Event: Changing Families Conference

Changing Families Conference

Mon Mar 22 - Fri Mar 26
Curated by the Understanding Society Topic Champion for Families, Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris, the week will feature research on family life, generational differences, same-sex families, partnership changes, parent and child relationships, the extended family, and life stages.

Curated by the Understanding Society Topic Champion for Families, Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris, the week will feature research on family life, generational differences, same-sex families, partnership changes, parent and child relationships, the extended family, and life stages.

Event: Fear of the future: exploring a novel determinant of fertility transitions

Fear of the future: exploring a novel determinant of fertility transitions

Wed Mar 3
In this webinar, Nicoletta Balbo (Bocconi University) will present findings from a joint paper with Katya Ivanova (Tilburg University) examining the impact of a generalised ‘fear of the future’ on fertility behaviour among a contemporary cohort of adults.

In this webinar, Nicoletta Balbo (Bocconi University) will present findings from a joint paper with Katya Ivanova (Tilburg University) examining the impact of a generalised ‘fear of the future’ on fertility behaviour among a contemporary cohort of adults.

Socio-Economic Background and Family Formation

Socio-Economic Background and Family Formation

To what extent does the societal context affect the influence of socio-economic status on the decision to have a child while cohabiting?
Judith Koops, Aart Liefbroer and Anne Gauthier (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute) studied the role of the SES of one’s parents on having a first birth in cohabitation or marriage in 19 European and North American countries.

Judith Koops, Aart Liefbroer and Anne Gauthier (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute) studied the role of the SES of one’s parents on having a first birth in cohabitation or marriage in 19 European and North American countries.

News: Exploratory Meeting between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica & leading demographers at the EU

Exploratory Meeting between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica & leading demographers at the EU

On Tuesday, 23 February 2021, Population Europe will host a meeting between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica, and leading demographers at the EU.

Exploratory Meeting Between the Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica & leading demographers at the EU

It’s Dad’s Turn

It’s Dad’s Turn

How the pandemic affected gendered division of childcare time
Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School) and Sabine Zinn (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to examine how time spent on childcare changed for mothers and fathers respectively from 2019 to spring 2020.

Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School) and Sabine Zinn (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to examine how time spent on childcare changed for mothers and fathers respectively from 2019 to spring 2020.

Event: Berlin Demography Days

Berlin Demography Days

Mon Mar 22 - Wed Mar 24
Join us for the Berlin Demography Days, a three-day event that offers a platform for intense dialogue among scientific experts, policy makers, business leaders and representatives of international organisations and civil society

Join us for the Berlin Demography Days, a three-day event that offers a platform for intense dialogue among scientific experts, policy makers, business leaders and representatives of international organisations and civil society

Event: Educational inequalities in wellbeing: differential risks and couples unemployment

Educational inequalities in wellbeing: differential risks and couples unemployment

Wed Feb 10
In this webinar, Anna Baranowska-Rataj and Jonas Voßemer will discuss the role of differential risks and the consequences of couples’ unemployment on growing educational inequalities in subjective wellbeing across the life course.

n this webinar, Anna Baranowska-Rataj and Jonas Voßemer will discuss the role of differential risks and the consequences of couples’ unemployment on growing educational inequalities in subjective wellbeing across the life course.

Fertility Behaviours and Socio-Economic Status

Fertility Behaviours and Socio-Economic Status

Differences have widened during the global fertility transition
To better understand how the differences by socio-economic status developed during the transition from high to low rates of childbearing, Martin Dribe (Lund University) and Francesco Scalone (University of Bologna) analysed large-scale micro-level population data from the IPUMS archive.

To better understand how the differences by SES developed during the transition from high to low rates of childbearing, Martin Dribe (Lund University) and Francesco Scalone (University of Bologna) analysed large-scale micro-level population data from the IPUMS archive.

Should I Have a Kid?

Should I Have a Kid?

Fertility intentions among native and migrant women in Italy
Eleonora Mussino, Giuseppe Gabrielli, Livia Elisa Ortensi and Salvatore Strozza inquire directly into the short-term fertility intentions of migrants compared to natives in Italy. They also ask whether demographic and socio-economic factors play different roles in the two groups.

Eleonora Mussino (Stockholm University Demography Unit), Giuseppe Gabrielli (University of Naples Federico II), Livia Elisa Ortensi (University of Bologna) and Salvatore Strozza (University of Naples Federico II) inquire directly into the short-term fertility intentions of migrants compared to natives in Italy. They also ask whether demographic and socio-economic factors play different roles in the two groups.

Cover of Report 'Living, Working, COVID-19"

Living, working and COVID-19

Read and download the full report here
This report presents the findings of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, carried out by Eurofound and finds that the first round reflected widespread emotional distress, financial concern and low levels of trust in institutions. Levels of concern abated somewhat in the second round, particularly among groups of respondents who were benefiting from support measures implemented during the pandemic.

This report presents the findings of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, carried out by Eurofound and finds that the first round reflected widespread emotional distress, financial concern and low levels of trust in institutions. Levels of concern abated somewhat in the second round, particularly among groups of respondents who were benefiting from support measures implemented during the pandemic.

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