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Demographic Research @demresjournal.bsky.social · 6d

Paper by Cozzani et al. explores a possible mechanism underlying ART birth disparities & highlights that these disparities do not appear to arise from treatment success, at least when treatments are performed in widely subsidized public context in Italy. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

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Manuel T. Valdés @mvaldes1989.bsky.social · 16d

PAPER ALERT🚨

With greats @cristinasuero.bsky.social and @fabriberna.bsky.social, we explore how the ed. gradient in the occurrence and timing of first motherhood varies across Spanish provinces (NUTS3).

#OA publication at Population, Space and Place: doi.org/10.1002/psp.70106

Want to know more?👇

Spatial Variation in the Educational Gradient of First Motherhood in Spain: Occurrence and Timing

Several studies have analyzed the relationship between educational attainment and fertility across countries, identifying significant differences. However, these works often overlook intra-country va....

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Cristina Suero @cristinasuero.bsky.social · 16d

NEW PAPER!! 🎉🎉

Happy to see this work finally out in Population, Space and Place!! 💫💫

We observe a clear geographical pattern in the educational gradient of age at first motherhood across Spanish provinces.

Access the full paper here ⬇️⬇️

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Marga Torre @mtorre.bsky.social · 27d

💼 Oferta de trabajo!

Buscamos un Técnico de Investigación para el proyecto GENDERSEG:

- 20h/semana | 1.400€/mes
- Deadline: 18/09 (inclusive)

👉 Más info sobre requisitos y tareas a desarrollar: aplicaciones.uc3m.es/atenea/fiche...

¡Se agradece difusión!

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Alicia García-Sierra @aliciagsierra.bsky.social · 27d

📣 New publication in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility!

🔎 Do mothers’ occupation-specific skills shape children’s development?

✅ Yes! When mothers move into jobs with higher skill demands, their kids show stronger skills.

Open access here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Do mothers’ occupation-specific skills impact children’s developmental processes?

This study examines whether mothers’ occupation-specific skills influence children’s development. I argue that while education is a valuable proxy for…

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Marga Torre @mtorre.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thrilled to share our paper with Iñaki Úcar (@enchufa2.es) and Jesús Prieto, just out in Social Science Research!

📝 The uneven effects of gender parity: Trends in gender homophily in scientific publications, 1980–2019

Free to download for the next 50 days: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The uneven effects of gender parity: Trends in gender homophily in scientific publications, 1980–2019

This study examines gender collaboration patterns across male-dominated, gender-neutral, and female-dominated fields. Using data from the Web of Scien…

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Michael Borchgrevink Lund @borchgrevink.bsky.social · Jun 24

The first paper of my PhD—co-authored with @ishmamunoz.bsky.social and Alberto Palloni—is now out as a preprint!
👵👶 Grandparents’ investments matter for grandchildren’s human capital formation independently of parental investments —especially in Ethiopia and India.
📄 osf.io/preprints/os...

OSF

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Manuel T. Valdés @mvaldes1989.bsky.social · Jun 3

📢Entrada en Universidad,sí sobre la PAU y el papel de factores como la calidad del aire😶‍🌫️

Recupero las conclusiones de un paper con @conteristo.bsky.social y @marespadafor.bsky.social sobre el efecto de una ZBE sobre el rendimiento en la PAU

Echa un vistazo!👇

www.universidadsi.es/zonas-de-baj...

Zonas de bajas emisiones y rendimiento en la PAU - Universidad, sí

Las zonas de bajas emisiones afectan directamente al éxito de la PAU y a la posibilidad de que los alumnos ingresen a la universidad.

www.universidadsi.es

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Sandrine Metzger @metzgers.bsky.social · May 23

New study from my PhD thesis—supervised by @pablogracia.bsky.social—out in Journal of Marriage and Family!

📝 It examines how changes in paid work and housework following birth shape first-time mothers’ and fathers’ mental health trajectories.

Read here (Open access): doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13121

<em>Journal of Marriage and Family</em> | NCFR Family Science Journal | Wiley Online Library

Objective This study examines the role of changes in paid work and housework time on first-time mothers' and fathers' mental health trajectories. Background The transition into parenthood is a key...

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Eva Beaujouan @fertdem.bsky.social · May 15

Explore reproductive limits, assisted reproduction, fertility postponement,… and submit your paper to our special issue on Delayed Reproduction.
Deadline at the end of the month!

#demography
#fertility
#latefert

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research (VYPR) @vypr.bsky.social · May 15

📌The deadline for the call for papers for the 2026 Issue of the @vypr.bsky.social “Delayed Reproduction: Patterns, Challenges and Prospects” is approaching‼️

Submit until May 31 2025⏰
🔗 www.viennayearbook.org/call

#demography
@fertdem.bsky.social
@oeaw.bsky.social
www.viennayearbook.org

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Manuel T. Valdés @mvaldes1989.bsky.social · May 12

🚀 Our monograph The Geography of Early Dropout In Spain is out! 🌍 #OA

🔗 www.fundacionareces.es/fundacionare...

