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. 

siblings

Under which circumstances do older adults migrate towards faraway siblings?

Understanding the role of family proximity and the absence of partners and children
Drawing on Swedish register data from 2012-2016, Alyona Artamonova and Brian Gillespie (University of Groningen) address these gaps by examining whether the presence of partners and adult children matters for older adults’ (aged 70-84 years) sibling-focused migration.

Drawing on Swedish register data from 2012-2016, Alyona Artamonova and Brian Gillespie (University of Groningen) address these gaps by examining whether the presence of partners and adult children matters for older adults’ (aged 70-84 years) sibling-focused migration.

Black person holding keys

Modern day segregation?

Ethnic discrimination on the housing market across neighbourhoods and real estate agencies
Abel Ghekiere and Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe investigate whether the types of discriminatory behaviour vary and/or are moderated by three types of contextual factors: (1) dwelling indicators, (2) neighbourhood indicators and (3) real estate agency indicators.

Abel Ghekiere and Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe investigate whether the types of discriminatory behaviour vary and/or are moderated by three types of contextual factors: (1) dwelling indicators, (2) neighbourhood indicators and (3) real estate agency indicators.

Boy looking at computer

What helped Irish school children cope with learning in lockdown?

A recent study by Yekaterina Chzhen (Trinity College Dublin); Jennifer Symonds, Dympna Devine, Seaneen Sloan, Gabriela Martinez Sainz (University College Dublin); Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews); and Susan Harkness (University of Bristol) investigates primary school children’s self-reported engagement with remote schooling during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Ireland.

A recent study by Yekaterina Chzhen (Trinity College Dublin); Jennifer Symonds, Dympna Devine, Seaneen Sloan, Gabriela Martinez Sainz (University College Dublin); Julia Mikolai (University of St Andrews); and Susan Harkness (University of Bristol) investigates primary school children’s self-reported engagement with remote schooling during the Spring 2020 lockdown in Ireland.

Grandfather raising baby into the air

When are you giving me grandchildren?

Gender differences on the role grandparents play on their children´s family planning
Peter Eibich (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Thomas Siedler (University of Potsdam) look at whether intergenerational solidarity and particularly childcare provided by grandparents can have an impact on the fertility intentions of parents.

Peter Eibich (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Thomas Siedler (University of Potsdam) look at whether intergenerational solidarity and particularly childcare provided by grandparents can have an impact on the fertility intentions of parents.

Woman sitting on couch with 5 children

Why just looking at the number of children isn’t enough

Understanding the fertility of immigrants from low-fertility settings
Eleonora Mussino, Ben Wilson and Gunnar Andersson (Stockholm University) aim to examine the adaptation of both the quantum and tempo of immigrant fertility from low-fertility settings in Sweden in their latest study in Demography.

Eleonora Mussino, Ben Wilson and Gunnar Andersson (Stockholm University) aim to examine the adaptation of both the quantum and tempo of immigrant fertility from low-fertility settings in Sweden in their latest study in Demography.

Two baristas wearing medical mask serving coffee

Occupation alone is not linked to a higher risk of dying from COVID-19

A new study by Sunnee Billingsley, Maria Brandén, Siddartha Aradhya, Sven Drefahl, Gunnar Andersson and Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University) examines inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals’ occupations as well as the indirect effect of occupation on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals with whom they live.

A new study by Sunnee Billingsley, Maria Brandén, Siddartha Aradhya, Sven Drefahl, Gunnar Andersson and Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University) examines inequalities in COVID-19 mortality according to working-age individuals’ occupations as well as the indirect effect of occupation on COVID-19 mortality of older individuals with whom they live.

Top view from neighbourhoos

Does a neighbourhood impact fertility?

The role of spatial factors in fertility decline among immigrants in Finland
Allan Puur (Tallinn University), Leen Rahnu (Tallinn University and University of Turku) and Tiit Tammaru (University of Tartu) explore whether the proportion of co-ethnic immigrants in two major domains of life – residential neighbourhoods and workplaces – is related to the fertility adaptation among that group.

Allan Puur (Tallinn University), Leen Rahnu (Tallinn University and University of Turku) and Tiit Tammaru (University of Tartu)  explore whether the proportion of co-ethnic immigrants in two major domains of life – residential neighbourhoods and workplaces – is related to the fertility adaptation among that group.

Children Surrounding Their Father at Home

Does the ‘Fatherhood Penalty’ exist?

Impact of family size on men’s labour market outcomes
In a recent study, Anna Baranowska-Rataj (Umeå University) and Anna Matysiak (University of Warsaw) investigate the impact of family size on fathers' labour market outcomes.

In a recent study, Anna Baranowska-Rataj (Umeå University) and Anna Matysiak (University of Warsaw) investigate the impact of family size on fathers' labour market outcomes.