Economic Uncertainty and Fertility in Europe

Principal Investigator:
Prof. Daniele Vignoli

Host Institution:
Dept. Statistics, Informatics, Applications (DiSIA) – University of Florence

Project duration:
September 2017 – August 2022

Budget:
1.689.272 EUR

Funding:
The EU-FER project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, grant agreement n° DLV-725961

  • Busetta A., Mendola D., Vignoli D. (2019). Persistent joblessness and fertility intentions. Demographic Research 40: 185-218.
  • Caltabiano M., Dreassi E., Rocco E., Vignoli D.(2019). “A sub-regional analysis of family change: The spatial diffusion of one-parent families across Italian municipalities, 1991-2011“. Population, Space, and Place
  • Mariani M., Mattei A., Storchi L., Vignoli D. (2019). “The ambiguous effects of public assistance to youth and female start-ups between job creation and entrepreneurship enhancement”. SR Scienze Regionali, vol. 18, pp. 281-304, ISSN:1720-3929
  • Mencarini L., Vignoli D. (2018). “Genitori Cercasi. L’Italia nella trappola demografica“. Milano: Egea.
  • Alderotti G., Vignoli, D., Baccini, M. (2018). “Employment Uncertainty and Fertility: a Meta-Analysis of European Research Findings”. In: Abbruzzo A., Brentari E., Chiodi M., Piacentino D. Eds., Book of Short Papers SIS 2018, Palermo, 20-22 June, Pearson, pp: 1150-1154. ISBN: 978-88-919102-3-3.
  • Guetto R., Panichella N. (2018) “Family Arrangements and Children’s Educational Outcomes. Heterogeneous Penalties in Upper Secondary School”. Accepted for publication in Demographic Research.
  • Innocenti N., Vignoli D., Lazzeretti L. (2018), “The impact of economic development on fertility: a complexity approach in a cross-country analysis”. In: Abbruzzo A., Brentari E., Chiodi M., Piacentino D. Eds., Book of Short Papers SIS 2018, Palermo, 20-22 June, Pearson, pp: 1154-1158. ISBN: 978-88-919102-3-3.
  • Tocchioni, V. , Berrington, A., Vignoli, D., Vitali, A. (2018). The Transition to Motherhood among British Young Women: does housing tenure play a role? In: Abbruzzo A., Brentari E., Chiodi M., Piacentino D. Eds., Book of Short Papers SIS 2018, Palermo, 20-22 June, Pearson, pp: 1048-1053. ISBN: 978-88-919102-3-3.
  • Minello A., Tocchioni V. (2018). Tra lavoro e famiglia: analisi della relazione tra tempo dedicato al lavoro e prima unione in Italia. Rivista Italiana di Economia Demografia e Statistica LXXII (4), 29-40.
  • Tocchioni V. (2018). Exploring the Childlessness Universe: Profiles of Women and Men without Children in Italy. Demographic Research 38: 451-470.

Natives and Migrants’ Job Instability and Fertility during the Great Recession: a Comparison between Italy and Sweden

  • Conference: “III Convegno SISEC 2019 – A Sud del Nord e a Nord del Sud” Naples, 31 January – 2 February, 2019
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Eleonora Mussino, Chiara Ludovica Comolli
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

Parental Divorce and Occupational Achievement in Italy

  • Conference: Third SISEC Conference – Italian Society of Economic Sociology Naples, Federico II University 31 January – 2 February 2019
  • Authors: G. Ballarino, S. Cantalini, R.Guetto e N. Panichella
  • Presented by: Raffaele Guetto

Education, Unemployment and Fertility in Western Europe

  • Conference: Third SISEC Conference – Italian Society of Economic Sociology Naples, Federico II University 31 January – 2 February 2019
  • Authors: R.Guetto e D.Vignoli
  • Presented by: Raffaele Guetto

In medio stat filius. The relationship between time preferences and fertility in Italy

  • Conference: Giornate di Studio sulla Popolazione 2019 Bocconi University, Milan, 24-26 gennaio 2019
  • Authors: Daniela Bellani, Bruno Arpino, Daniele Vignoli
  • Presented by: Daniela Bellani

Economic Uncertainty and Fertility in Europe: The Role of Education

  • Conference: “Population Days – 13th Edition” Milan, 24-26 January, 2019
  • Authors: R.Guetto e D.Vignoli
  • Presented by: Raffaele Guetto

Parental Divorce and Occupational Achievement in Italy

  • Conference: “Population Days – 13th Edition” Milan, 24-26 January, 2019
  • Authors: G. Ballarino, S. Cantalini, R.Guetto e N. Panichella
  • Presented by: Raffaele Guetto

Economic uncertainty and fertility intentions in Italy: Which uncertainty matters?

