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Demografia Sapienza

@demosapienza.bsky.social

We are a group of professors, researchers, and phd students working in demography, based in Sapienza University of Rome

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Demografia Sapienza@demosapienza.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🎓🎩 Congratulations to Nicolò, Francesca, Giacomo, and Agostino on earning their PhDs! It was a wonderful day filled with inspiring talks on fertility, migration, mortality, and health — everything that demography is about. We are truly proud of your paths, well done to all four of you! 🌟📊

Giacomo, Nicolò, Agostino and Francesca celebrating their PhD defense!
Giacomo Lanfiuti Baldi@giacomolanfiuti.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The last chapter of my PhD thesis is out, just a few days before my defense 🎓 Read the new paper in Population Health Metrics with Andrea Nigri, Sergi Trias-Llimós (@sergitl.bsky.social), and Elisabetta Barbi on Deaths of Despair in Italy: 📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The decline of ‘Deaths of Despair’ in Italy: unveiling this phenomenon in a new context - Population Health Metrics

Background The term “Deaths of Despair” (DoD) refers to mortality due to alcohol consumption, drug use, and suicides. While extensively studied in the United States, where these deaths have markedly i...

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Giacomo Lanfiuti Baldi@giacomolanfiuti.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This paper originated from my EDSD thesis and evolved through many iterations. Now it is published, Andrea Nigri and I are proud of this work. It is part of my PhD thesis, to be defended very soon. 📄 An Age–Period–Cohort model for the gender gap in youth and early adult mortality: shorturl.at/1WQqs

An Age–Period–Cohort model for the gender gap in youth and early adult mortality

Abstract. In this article, we introduce a novel framework in mortality risk study, operating on the statistical approach of the Age–Period–Cohort (APC) fra

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Agostino Cristofalo@agostino.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Life course folks, you may be interested in our brand new article (w @etrappolini.bsky.social) on housing tenure trajectories and health in later life across Europe 🏡 open access on ALCR www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

Housing tenure trajectories and health in later life across Europe

Previous research has shown that standard patterns of work and family trajectories over the life course are associated with better health in later lif…

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Eleonora Miaci@eleonoramiaci.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our article (with @mussino.bsky.social @etrappolini.bsky.social @alderotti.bsky.social & Cristina Giudici) is out in Eur J Popul 🎉 We explore how unmet childcare needs shape mothers’ fertility intentions and behaviours in Italy, across native and migrant backgrounds. 📖 doi.org/10.1007/s106...

Formal Childcare Use and Mothers’ Fertility Intentions and Behaviours: Evidence in Italy by Migration Background - European Journal of Population

Numerous studies have explored the influences of family policies, such as formal childcare use, and migration on fertility, with mixed findings. However, limited research has examined how formal child...

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Margherita Moretti@morettimarg.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📣Excited to share that our paper on widowhood, its gender and educational inequalities, and evolution over time in Finland is out now in @readdemography.bsky.social !✨

Demography - the flagship journal of PAA@readdemography.bsky.social · 11mo ago

In “Evolution of Widowhood Lifespan," @morettimarg.bsky.social K Korhonen, @alysonvanraalte.bsky.social @timriffe1.bsky.social & P Martikainen find widowhood is less common & occurs later in life. @pophel.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @opik-ikerketa.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Giacomo Lanfiuti Baldi@giacomolanfiuti.bsky.social · last yr.

New publication! We introduce a Skellam-based age-period model to capture and forecast mortality gaps between populations — an alternative to modeling rates separately. Tested on causes of deaths, but extensible beyond. Check it out 👉 doi.org/10.1177/0282...

Age-Period Modeling of Mortality Gaps: The Cases of Cancer and Circulatory Diseases - Giacomo Lanfiuti Baldi, Andrea Nigri, Han Lin Shang, 2025

Understanding and modeling mortality patterns, especially differences in mortality rates between populations, is vital for demographic analysis and public healt...

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Agostino Cristofalo@agostino.bsky.social · last yr.

My (very first) article is now available on SSM🎉 We investigated the extent to which the well-known educational disparities in dementia incidence persisted in subsequent healthcare utilization after dementia onset. Don't just go to read it, run!🏃

Educational disparities in dementia incidence and healthcare utilization: evidence from a cohort study in Italy

While educational disparities in dementia incidence are well-known, whether and to what extent they persist beyond dementia onset is less explored. In…

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