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Professor of political economy & public policy, Dep. Politics; Chair, Danish Institute for Advanced Study, SDU. Political demography, aging democracies & welfare states, intergenerational fairness https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/en/persons/vanhuysse .. more

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Dec 18

Why do low-fertility societies implicitly tax their own reproduction?
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Debunking the ‘Stork Theory’: Why Do Low-Fertility Societies Tax Their Own Reproduction?

What and how many resources does it really take to raise a newborn baby to productive adulthood? And who pays for it?

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 23h

What course ahead for Europe in terms of #intergenerational #fairness?

I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
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Introduction | 2025 ESPAS conference

ESPAS provides a framework for cooperation and consultation at administrative level to work together on medium and long-term trends facing or relating to the European Union.

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 1d

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Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 2d

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Claus Offe in Memoriam

Claus Offe served as professor of political sociology at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin until 2015. He began his academic career in the intellectual environment of the Frankfurt School as a...

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 5d

A deep and original theorist, a generous colleague, and a kind friend has left us. RIP, Claus. You will be missed dearly.

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Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben

Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.

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Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · 6d

Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben

Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.

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Patrick Iber @patrickiber.bsky.social · 13d

It was a true honor to talk to legendary political scientist Adam Przeworski about how he understands the present crisis, what he learned from Chile and Poland, and how to move forward from here www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...

How Democracies Fall Apart - Dissent Magazine

An interview with Adam Przeworski.

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 16d

¿Por qué grava la crianza de los hijos?
En el análisis de la baja fertilidad española —1,19 hijos por mujer—, Pieter Vanhuysse concluye que se deben replantear las políticas públicas, para permitir que aquellos que quieran ser padres puedan serlo
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España tiene un persistente problema de baja fecundidad. ¿Por qué grava la crianza de los hijos?

En el análisis de la baja fertilidad española —1,19 hijos por mujer—, Pieter Vanhuysse concluye que se deben replantear las políticas públicas, en especial las fiscales, para permitir que aquellos qu...

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 16d

What place-specific policies to combat depopulation from Europe's regions?
I was honored to give the keynote to the first International Congress on Depopulation, organised by the Gobierno de Aragon deep in the mountains at Segura de Banos
#demography #policy #regions

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I Congreso Internacional de Despoblación 2025. Gobierno de Aragón

Congreso que busca sensibilizar sobre el problema de la despoblación y ofrecer a Aragón conocimiento y análisis de propuestas y proyectos, tanto teóricos como prácticos.

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 21d

"Democrafting the future" : my podcast on why our welfare states are intergenerational piggy banks, the hidden asymmetric burden of social reproduction in low-fertility Europe, and all things political demography:
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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 26d

First weekend at the European Citizens Panel on #Intergenerational #Fairness as a Knowledge Committee member: answering citizen requests, and a nice view of Parc Leopold, where 19th century scientific Brussels intermingles with contemporary Euro-Brussels

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 27d

European Commisioner Micallef has just addressed the European Citizens' Panel on #Intergenerational #Fairness in Brussels. This weekend, as part of the Knowledge Committee for this Citizens Panel, I guide 150 citizens' input into the #EU strategy on IF
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Intergenerational Fairness

The European Commission is inviting you to help co-create a groundbreaking strategy on Intergenerational Fairness! Use this platform to share what you want it to look like, what you think is important...

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 28d

Welfare states as lifecycle redistribution machines:
Why the piggy bank dwarfs Robin Hood in Europe

Policy Brief version at the European Social Observatory:
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Welfare states as lifecycle redistribution machines | OSE

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Sep 8

European welfare states are inter-age piggy banks, much more than they are rich-to-poor Robin Hoods.
Understanding the cross-sectional operation of the piggy bank leads to a new focus on intercohort #sustainability & #fairness: the political economy of #generations

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Welfare states as lifecycle redistribution machines: Decomposing the roles of age and socio-economic status shows that European tax-and-benefit systems primarily redistribute across age groups

Social scientists identify two core functions of modern welfare states as redistribution across (a) socio-economic status groups (Robin Hood) and (b) ‘the lifecycle’ (the piggy bank). But what is the ...

