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.

Celebrating Demography

Demography Day

Why we celebrate population science
There is no crystal ball – but a glimpse into the future is still possible: thanks to demographic research. 4 February, Demography Day, draws attention to the importance of this discipline.

There is no crystal ball – but a glimpse into the future is still possible: thanks to demographic research. 4 February, Demography Day, draws attention to the importance of this discipline.

Generational Fairness in Climate Change

Green Family – Generational Fairness in Climate Change

Mon Feb 7
We explore how families can be empowered to mitigate and adapt to the already inescapable climate change, and how governments can achieve fairness between and within generations.

We explore how families can be empowered to mitigate and adapt to the already inescapable climate change, and how governments can achieve fairness between and within generations.

Does the Gender Composition of an Occupation Affect its Compensation?

Does the Gender Composition of an Occupation Affect its Compensation?

Tue Jan 25
Alexandra Spitz-Oener discusses whether an increase in the female share of an occupation causally leads to lower relative wages in that occupation.

Alexandra Spitz-Oener discusses  whether an increase in the female share of an occupation causally leads to lower relative wages in that occupation.

Woman in White Dress Shirt and Black Skirt Sitting on Gray Couch

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.

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Inequalities and the Life Course

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Inequalities and the Life Course

Read and download the full book
Drawing upon perspectives from across the globe and employing an interdisciplinary life course approach, this handbook explores the production and reproduction of different types of inequality across a variety of social contexts.

Drawing upon perspectives from across the globe and employing an interdisciplinary life course approach, this handbook explores the production and reproduction of different types of inequality across a variety of social contexts.

Aerial view of modern Epagny Gruyeres town and rural surroundings in La Gruyere Fribourg Switzerland

Depopulation trends in Europe: what do we know about it?

Highlights from Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital's Conference on the Causes and Consequences of Depopulation
In the public and policy discourse, negative views are often emphasised but could population decline create opportunities? Find some of the key highlights of contributions from numerous scholars, disciplines, geographies and socio-cultural as well as political contexts. Note that this is a summary of a conference held in 2021. Newer evidence may be available.

This policy insight brings in a nutshell some of the key highlights of rich and varied contributions from numerous scholars, disciplines, geographies and socio-cultural as well as political contexts beyond those of industrialised European countries.

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Can Policies Stall the Fertility Fall?

A Systematic Review of the (Quasi-) Experimental Literature
Janna Bergsvik (Statistics Norway), Agnes Fauske (University of Oslo) and Rannveig Kaldager Hart (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) provide a systematic discussion of policy effects on fertility since 1970 in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia.

Janna Bergsvik (Statistics Norway), Agnes Fauske (University of Oslo) and Rannveig Kaldager Hart (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) provide a systematic discussion of policy effects on fertility since 1970 in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia.

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