Thursday, June 13 / 12:30 - 14:00 • McEwan Hall


Fertility, Family, Life Course

1. Trends and Rural-Urban Differences in Household Structure in Ghana: Is There Nuclear Convergence? • Josephine Ackah , London School Of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

2. The Impact of Child’s Right Act Adoption on Adolescent Fertility and School Enrolment in Nigeria • Lydia Adeoye , Obafemi Awolowo University.

3. Have Parents of Large Family Higher Life Satisfaction? Policies, Resources, and Values of Large Families in Europe • Mare Ainsaar , University of Tartu.

4. Cascading Lives. Socio-Economic Status and the Gendered Pathways into Multipartnered Fertility in Four Nordic Countries • Stefano Arnolfo , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Nicole Hiekel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Aart C. Liefbroer, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI).

5. Extending Residence at the Parental Home for Single, Childless Young Adults: A Cohort Analysis of the Transition to Adulthood in Spain • Nicolás Aros , Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics; Pau Miret, Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics.

6. FAMILY VIOLENCES AGAINST GIRLS AND BOYS IN BURKINA FASO: differences across normative contexts • Alis BAMBARA , IDESO-University of Geneva.

7. Life Course Outcomes of Individuals Growing up with a Sibling with a Disability. • Lara Bister , University Of Groningen; Nicoletta Balbo, Bocconi University; Hanna Remes, University of Helsinki; Elena Neri, Bocconi University; Pekka Martikainen, University of Helsinki.

8. Fertility Trends 2000-2020: Similarities and Differences between Western and Eastern European Countries • Marion Burkimsher , University of Lausanne.

9. The Unexpected Decline to Very Low Fertility Levels in Five Latin American Countries. The Role of Education. • Wanda Cabella , Universidad De La República; Cecilia Velázquez, Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales, Universidad de la Plata.

10. Who Gets the Kid? Child Custody and the Status of Women in Taiwan • Yen-hsin Alice Cheng , Academia Sinica.

11. Socio-Economic Inequality in the Consequences of Unintended Pregnancy Status for Child Development in Ireland • Yekaterina Chzhen , Trinity College Dublin.

12. Educational Assortative Mating and Second Birth Progressions in China • Simin Dai , Centre d'Estudis Demografics CED (Autonomous University of Barcelona UAB).

13. A Parallel and Complex Kinship Universe? Replicating and Extending Kolk et al. (2023) Using the Family Layer of the Dutch Person Network. • Vera de Bel , University of Cologne; Karsten Hank, University of Cologne; Thomas Leopold, University of Cologne.

14. Different Fertility Regimes in One Country: An Event History Analysis from Menarche to Fifth Birth among Roma Population in Turkey • Kumru Döne , PhD Candidate, Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies; Ismet Koç, Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies.

15. Estimating Fertility Indicators in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from a Network Reporting Online Survey in Senegal • Jessica Donzowa , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Daniela Perrotta, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Emilio Zagheni, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

16. Re-evaluating prenatal sex-selection against females and son preference: practices, trends and policies in India • Sylvie Dubuc , University of Strasbourg.

17. Is there a Second Shift for Women in Europe? • Helen Eriksson , Stockholm University.

18. Five Decades of Household Change across Asian Societies • Huifen Fang , Centre D'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB); Juan Galeano, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre D'Estudis demogràfics (CED); Albert Esteve, Center for Demographic Studies (Barcelona).

19. Whose Economic Characteristics Matter for the Transition to Cohabitation? Gender Differences among German Couples • Valeria Ferraretto , University of Trento; Nicole Hiekel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Agnese Vitali, University of Trento.

20. Intergenerational Transmission of Advantage in a Caste Society. Sibling Similarity in Education in India • Mathieu Ferry, Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University; Patrick Präg , CREST, ENSAE, Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

21. Fertility Plans and Their Realization in an Age of Insecurity: Was the Covid-19 Pandemic a Unique Shock? An Analysis of UK Data. • Francesca F Fiori , University of Strathclyde.

22. Systems of Living Arrangements in the United States: 1850–2021 • Ginevra Floridi , The University of Edinburgh; Albert Esteve, Center for Demographic Studies (Barcelona).

