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. 

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Who will take care of mom and dad?

How sibling characteristics relate to children’s care for parents in Europe
Jorik Vergauwen and Dimitri Mortelmans (University of Antwerp) aim to reveal how gender, family situation, employment and parent-child contact of siblings relates to a child’s caregiving.

Jorik Vergauwen and Dimitri Mortelmans (University of Antwerp) aim to reveal how gender, family situation, employment and parent-child contact of siblings relates to a child’s caregiving.

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How does employment instability affect union dissolution?

Understanding the role of employment status, contract type and gender differences
Elena Bastianelli (University of Turin) and Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence) study the relationship between employment instability and union dissolution.

Elena Bastianelli (University of Turin) and Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence) study the relationship between employment instability and union dissolution.

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Why employment quality matters

Health associated with different employment arrangements in the contemporary European labour market
Jessie Gevaert, Karen Van Aerden, Deborah De Moortel and Christophe Vanroelen (Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) uses a holistic, multidimensional approach for considering the variation of employment arrangements.

Jessie Gevaert, Karen Van Aerden, Deborah De Moortel and Christophe Vanroelen (Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) uses a holistic, multidimensional approach for considering the variation of employment arrangements.

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Sharing the Burden

Does fathers’ job flexibility ease mothers’ return to employment?
Sandra Buchler (Goethe-University Frankfurt) and Katharina Lutz (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) investigated how male partners‘ employment flexibility – specifically their weekly working hours and schedule autonomy – influences their female partners’ return to work after the birth of their first child.

Sandra Buchler (Goethe-University Frankfurt) and Katharina Lutz (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) investigated how male partners‘ employment flexibility – specifically their weekly working hours and schedule autonomy – influences their female partners’ return to work after the birth of their first child.

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Will flexible contracts be the new ‘normal’ for young workers?

Employers’ views on flexible employment contracts for younger workers
Lin Rouvroye, Hendrik P. van Dalen, Kène Henkens (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)-KNAW/University of Groningen) and Joop J. Schippers (Utrecht University) identify which considerations underlie employers’ decision-making with regards to the use of flexible contracts for younger worker.

Lin Rouvroye, Hendrik P. van Dalen, Kène Henkens (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)-KNAW/University of Groningen) and Joop J. Schippers (Utrecht University) identify which considerations underlie employers’ decision-making with regards to the use of flexible contracts for younger worker.

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From Matching to Marriage

How online dating is shifting educational inequalities in marriage formation in Germany
Gina Potarca (NCCR LIVES/ Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics, University of Geneva) analyses educational differences in the transition to marriage among 18-48-year-old adults in heterosexual couples.

Gina Potarca (NCCR LIVES/ Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics, University of Geneva) analyses educational differences in the transition to marriage among 18-48-year-old adults in heterosexual couples.

Expert Profiles

‘Nationality’ and ‘Second Generation’

How can we use these terms in surveys without (re)producing stigmatization?
Milena Chimienti, Eduardo Guichard, Claudio Bolzman (LIVES Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research and University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland) and Jean-Marie Le Goff (LIVES Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research and the University of Lausanne) engage in this discussion by analysing both the theoretical and empirical challenges of using ‘nationality’ and ‘second generation’ as categories in quantitative studies.

Milena Chimienti, Eduardo Guichard, Claudio Bolzman (LIVES Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research and University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland) and Jean-Marie Le Goff (LIVES Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research and the University of Lausanne) engage in this discussion by analysing both the theoretical and empirical challenges of using ‘nationality’ and ‘second generation’ as categories in quantitative studies.

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COVID-19 at home

How socio-demographic inequalities impact COVID-19 mortality through the household
Julien Giorgi (Insee, Department of Economic Studies) and Diederik Boertien (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics) focus on the impact of household composition and within-household transmission on COVID-19 mortality inequalities by education level and migratory background.

Julien Giorgi (Insee, Department of Economic Studies) and Diederik Boertien (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics) focus on the impact of household composition and within-household transmission on COVID-19 mortality inequalities by education level and migratory background.

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Does having a child affect men’s wages?

Fatherhood and wage inequality in Britain, Finland, and Germany
Rossella Icardi (University of Bath), Anna Erika Hägglund (University of Turku and Population Research Institute in Helsinki) and Mariña Fernández-Salgado (Universidad de Alcalá) explore whether and how fatherhood shapes the wage distribution in Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Rossella Icardi (University of Bath), Anna Erika Hägglund (University of Turku and Population Research Institute in Helsinki) and Mariña Fernández-Salgado (Universidad de Alcalá) explore whether and how fatherhood shapes the wage distribution in Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom.