My second PhD paper is out! 🎉 'Assessing the Agreement Between Microsimulated and Register-Based Kin Counts in Sweden',with @demography.bsky.social , @martinkolk.bsky.social & @ezagheni.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @suda-sthlm.bsky.social 🔗 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00324728.2026.2706778

Assessing the agreement between microsimulated and register-based kin counts in Sweden

Estimating kinship networks is a data-intensive undertaking, usually conducted using empirical sources or demographic models. Although empirical data, such as population registers, provide observed...

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We found big differences in poverty gaps and poverty buffers between children of Swedish-born and foreign-born parents. We discuss our novel visualization of how these gaps and buffers are obscured if poverty is only studied using headcount poverty measures based on a single threshold.

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Poverty measures based on a single threshold obscure group inequalities in poverty gaps and poverty buffers, according to @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social , @rafgrotti.bsky.social and @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social sites.libsyn.com/53880/socius...

Poverty measures based on a single threshold obscure group inequalities in poverty gaps and poverty buffers, according to @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social , @rafgrotti.bsky.social and @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social sites.libsyn.com/53880/socius...

Sage Sociology: Socius - Group Differences in Income Distributions, Poverty Gaps, and Poverty Buffers: Inequalities between the Children of Swedish-Born and Migrant Parents

Authors Siddartha Aradhya, Raffaele Grotti, and Rense Nieuwenhuis discuss the article, "" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.

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Insecure jobs linked to higher fertility intentions among some migrant groups, according to a new study in demography by Mimmi Lounela, PhD student at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social www.su.se/english/divi... @mimmilou.bsky.social

Larmen om att vi har en befolkningskris i Sverige saknar grund. Det skriver Martin Kolk, forskare i demografi, i en debattartikel i Dagens Nyheter. www.dn.se/kultur/marti...

Martin Kolk: Sluta låtsas att vi har en befolkningskris!

Sveriges befolkning väntas öka enligt nya prognoser från SCB.

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New model for population estimates gives more reliable results. E.g. it shows that the employment rate among people with foreign backgrounds in Sweden is higher than previously calculated by Statistics Sweden. www.su.se/english/divi... The model is developed by @mussino.bsky.social et. al.

Great work from our super star! @mimmilou.bsky.social @suda-sthlm.bsky.social

GENUS@genus.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 New publication by @mimmilou.bsky.social: 👉 In Sweden and Norway, non-Western migrants, especially men, are more likely to report positive fertility intentions under conditions of uncertainty - such as holding non-permanent contracts or anticipating job loss. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Workplace culture affects fathers' parental leave outtake in Sweden, according to a new study by @floredebruyne.bsky.social from Stockholm University. www.su.se/english/divi...

Son preference remains stable in many low- and middle-income countries, despite recent development toward gender equality and urbanisation, a new doctoral thesis in demography reveales. www.su.se/english/divi...

I Sverige är intensivt föräldraskap normen i samhället. Men mammor som avfärdar dessa attityder mår bättre än andra, enligt en ny studie från Stockholms universitet. Hur hänger det ihop? Sunnee Billingsley, professor i sociologi, berättar mer. www.su.se/sociologiska...

Mammor som bryter mot normen om intensivt föräldraskap mår bäst - Sociologiska institutionen

I Sverige är intensivt föräldraskap normen i samhället. Men mammor som avfärdar dessa attityder mår bättre än andra, enligt en ny studie från Stockholms universitet. Hur hänger det ihop? Sunnee Billin...

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Migrants from low-income countries living in care settings in Sweden were more likely to die from Covid-19 than people born in the country during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study in demography, published in the European Journal of Public Health. www.su.se/department-o...

Elderly migrants in care settings faced higher Covid-19 death risk - Department of Sociology

Migrants from low-income countries living in care settings in Sweden were more likely to die from Covid-19 than people born in the country during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new stu...

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Couples’ views on having children often diverge. In Sweden, Eleonora Mussino and Caroline Uggla find that native-migrant pairs are the most divided, revealing hidden dynamics behind the country’s low birth rates. @mussino.eu population-europe.eu/research/pop...

A new research project about sexual and reproductive outcomes of violent crime in Mexico is recruiting two PhD students. The project is lead by Signe Svallfors who has received the five year starting grant from European Research Council. www.su.se/department-o... @signesvallfors.bsky.social

Researchers to explore how violent crime affects health - Department of Sociology

If I had five years and generous resources, what would I most like to do? That is what Signe Svallfors was thinking before deciding to apply for the ERC starting grant. The dream project would be to f...

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Are you looking for a summer reading? rdcu.be/ezDQk 😄

Individuals who pursue careers in health and education tend to have more children than those in other fields, according to a new study by Mark Gortfelder, Gunnar Andersson and Gerda Neyer. This is the case regardless of gender and education level. www.su.se/department-o...

Clear link between educational field and number of children - Department of Sociology

Individuals who pursue careers in health and education tend to have more children than those in other fields, according to a new study in demography. This is the case regardless of gender and educatio...

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High income is increasingly associated with stable marriages among older people, according to a new study by Linda Kridahl, Sofi Ohlsson-Wijk and Ann-Zofie Duvander. www.su.se/department-o...

Divorce increasing among low-income older adults - Department of Sociology

High income is increasingly associated with stable marriages among older people, a new study in demography reveals. Previously, the trend was the opposite – the higher the income, the greater the risk...

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Politikbyrån tar upp den stora demografiska frågan just nu - varför föds det så få barn idag? Gunnar Andersson, professor i demografi medverkar. www.svtplay.se/video/jxgkxE...

Politikbyrån – Rädda Sverige - skaffa barn

Barnafödandet fortsätter att rasa i Sverige, och har aldrig varit lägre än nu. Hur oroliga är politikerna, och vad kan de göra för att få till en ny babyboom? Behövs fler radikala åtgärder som sexmini...

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Internal migration in China does not lead to greater gender equality in families, a new doctoral thesis reveals. This challenges the common belief that simply moving from rural to urban areas makes family structures of migrants more egalitarian, says Weiwen Lai, PhD. www.su.se/department-o...

Internal migration in China has little impact on gender equality in families - Department of Sociology

Internal migration in China does not lead to greater gender equality in families, a new doctoral thesis in demography reveals. This challenges the common belief that simply moving from rural to urban ...

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Immigrants are more likely to adapt to Swedish childbearing norms if they move to Sweden at a young age, according to a new study by Ben Wilson, researcher in demography. This seems to be the case regardless of their gender or country of birth. www.su.se/department-o...

Researchers in demography have developed a new model that provides more accurate estimates of population sizes. This method has the potential to affect policy decisions, according to @mussino.eu, one of the researchers behind the study. www.su.se/department-o...

New model provides better population estimates - Department of Sociology

Researchers in demography have developed a new model that provides more accurate estimates of population sizes than the models currently used by government organisations. This alternative method has t...

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New study says children of immigrants in Sweden at high risk of being overqualified for their jobs. @wooseongkim.bsky.social talks about his recent doctoral thesis on Radio Sweden. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/new-...

New study says children of immigrants in Sweden at high risk of being overqualified for their jobs - Radio Sweden

A new study suggests that the children of immigrants face challenges in the labor market and are at a higher risk for overqualification than those with ...

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