Thanks to @populationeu.bsky.social for featuring our study! Joint work with @mussino.bsky.social @etrappolini.bsky.social @alderotti.bsky.social and Cristina Giudici.

Population Europe@populationeu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A new Italian study led by @eleonoramiaci.bsky.social asks: Does access to formal childcare help mothers plan and realise another birth? And does this work differently for native-born and migrant women? Curious? Read the summary here: tinyurl.com/2uxfs8ha

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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Closing the year with a publication in JEMS with Andrea Calabretta and Eralba Cela! Our paper explores how Albanian women in Italy reconcile motherhood and work in a migrant context, and how structural constraints and individual agency shape their strategies.

Balancing motherhood and work in migration: the experiences of Albanian women in Italy

This study explores the complex dynamics of work–family reconciliation among Albanian migrant mothers in Italy. Drawing on qualitative research involving 30 semi-structured interviews, it examines ...

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Who are the Southern Italian students who move North for university? Out in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility our article coauthored with Andrea Priulla & Nazareno Panichella doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

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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Today in Palermo, Daria Mendola opens the final workshop of #AVRAI Project– Assessing the Vulnerability of Refugees and Asylum seekers in Italy. Check out the website for details, results and activities: avrai.unipa.it Proud to have contributed to a project that sheds light on these crucial issues!

"Sustainable ageing goes beyond demographic change" says @webervienna.bsky.social in taking on the discussant role for the first session of the 1st Conference of the #SustainableAgeing @eaps.bsky.social working group

Inspiring #keynote by #PearlDykstra "An intergenerational family perspective on sustainable ageing" at the 1st Conference of the #SustainableAgeing @eaps.bsky.social Working Group 👉 Distinctive features of sustainable ageing are a whole society agenda and clear links with policy

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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Grateful for the opportunity to take part in the first World Youth Skills Day Forum organized by #UNESCO!

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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I centri in Albania non solo sono inutili per incidere sul tema immigrazione, oltre che spropositatamente costosi, ma le norme che li regolano presentano profili d’illegittimità. Profili che i giudici rileveranno. Forzare il diritto non è mai la soluzione. www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment...

Attending #RC28 in Milan is such a valuable experience! I had the opportunity to reflect on insightful studies and to present my work with Nazareno Panichella on hiring discrimination against 2gen individuals in the Italian labour market 🔎

I am happy to share that my supervisor @elelona.bsky.social and I published the first chapter of my thesis in the Journal of Early Adolescence🥳🥳 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Comparing Risky Behaviours Among Teenagers With Native or Immigrant Parents in Italy - Daniela Foresta, Elena Ambrosetti, 2025

Investigating adolescent risky behaviours from different cultural backgrounds helps understand societal differences. This study assesses the correlation between...

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🔥 Super excited to see our paper (with Guetto & Vignoli, @florenceups.bsky.social) about family policies and fertility in Italy freshly published on Demography ! 👇👇👇

Demography - the flagship journal of PAA@readdemography.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Can Family Policies Enhance Fertility?” R. Guetto, G. Alderotti & D. Vignoli explore the policy-fertility nexus & assess how parental leave, childcare services & child benefits may influence fertility--with childcare appearing to be the strongest policy lever. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

#ConvegnoSISEC2025 è iniziata la seconda plenaria del convegno, “Transizione demografica, disuguaglianza, povertà”, con Camilla Gaiaschi, Gabriele Ballarino, Francesco Billari e Marianna Filandri. 👇🏻 Buona seconda giornata di SISEC, vi aspettiamo!

#ConvegnoSISEC2025 é inziata la prima plenaria con i saluti istituzionali del comitato organizzativo di Pavia e del Presidente @luigiburr.bsky.social 👇🏻

I feel incredibly fortunate to have shared these years with my colleagues who have greatly enriched this experience 🥰

Demografia Sapienza@demosapienza.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉 We are thrilled, proud, and delighted to announce that @eleonoramiaci.bsky.social has successfully completed her journey to become an Excellent Doctor! 🌟 After years of hard work, laughter, and dedication, this milestone is a well-deserved achievement. Congratulations, Eleonora! 🥳👏

Finally joining Bluesky, and finishing my PhD feels like the perfect moment!✨ Heartfelt thanks to @etrappolini.bsky.social and @mussino.eu for their guidance, and to the committee (@manuelastranges.bsky.social, @lisakkraus.bsky.social, Oliviero Casacchia) for their amazing suggestions😊

Super proud of Eleonora Miaci, who brilliantly and successfully defended her thesis yesterday about migrants’ fertility in Italy! A well-deserved achievement after all your hard work and dedication—it’s been an honor to be your supervisor. Excited for your bright future ahead! 🎓👏”

Auguri Eleonora Miaci! <3 The group of great Italian demographers named Eleonora keeps growing @mussino.eu @etrappolini.bsky.social

Eleonora Trappolini@etrappolini.bsky.social · 2y ago

Super proud of Eleonora Miaci, who brilliantly and successfully defended her thesis yesterday about migrants’ fertility in Italy! A well-deserved achievement after all your hard work and dedication—it’s been an honor to be your supervisor. Excited for your bright future ahead! 🎓👏”