Pop digests

PopDigests

PopDigests are short, comprehensive summaries of research results with a link to the original publication (if accessible online). This allows population experts and other interested audiences to be able to easily access information to the latest research results. 

woman holding pregnancy test,

Didn’t plan one but got one

Unintended and sooner‑than‑intended parents in the East and the West of Europe
Zuzanna Brzozowska, Isabella Buber-Ennser and Bernhard Riederer look at the geographic pattern in the realisation of intentions to postpone or forego (further) childbearing.

Zuzanna Brzozowska, Isabella Buber-Ennser and Bernhard Riederer look at the geographic pattern in the realisation of intentions to postpone or forego (further) childbearing.

project management concept with gantt chart, business schedule on virtual screen of computer

Do flexible working hours stabilize unemployment fluctuations?

Marcin Kolasa (SGH Warsaw School of Economics), Michał Rubaszek (SGH Warsaw School of Economics) and Małgorzata Walerych (Narodowy Bank Polski) add to the debate on the impact of working-time flexibility on unemployment fluctuations.

Marcin Kolasa (SGH Warsaw School of Economics), Michał Rubaszek (SGH Warsaw School of Economics) and Małgorzata Walerych (Narodowy Bank Polski) add to the debate on the impact of working-time flexibility on unemployment fluctuations.

Black male student posing in campus library

The Role of Education

Comparing Healthy Life Years across 16 European countries
To account for the role of education in a country’s health outcomes, Markus Sauerberg of the Vienna Institute of Demography (OeAW) uses Eurostat data to compare Healthy Life Years between 16 European countries by gender and education level.

To account for the role of education in a country’s health outcomes, Markus Sauerberg of the Vienna Institute of Demography (OeAW) uses Eurostat data to compare Healthy Life Years between 16 European countries by gender and education level.

Baby foots and wedding rings in the hands of the mother

Does the birth of a child still prompt marriage?

A comparison of Austria, France, Germany and Hungary
Nicolai Gröpler, Johannes Huinink and Timo Peter (University of Bremen) look at under which conditions the birth of a child actually leads to marriage (or not).

Nicolai Gröpler, Johannes Huinink and Timo Peter (University of Bremen) look at under which conditions the birth of a child actually leads to marriage (or not).

Woman holding wine and cigarrete

Projecting Mortality

Higher Future European Life Expectancy than previously expected
Fanny Janssen (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and University of Groningen (UoG)) and colleagues introduce a novel mortality forecasting technique that takes into account both the impact of smoking, obesity and alcohol on mortality trends and the mortality experience of forerunner populations.

Fanny Janssen (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and University of Groningen (UoG)) and colleagues introduce a novel mortality forecasting technique that takes into account both the impact of smoking, obesity and alcohol on mortality trends and the mortality experience of forerunner populations.

Shot of stressed business woman working from home on laptop looking worried, tired and overwhelmed.

Understanding Wellbeing Inequalities

The role of gender and educational attainment
Anna Barbuscia (University of Lausanne and Ined) and Chiara Comolli (Stockholm University and University of Lausanne) examine the development of wellbeing across age by gender and education in France and Switzerland.

Anna Barbuscia (University of Lausanne and Ined) and Chiara Comolli (Stockholm University and University of Lausanne) examine the development of wellbeing across age by gender and education in France and Switzerland.

Painting of Two People facing away

Does divorce change your personality?

Sascha Spikic (University of Antwerp), Dimitri Mortelmans (University of Antwerp) and Inge Pasteels (PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts) examine the replicability of a divorce-induced personality change.

Sascha Spikic (University of Antwerp), Dimitri Mortelmans (University of Antwerp) and Inge Pasteels (PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts) examine the replicability of a divorce-induced personality change.

Black woman wearing a mask

It’s not the same for everyone

The role of age, gender and individual experiences on feelings of depression during the first lockdown in Italy
Bruno Arpino (University of Florence) and Marta Pasqualini (OSC, Sciences Po) examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on feelings of depression in Italy according to three dimensions: age, gender and type of negative events experienced during the first nationwide lockdown.

Bruno Arpino (University of Florence) and Marta Pasqualini (OSC, Sciences Po) examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on feelings of depression in Italy according to three dimensions: age, gender and type of negative events experienced during the first nationwide lockdown.

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From One Community to Another

A Historical Look at the Fertility Transitions in Belgium
Rafael Costa (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute), Philippe Bocquier (Université catholique de Louvain) and Thierry Eggerickx (Université catholique de Louvain) explore the role of diffusion mechanisms in the historical process of fertility decline.

Rafael Costa (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute), Philippe Bocquier (Université catholique de Louvain) and Thierry Eggerickx (Université catholique de Louvain) explore the role of diffusion mechanisms in the historical process of fertility decline.

Serious Woman Having Consultation With Male Doctor In Hospital Office

Who seeks medically assisted reproduction?

The reasons why people decide for or against seeking medical help for infertility are far from clear
Jasmin Passet-Wittig (German Federal Institute for Population Research) and Arthur L. Greil (Alfred University) provide a comprehensive review of 39 studies from 11 developed countries, discuss their conceptual and methodological problems and suggest avenues for further research.

Jasmin Passet-Wittig (German Federal Institute for Population Research) and Arthur L. Greil (Alfred University) provide a comprehensive review of 39 studies from 11 developed countries, discuss their conceptual and methodological problems and suggest avenues for further research.