23. Intended, Desired, and Actual Fertility in a Cross-Country Comparison. Evidence on Fertility Gaps at Different Age Groups from the Generations and Gender Survey Round II • Carmen Friedrich , Federal Institute for Population Research; Martin Bujard, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB).

24. Between Existential Fulfilment and Economic Constraints: Unpacking the Childbearing Decision-Making Process • Edith E. Gray , Australian National University; Anna Reimondos, Australian National University; Nicholas Biddle, Australian National University; Ann Evans, Australian National University.

25. Residential Mobility after Parental Separation: Which Children Move, Move Frequently, and Move Away from Nonresident Parents? • Maaike Hornstra , University of Amsterdam & Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW)/University of Groningen,.

26. First and Second Births in China: Individual and Contextual Determinants • Kuoshi Hu , University of St Andrews; Hill Kulu, University of St Andrews.

27. Societal Pessimism and Trajectories of Fertility Expectations • Katya Ivanova , Tilburg University.

28. Does Education-Occupation Mismatch Affect Fertility? • Binjie Jing , Asian Demographic Research Institute, Shanghai University.

30. Short Term Fertility Response to Economic Fluctuations in a Manorial Society: Rural Estonia in 1834-1884 • Martin Klesment , Tallinn University; Kersti Lust, Tallin University.

31. Worldwide Changes in Unintended Pregnancies • Judith C. Koops , Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)-KNAW/University Of Groningen.

32. The Perils of “Reading History Sideways”: Is Unmarried Cohabitation Really a Moving Target? • Martin Kreidl , Masaryk University; Klára Reimerová, Masayk University.

33. Migrants in Interethnic Partnerships: Between Preferences and Structural Opportunities • Anne-Kristin Kuhnt , University of Rostock; Monika Obersneider, University of Duisburg-Essen.

35. Fertility Intentions of Canadian Women, 1990–2022, Using a Synthetic Cohort Approach • Benoît Laplante , Institut national de la recherche scientifique; Julie Blouin, Université du Québec à Montréal.

36. Ambivalence in Childbearing Attitudes and Desire for Children • Joanna Lesniak , Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw; Monika Mynarska, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.

37. Job Creation, Job Destruction, and Their Impact on Union Formation and First Birth • Chen Luo , University of Warsaw.

38. Non-Standard Work Schedules and Parents Reconciliation of Work and Family Life: The Protective Role of Intrahousehold Support Opportunities • Anna Matysiak, University of Warsaw; Anna Kurowska, Univeristy of Warsaw; Alina Pavelea , University of Warsaw.

39. A Closer Look at Fertility: A Qualitative Study on Albanian Women in Italy • Eleonora Miaci , La Sapienza University of Rome; Eralba Cela, University of Milan; Cristina Giudici, Sapienza University of Rome; Marina Attili, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT); Cinzia Castagnaro, Italian National Statistical Institute; Antonella Guarneri, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

40. Can Family Policies Influence the Transition to Parenthood in Turbulent Times? A Post-Communist Case Study • Lívia Murinkó , Hungarian Demographic Research Institute; Zsolt Spéder, Hungarian Demographic Research Institute; Livia Olah, Stockholm University.

41. The Joy of Birth? Sentiment Analysis of Childbirth Narratives from Interwar Poland • Bartosz Ogórek , Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences.

42. Employment Trajectories and Fertility in Italy • Fausta Ongaro , Università di Padova; Silvia Meggiolaro, Università di Padova; Marco Tosi, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy.

43. The Rise of Non-Religious Spirituality and Fertility Behavior in the United States • Nitzan Peri-Rotem , University of Exeter; Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, University of Oxford; Vegard Skirbekk.

44. Kinlessness across Europe: Prevalence and Heterogeneity • Marta Pittavino, University of Florence; Bruno Arpino, Università Di Padova; Elena Pirani , University of Florence.

45. The Role of Premarital Cohabitation and Childbearing in Divorce Risk among Same-Sex Couples – Insights from the Finnish Register Data • Maria Ponkilainen , University of Helsinki; Elina Einio, University of Helsinki; Mine Kühn, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Mikko Myrskylä, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

46. A Retreat from Parenthood within Partnerships: A Common Pattern in Northern Europe? • Leen Rahnu , University of Tallinn.

