Economic insecurity, housing costs, and weak family policies are getting in the way. Structural change is key. Joint work with @vferraretto.bsky.social, @raffaele-guetto.bsky.social, @rebeccasoldo.bsky.social & @agnese-vitali.bsky.social, as part of the WelFerPoli project.
Rebecca Soldo
@rebeccasoldo.bsky.social
Research fellow at the Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento
New paper out in PRPR! Why do Italians end up having fewer kids, and later, than they want? Using new survey data we show that many Italians in reproductive age are falling short of their fertility desires— in either how many children they want or when they want them.⤵️
Brief Report: Unmet Fertility Desires: Evidence from a Lowest-Low Fertility Context - Population Research and Policy Review
Italy holds one of the lowest fertility levels and the highest mean age at first birth in Europe, with previous studies pointing to a large gap between achieved and desired fertility. Nevertheless, mi...
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First in line, @rebeccasoldo.bsky.social shared her work on unmet fertility desires and subjective well-being in 🇮🇹 using the unique and ad-hoc WelFerPoli survey!
PopDays 2025, we are on our way! 🌞 The Trento delegation is heading to Cagliari to join the 2025 edition of PoPDays ( @aisp-sis.bsky.social ) - and hopefully squeeze in some sunny moments by the sea. Want to catch up with our members and their works? Here is when and where you can find them:
- Wellbeing&health, 5/6 h 9 - Fertility, wellbeing & life course, 6/6 h 11 @rebeccasoldo.bsky.social See you in Cagliari to discover more about the implications of fertility desires and family policies for subjective wellbeing🏄
And by P09 (April 13, 8.30-10am) to discover findings from the WelFerPoli project on "Attitudes towards childbearing in a low fertility context" 👶 w/ @rebeccasoldo.bsky.social & @giuliafeltrin.bsky.social @csisunitn.bsky.social @florenceups.bsky.social ceups.bsky.social See you soon in Washington!
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📢 È online un nuovo contributo mio, di @vferraretto.bsky.social e @giuliafeltrin.bsky.social, su Neodemos: "Volere figli in Italia: quali i costi e benefici attesi?" www.neodemos.info/2025/04/08/v... Il contributo è parte del progetto WelFerPoli - Well-being and Fertility Policies.
Volere figli in Italia: quali i costi e i benefici attesi? • Neodemos
Come viene percepito l’arrivo di un figlio dai potenziali genitori in Italia? In un’analisi dei dati di Famiglie e Soggetti Sociali (2016), Rebecca Soldo, Giulia Feltrin e Valeria Ferraretto mostrano ...
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