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Aug 29

Pro-Elderly Welfare States within Child-Oriented Societies
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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Aug 29

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How the young get more than the elderly out of society – but not out of the state

New research shows childhood in Europe lasts on average until age 25, while old age starts at 60.

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Aug 29

There is an asymmetry in socialization of downward v upward transfers. Children receive more than twice as many per-capita resources as older persons - but mot from the state. In aging, low-fertility societies, why has investment in children not been socialized more?
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Pro-Elderly Welfare States within Child-Oriented Societies

Families and policies both are main vehicles of intergenerational transfers. Working-age people are net contributors; children and older persons net beneficiari

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Aug 29

Intergenerational Justice in Aging Societies

Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Mar 26

As EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef has opened a conversation about #Intergenerational #Fairness, how to measure this in our #policy models?

IJI offers a simple 4-dimensional snapshot:
Vanhuysse, P., Intergenerational Justice in Aging Societies, Gutersloh: Bertelsmann
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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Aug 19

Glad to have been appointed as a member of the Knowledge Committee of the European Citizens' Panel on Intergenerational Fairness. We will be guiding 150 Europeans' input into EU Commissioner Micallef's developing strategy on intergenerational fairness
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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Social Security Is Turning 90. Here Are 6 Myths About It That Won’t Go Away.

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Aug 10

"Thinking hard strengthens your mental capacity. Using a bot to think for you or even just massaging what the bot gives you is empty calories for the mind. You’re robbing yourself of an education and diminishing your intellectual potential."
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Opinion | Are We Really Willing to Become Dumber?

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Jul 27

‘1984’ Hasn’t Changed, but America Has www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

Opinion | ‘1984’ Hasn’t Changed, but America Has

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Jan 29

"Aging is Living": join us tomorrow

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WHO Regional Office for Europe on LinkedIn: The second of five hearings shaping the future of health in Europe takes…

The second of five hearings shaping the future of health in Europe takes place on 30 January 2025 – and you're invited! Our next topic is: ‘Ageing is…

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Population Europe @populationeu.bsky.social · May 20

How do cultural attitudes shape demographic concepts and policy?

Our workshop explored this question with experts from social sciences and humanities, drawing 560+ global participants!

Read the full event review here: population-europe.eu/events/event...

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Jun 10

A warm welcome to @mbusemeyer.bsky.social from @uni-konstanz.de, who visits us over the next two weeks at the Danish Centre for Welfare Studies and the SDU political science department
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Prof. Dr. Marius R. Busemeyer | Team | Working Group Comparative Political Economy / Prof. Dr. Marius R. Busemeyer | Department of Politics and Public Administration

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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Jul 26

ifstudies.org/blog/debunki...

Debunking the ‘Stork Theory’: Why Do Low-Fertility Societies Tax Their Own Reproduction?

What and how many resources does it really take to raise a newborn baby to productive adulthood? And who pays for it?

ifstudies.org

Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Jul 26

A second @nytimes.com article citing our "Taxing Reproduction":

"Nordic countries... famed for their subsidized child care and maternity leave...have some of the highest parenting costs in Europe, once parents’ time and out-of-pocket costs are taken into account."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...

Why One of the Causes of Falling Birthrates May Be Prosperity

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Daron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · Jan 14

A summary of my thinking on shared prosperity, work and AI in ten bullet points.

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Florian Keppeler @flokeppeler.bsky.social · Jul 20

#Wilmasreview

Flashback: Wilma 7 years ago as a puppy 🐶 It takes a lot of effort to raise a puppy, but a human baby takes extra effort! 👶

A new study by Pieter Vanhuysse, Márton Medgyesi and Róbert Iván Gál shows:
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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Jul 9

Is it fair to increasr pension age in high-longevity societies?

Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · May 30

Is it (un)fair to raise the pension age in greying societies?

I was interviewed by Adrian Finighan on @aljazeera.com TV's global business and economics program "Counting the Cost" (from min 21:30):
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Pieter Vanhuysse @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · Jul 7

'The “peace dividend” was in fact a boon for the wealthiest in Europe.'

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Europe does not have to choose between guns and butter. There is another way | Shahin Vallée and Joseph de Weck

Yes, defence spending has to rise – but slashing the welfare state to fund it would be a big mistake, say Shahin Vallée of the German Council for Foreign Relations and Joseph de Weck of the Foreign Po...