Miguel Requena and I analyze early dropout at the provincial (NUTS3) level using 2011 and 2021 census data.

I'll be sharing key findings in the coming days. Starting with some maps! 🗺️👇

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Cristina Suero @cristinasuero.bsky.social · May 5

🚨 New publication out!

Together with M.C. Compans and Eva Beaujouan @fertdem.bsky.social, we explore how late transitions to adulthood relate to the use and outcomes of assisted reproduction.
Curious? Have a look! 📄✨

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Delayed transitions to adulthood and assisted reproduction: A study of educational differences in Spain

Transitions to adulthood are increasingly delayed in low-fertility countries, particularly among highly educated women, with significant implications …

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Population Europe @populationeu.bsky.social · Jan 27

Does cleaner air improve student performance?

New study by @mvaldes1989.bsky.social @marespadafor.bsky.social & @conteristo.bsky.social finds Madrid’s low emission zone boosted exam scores. Policy rollback raises questions about the future. #Mapineq

🔗https://tinyurl.com/ary5ce77

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Manuel T. Valdés @mvaldes1989.bsky.social · Jan 24

📢📢 PUB DAY!

Ever wondered how low emission zones affect academic performance?

You are lucky! Our new #OA paper in Population & Environment with amazing @marespadafor.bsky.social and @conteristo.bsky.social within the Mapineq project explores this.

🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Curious? Read on!

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Berta Caihuelas Navajas @bcaihuelas.bsky.social · Jan 10

📢Excited to share our new paper in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social on gender & political responsiveness in Spain, co-authored w/ @atiradocastro.bsky.social!

💡Do politicians respond equally to men’s & women’s policy preferences? Spoiler: they don’t. Let's dive in👇

European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · Jan 10

🚨 NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨

Are politicians more responsive to the policy preferences of men than women?

@atiradocastro.bsky.social and @bcaihuelas.bsky.social provide answers with 40 years' worth of empirical evidence from Spain 🇪🇸📊

https://buff.ly/3DPbymq

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Marga Torre @mtorre.bsky.social · Dec 16

Enrollment is now open for the 4th edition of the Master's in Computational Social Sciences at UC3M! No prior knowledge of programming or stats is needed—perfect for social sciences grads. Questions? Contact us or ask to be connected with our student ambassadors!

Please, share!

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Fabrizio Bernardi @fabriberna.bsky.social · Nov 27

New article with @mvaldes1989.bsky.social just out in Sociology of Education

We show that high SES parent’s expectations that their children complete university are sticky, ie. not affected if children’s performance at school is low.

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Manuel T. Valdés @mvaldes1989.bsky.social · Nov 26

PUBLICATION ALERT📢📢

Extremely happy to see this joint work with @fabriberna.bsky.social out in Sociology of Education!

We use the month of birth📅 as an instrument for early academic achievement🤓 to test for sticky expectations🎓:
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Pablo Gracia @pablogracia.bsky.social · Nov 26

Only 7 days left to apply!

Apply & share! 👇

Link: pablogracia-sociology.com/jobs

Pablo Gracia @pablogracia.bsky.social · Oct 23

🆕 2 JOBS at the ERC-funded DIGINEQ project!

* Join my team at CED/UAB in Barcelona!

* 1 PhD & 1 Postdoc

* Topics: Adolescent Wellbeing; Social Inequalities; Digital Media; Computational Social Sciences

* Deadline: December 3, 2024

Link: pablogracia-sociology.com/jobs

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Eva Beaujouan @fertdem.bsky.social · Nov 23

The WIC conference is behind, but left a great present in the form of a video of the round table discussion on reproductive futures.

#demography #fertility #latefert
@iiasa.ac.at

www.youtube.com/live/p5iTyss...

YouTube

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Professor Melinda Mills @melindacmills.bsky.social · Nov 22

Great presentation on the educational gradient & fertility timing in Spain from our MapIneq project by @mvaldes1989.bsky.social @cristinasuero.bsky.social @fabriberna.bsky.social at VID Vienna

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Cristina Suero @cristinasuero.bsky.social · Nov 22

Thanks for posting @lilivargha.bsky.social

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Lili Vargha @lilivargha.bsky.social · Nov 22

No time to lose? Stable partnership as a prerequisite to childbearing across ages by @cristinasuero.bsky.social

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Eva Beaujouan @fertdem.bsky.social · Nov 21

Finally it’s today!

The WIC conference on delayed reproduction: challenges and prospects
is taking place in Vienna and is also online.

Jacky Boivin , Anna Rotkirch and Lucy van de Wiel will be our keynote speakers.

Great forthcoming two days!

Delayed Reproduction: Challenges and Prospects

www.oeaw.ac.at

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Cristina Suero @cristinasuero.bsky.social · Nov 20

Thanks!

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