  • Conference: Giornate di Studio sulla Popolazione 2019 Bocconi University, Milan, 24-26 gennaio 2019
  • Authors: Arianna Gatta, Francesco Mattioli, Mencarini Letizia, Daniele Vignoli
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

Employment Uncertainty and Fertility: A Network-Meta-analysis of European Research Findings

  • Conference: “Population Days – 13th Edition” Milan, 24-26 January, 2019
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Daniele Vignoli, Michela Baccini
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

Natives and Migrants’ Job Instability and Fertility during the Great Recession: a Comparison between Italy and Sweden

  • Conference: “Population Days – 13th Edition” Milan, 24-26 January, 2019
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Eleonora Mussino, Chiara Ludovica Comolli
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

“Wife or Businesswoman? The Role of Gender-Dominated Jobs in Defining Women’s Entry into Union in Italy”

  • Conference: Giornate di Studio sulla Popolazione 2019 Bocconi University, Milan, 24-26 gennaio 2019
  • Authors: Alessandra Minello, Valentina Tocchioni
  • Presented by: Alessandra Minello

 “Moglie o donna in carriera? Il legame tra tempo di lavoro, segregazione occupazionale, prestigio e l’ingresso in unione”

  • Conference: V Convegno Nazionale AIQUAV, Firenze, 13-15 dicembre 2018
  • Authors: Alessandra Minello, Valentina Tocchioni
  • Presented by: Alessandra Minello

The Impact of the Great Recession on Natives and Migrants’ fertility: a Comparison between Italy and Sweden

  • Conference: Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA) – November 13th 2018
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Eleonora Mussino, Chiara Ludovica Comolli
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

Wife or businesswoman? The role of gender-dominated jobs in defining women’s entry into union in Italy

  • Conference: “XI Conferenza ESPAnet Italia 2018 – Oltre la continuità: le sfide del welfare in un mondo globale”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, September 13-15, 2018
  • Authors: Alessandra Minello, Valentina Tocchioni
  • Presented by: Alessandra Minello

Economic Uncertainty and Fertility in Italy: Which Uncertainty Matters?

  • Conference: “XI Conferenza ESPAnet Italia 2018 – Oltre la continuità: le sfide del welfare in un mondo globale”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, September 13-15, 2018
  • Authors: Arianna Gatta, Francesco Mattioli, Letizia Mencarini, Daniele Vignoli
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

Employment Uncertainty and Fertility: A Network-Meta-analysis of European Research Findings

  • Conference: “XI Conferenza ESPAnet Italia 2018 – Oltre la continuità: le sfide del welfare in un mondo globale”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, September 13-15, 2018
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Daniele Vignoli, Michela Baccini
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

The Transition to Parenthood Among Britain’s “Generation Rent”: Examining the Changing Role of Housing Tenure

  • Conference: BSPS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018, Winchester (UK), 10-12 September 2018
  • Authors: Valentina Tocchioni, Ann Berrington, Daniele Vignoli e Agnese Vitali
  • Presented by: Ann Berrington

Employment Uncertainty and Fertility: A Network-Meta-analysis of European Research Findings

  • Conference: “BSPS Annual Conference 2018”, University of Winchester, September 10-12, 2018
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Daniele Vignoli, Michela Baccini
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

The Effect of the Great Recession on Natives and Migrants’ Fertility: a Comparison between Italy and Sweden

  • Conference: “BSPS Annual Conference 2018”, University of Winchester, September 10-12, 2018
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Eleonora Mussino, Chiara Ludovica Comolli
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

Employment Uncertainty and Fertility: a Meta-analysis of European Research Findings

  • Conference: “49th Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society”, June 20-22, 2018, Palermo, Italy
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Daniele Vignoli, Michela Baccini
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

The impact of economic development on fertility: a complexity approach in a cross-country analysis

  • Conference: “49th Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society”, June 20-22, 2018, Palermo, Italy
  • Authors: Niccolò Innocenti, Daniele Vignoli, Luciana Lazzeretti
  • Presented by: Niccolò Innocenti

The Transition to Motherhood among British Young Women: Does housing tenure play a role?

  • Conference: “49th Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society”, June 20-22, 2018, Palermo, Italy
  • Authors: Valentina Tocchioni, Ann Berrington, Daniele Vignoli, Agnese Vitali
  • Presented by: Valentina Tocchioni

Employment Uncertainty and Fertility in Europe: a Meta-analysis

  • Conference: “European Population Conference 2018” – organized by the European Association for Population Studies, June 6-9, 2018, Bruxelles, Beglium.
  • Authors: Giammarco Alderotti, Daniele Vignoli, Michela Baccini
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti 

Is there a Reversal in the Educational Gradient in Second Birth Risks? A Cross-country Comparison of Timing and Quantum Effects

  • Conference: “European Population Conference 2018” – organized by the European Association for Population Studies, June 6-9, 2018, Bruxelles, Beglium.
  • Authors: Daniele Vignoli, Anna Matysiak
  • Presented by: Anna Matysiak

The Transition to Parenthood among Britain’s “Generation Rent”: Examining the Changing Role of Housing Tenure

  • Conference: “European Population Conference 2018” – organized by the European Association for Population Studies, June 6-9, 2018, Bruxelles, Belgium.
  • Authors: Valentina Tocchioni, Ann Berrington, Daniele Vignoli, Agnese Vitali
  • Presented by: Valentina Tocchioni

Local development, complexity and fertility: Insights from Italy

  • Conference: “Regional Studies Association Annual Conference”, June 3-6, 2018, Lugano, Switzerland
  • Authors: Niccolò Innocenti, Luciana Lazzeretti, Daniele Vignoli
  • Presented by: Niccolò Innocenti

Wife or Businesswoman? The Role of Gender-Dominated Jobs in Defining Women’s Entry into Union in Italy

  • Conference: “LV Riunione Scientifica SIEDS” – organized by the Italian Society of Economics, Demography and Statistics, Università degli studi dell’Insubria, May 24-25, 2018, Varese, Italy.
  • Authors: Alessandra Minello, Valentina Tocchioni
  • Presented by: Valentina Tocchioni

Economic Uncertainty and Fertility: New Macro and Micro Evidence

  • Seminar: PhD program in Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento, May 17, 2018
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

Employment Uncertainty and Fertility in Europe: a Meta-analysis

  • Seminar: University of Stockholm Demographic Unit (SUDA), May 3, 2018
  • Presented by: Giammarco Alderotti

Is the Impact of Employment Uncertainty on Fertility Intentions Channeled by Subjective Well-Being?

  • Conference: “Population Association of America 2018 Annual Meeting” – April 26-28, 2018, Denver, US.
  • Authors: Daniele Vignoli, Letizia Mencarini, Giammarco Alderotti
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

Economic Uncertainty and Fertility: New Macro and Micro Evidence

  • Seminar: Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica “Cognetti de Martiis”, University of Turin, May 31, 2018
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

Family Arrangements and Inequality of Educational Opportunities in Upper Secondary School in Italy

  • Conference: “Il destino del lavoro: tra ricerca di senso e rivoluzione digitale” – 2nd Meeting SISEC organized by the Italian Society of Economic Sociology, January 25-27, 2018, Milan, Italy.
  • Authors: Raffaele Guetto, Nazareno Panichella
  • Presented by: Raffaele Guetto

The transition to parenthood among Britain’s “Generation Rent”: examining the changing role of housing tenure

  • Conference: “XXVIII International Population Conference in Cape Town – IUSSP 2017″, South Africa 29 October – 4 November 2017.
  • Authors: Valentina Tocchioni, Ann Berrington, Daniele Vignoli, Agnese Vitali
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

First Birth Losses and Gains under Economic Uncertainty in Italy

  • Conference: “XXVIII International Population Conference in Cape Town – IUSSP 2017″, South Africa 29 October – 4 November 2017.
  • Authors: Daniele Vignoli, Valentina Tocchioni, Alessandra Mattei
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

First Birth Losses and Gains under Economic Uncertainty: The Case of Italy

  • Conference: “Low Fertility, Labor Market, and Family: Factors, Outcomes, and Policy Implications”, Organized by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 17-20 2017.
  • Authors: Daniele Vignoli, Valentina Tocchioni, Alessandra Mattei
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

Economic Uncertainty and Fertility

  • Seminar: University of Catania, October 11 2017.
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli

First Birth Losses and Gains under Economic Uncertainty in Italy

  • Conference: “X Coneferenza ESPANET Italia 2017″, Università di Bologna – Campus Forlì, September 21-13 2017.
  • Authors: Daniele Vignoli, Valentina Tocchioni, Alessandra Mattei
  • Presented by: Daniele Vignoli