of the dynamics of population developments and how our planet will change during upcoming decades. Read more about Policy-Relevant Demography Is Not Restricted to Humans Only
Image 07/05/2019 Working After Retirement Does this bring more life satisfaction? A study by Ellen Dingemans and Kène Henkens analysed life satisfaction between full retirees and working retirees in Europe. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), they looked at retirees in 16 European countries. Overall, they found that the relationship between life satisfaction and working after retirement is related to where one lives, the individual’s pension income, and whether one still has a partner or not. A study by Ellen Dingemans and Kène Henkens analysed life satisfaction between full retirees and working retirees in Europe. Overall, they found that the relationship between life satisfaction and working after retirement is related to where one lives, the individual’s pension income, and whether one still has a partner or not. Read more about Working After Retirement