47. Value Change, Uncertainty and Voluntary Childlessness? The Development of Ideal Family Size in Austria • Bernhard Riederer , Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/OAW, Univ. Vienna); Isabella Buber-Ennser, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU); Ingrid Setz, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, OeAW, Univ. Vienna).

48. DEMUS-FLANDERS, a micro-macro dynamic simulation model for the Flemish municipal demographic forecast. • Ingrid Schockaert , Statistics Flanders, Government of Flanders; Jan Pickery, Statistics Flanders, Government of Flanders; Lisa Van Landschoot, Statistics Flanders.

49. Possible Futures for The ONS Longitudinal Study in a Post-Census Landscape • Nicola Shelton , UCL; Oliver Duke-Williams, UCL University College London.

50. Marriages and same-sex civil partnerships in Italy: focus on the age-gap • Maura Simone , Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT); Antonella Guarneri, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT); Claudia Iaccarino, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

51. Successful Conception and Timely Parenthood in Germany • Shalini Singh , University of Vienna; Ester Lazzari, University of Vienna; Eva Beaujouan, University of Vienna (Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital).

52. Women´s Partnership and Labour Trajectories and Transitions to First and Second Births in Spain. • Cristina Suero , University of Vienna.

53. Measuring Attitudes towards Voluntary Childlessness in Europe • Ivett Szalma , Centre for Social Sciences- Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence; Marieke Heers, Swiss Foundation for Research in the Social Sciences (FORS); Maria Letizia Tanturri, University of Padova.

54. War and the Military Service in the Post-Collapse Communist Bloc: Which Impact on Marriage and Divorce? • Sara Tafuro , Università degli Studi di Firenze; Elena Bastianelli, Bocconi University.

55. Social and Psychological Implications of Actual and De-Facto Childlessness among Older Persons in East and Southeast Asia • Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, National University of Singapore; Jung-Hwa Ha , Seoul National University.

56. Fertility Decline in France since 2014 • Laurent Toulemon , Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Didier Breton, Unistra / Ined; John Tomkinson, Université de Lille; Youna Marchand, Strasbourg University.

57. Gender Asymmetries in Household Headship • Rita Trias-Prats , Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Albert Esteve, Center for Demographic Studies (Barcelona).

58. Contribution of a Couple’s Immigration Status to Union Formation and Dissolution in Finland • Citlali Trigos-Raczkowski , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Kelsey Wright, University of Helsinki, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Pekka Martikainen, University of Helsinki; Joonas Pitkänen, University of Helsinki; Heta Moustgaard, University of Helsinki; Mikko Myrskylä, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

59. Family Ties and Migration Trajectories in the Context of Mexico-Us Migration • Abigail Tun Mendicuti , University of Groningen.

60. The Income and Employment Consequences of Migration for Partner Co-residence • Roselinde van der Wiel , University of Groningen; Viktor Venhorst, University of Groningen; Rolf Lyneborg Lund, Aalborg University; Patricia McMullin, University of Turku.

61. From Winter Wedding to May Marriage: A Transition in Dutch Marriage Seasonality • Willem R. J. Vermeulen , Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI); Frans W. A. van Poppel, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI).

63. The Contributions of the Fertility of Women with Immigrant Backgrounds to the Low Fertility Regime in Finland • Kelsey Wright , University of Helsinki, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Citlali` Trigos-Raczkowski, University of Helsinki; Silvia Loi, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Joonas Pitkänen, University of Helsinki; Pekka Martikainen, University of Helsinki; Mikko Myrskyla, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

64. Immigrant-Native Disparities in Mothers’ Labour Market Participation: The Role of Formal and Informal Childcare • Mengyao Wu , University of Salamanca; Alberto Del Rey Poveda, University of Salamanca; D. Susie Lee, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Silvia Loi, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

65. Anti-Miscegenation Laws, Chinese Exclusion Acts and Interracial Marriages for Chinese Americans between 1880 to 1940 • Man Xu , New York University Abu Dhabi.

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