Research Digest

The report provides a snapshot of progress in relation to each of the five strategic actions of the Framework and shows the breadth of activities that have been undertaken. [World Health [...]

The QuantMig project explored methodological options for various forward-looking approaches to constructing future migration scenarios. [Jakub Bijak, Daniela Vono de Vilhena, Michaela Potančoková [...]

This paper adapts a method of decomposition of completed cohort fertility that specifically includes the timing of first birth. Such an approach enhances the understanding of changes in cohort [...]

Child poverty increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Left unaddressed, this would not only affect individuals’ life prospects and well-being but also have long-term economic [...]

Population ageing is the defining global trend of our time and demand for long-term care is soaring, but public spending is not keeping pace with demand. [Caritas, 21 June 2023.] READ MORE

Norway had a Total Fertility Rate that was well above the OECD average for much of the 1990s and 2000s, but since 2009 has been experiencing a rapid decline in fertility. [OECD, June 2023.] READ MORE

COVID-19 pandemic will further inhibit residents’ intention to have a third child by affecting their childcare arrangements, increasing their childcare costs, and increasing their exposure [...]

With 70% of couples living together before marriage in the US, it is important to understand how and when cohabitation is associated with poorer odds of marital success. [Scott M. Stanley & [...]

Mothers are much more likely now to remain employed when they have a new child rather than to leave the labour market altogether. [Jennifer Baxter – Australian Institute of Family Studies, [...]

Underinvestment in children is a slow-burning and fundamental crisis for development, and needs to be addressed with as equal urgency as conflict, COVID-19 and climate breakdown.  [Dominic [...]