113. A new start for families and cities
Welcoming Remarks of the interactive discussion of Venice Declaration Signatories organized by IFFD in observance of the World Cities Day 2021.
Experiences of U.S. Households with Children during the Delta Variant Outbreak
Despite billions of dollars appropriated by federal and state governments during the COVID-19 outbreak to protect vulnerable Americans, as well as recent reports that the poverty rate has [...]
Economic Effects of Partner Loss: Examining vulnerability at the intersection of gender and nativity
The death of a partner has many consequences, including for the economic lives of those they leave behind. [Elena Pupaza, Selina Hofstetter and Ben Wilson – Stockholm Research Reports in [...]
Work-Life Balance Is Over—The Life-Work Revolution Is Here
Before Covid-19, we struggled to squeeze a bit of our lives into the consuming vortex of work. We charmingly called this “work-life balance” while knowing such “balance” was a lie. Then Covid-19 [...]
Welfare states as lifecycle redistribution machines
European welfare states are neither primarily nor solely responsible for inequality reduction. They redistribute much more across age than across socio-economic status lines. [Pieter Vanhuysse, [...]
U.S. household growth over last decade was the lowest ever recorded
A fundamental driver of household growth is population growth. The population residing in households grew by only 7.5% in the last decade, the slowest population growth since the 1930s. [Richard [...]
Delivering Fairer Shared Parental Leave Policies
Shared Parental Leave policies always seem more controversial when they fail to get effective take-up from fathers. But Nordic countries such as Sweden and Norway have successfully implemented [...]
Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders due to the pandemic
This pandemic has created an increased urgency to strengthen mental health systems in most countries. [Elsevier, 8 October 2021.] READ MORE
