Image 03/09/2021 Is it too late to catch up? Comparing female and male fertility changes Marie-Caroline Compans (Ined and University of Vienna – Wittgenstein Centre) compares female and male fertility changes across the 1950 and 1970 cohorts in France. Marie-Caroline Compans (Ined and University of Vienna – Wittgenstein Centre) compares female and male fertility changes across the 1950 and 1970 cohorts in France. Read more about Is it too late to catch up?
Image Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family Book Launch Thu Sep 16 Join the editors, Norbert F. Schneider and Michaela Kreyenfeld, of 'Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family' to discuss its development and key findings Join the editors, Norbert F. Schneider and Michaela Kreyenfeld, of 'Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family' to discuss its development and key findings
Image Gender equality, family change and family policy: new theoretical developments Mon Nov 8 - Thu Nov 11 This PhD course zooms in on new theoretical developments in the study of family and gender. This PhD course zooms in on new theoretical developments in the study of family and gender.
Image 30/08/21 New Podcast Episode from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Demographie Das Geburtengeschehen in der Corona-Krise Dr. Martin Bujard joins them to discuss fertility during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Martin Bujard joins them to discuss fertility during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Image 27/08/2021 Caregiving in the Time of COVID-19 The effects on mental health, family obligations and access to care Michael Bergmann (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and the Technical University of Munich) and Melanie Wagner (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy) ask how care networks were affected by the pandemic and to what degree personal care was provided to those who needed it most? Michael Bergmann (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and the Technical University of Munich) and Melanie Wagner (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy) ask how care networks were affected by the pandemic and to what degree personal care was provided to those who needed it most? Read more about Caregiving in the Time of COVID-19
Image Health inequalities, family and labour market dynamics Wed Nov 24 - Fri Nov 26 The "Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research" is a multi-year advanced training school on key themes of sociology as analytical, quantitative and interdisciplinary social science, thus involving sociological, economic, demographic, statistical and computer science approaches. The "Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research" is a multi-year advanced training school on key themes of sociology as analytical, quantitative and interdisciplinary social science, thus involving sociological, economic, demographic, statistical and computer science approaches.
Image Global Child Health research and data: A life course Tue Sep 7 This inaugural lecture for the Takeda Chair in Global Child Health will review insights about the interconnect
Image 16/08/21 Parents’ attitudes to their children’s partner choice: a century of change Read and download the full report Milan Bouchet-Valat and Sébastien Grobon retrace the rise of love marriages and the expansion of partner searches at the expense of matches supervised by the family. Milan Bouchet-Valat and Sébastien Grobon retrace the rise of love marriages and the expansion of partner searches at the expense of matches supervised by the family. Read more about Parents’ attitudes to their children’s partner choice: a century of change
Image 13/08/2021 Can we ask grandma to watch the kids? The effect of grandchildren on grandparental labour supply and the gender employment gap Andreas Backhaus (BiB) and Mikkel Barslund (HIVA-KU Leuven) use SHARE data and an instrumental variable strategy to estimate the causal effect of grandchildren on the labour supply of grandparents. Andreas Backhaus (BiB) and Mikkel Barslund (HIVA-KU Leuven) use SHARE data and an instrumental variable strategy to estimate the causal effect of grandchildren on the labour supply of grandparents. Read more about Can we ask grandma to watch the kids?
Image 09/08/21 More or Less Unmarried. The Impact of Legal Settings of Cohabitation on Labour Market Outcomes Read and download the full report Marion Goussé (Université Laval, CRREP and IZA) and Marion Leturcq (INED) study how different levels of protection upon separation affect the labour market behaviour of unmarried cohabiting partners. Marion Goussé (Université Laval, CRREP and IZA) and Marion Leturcq (INED) study how different levels of protection upon separation affect the labour market behaviour of unmarried cohabiting partners. Read more about More or Less Unmarried. The Impact of Legal Settings of Cohabitation on Labour Market Outcomes