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Carlos J. Gil @karlosj89.bsky.social · 9d

Teacher bias or unobserved ability? @ssreditorial.bsky.social paper w/ @marespadafor.bsky.social Test score error & omitted behavior = 🐘 in the (class)room to identify SES discrimination. Still, beyond "true ability", well-off (low-performing) kids get higher teacher ratings: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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UPS Florence @florenceups.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our members were also in Cologne for #ECSR2025, contributing to the programme with @aballerini.bsky.social, B. Cacciamani, @marcocozzani.bsky.social, @giuliafeltrin.bsky.social, @karlosj89.bsky.social & MF Morabito. 🙌
A very inspiring conference — looking forward to the next occasions to meet! 👋

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UPS Florence @florenceups.bsky.social · Sep 5

Glad to have been present at the #RSS25 conference, where — among other contributions — Valentina Tocchioni presented work with Vignoli, Lazzari & @marcocozzani.bsky.social on attitudes towards assisted reproductive technology in Italy.

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Eleonora Trappolini @etrappolini.bsky.social · Aug 21

💥New publication in Population Studies: We explore how health in early adulthood influences fertility, using data from the 1958 British birth cohort. Read more here 👇

Giammarco Alderotti @alderotti.bsky.social · Aug 20

New article with @etrappolini.bsky.social & @alyceraybould.bsky.social out in Population Studies! 🎉

We use data from the 1958 British cohort to explore how early-adult SRH & BMI relate to the achievement of fertility goals by midlife 👇

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Health in early adulthood and fertility: A study based on the 1958 British cohort

Health is rarely used as an explanatory variable in fertility studies in high-income contexts, unlike in low-income settings. Using the 1958 National Child Development Study, we explore how self-ra...

www.tandfonline.com

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Giammarco Alderotti @alderotti.bsky.social · Aug 20

New article with @etrappolini.bsky.social & @alyceraybould.bsky.social out in Population Studies! 🎉

We use data from the 1958 British cohort to explore how early-adult SRH & BMI relate to the achievement of fertility goals by midlife 👇

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Health in early adulthood and fertility: A study based on the 1958 British cohort

Health is rarely used as an explanatory variable in fertility studies in high-income contexts, unlike in low-income settings. Using the 1958 National Child Development Study, we explore how self-ra...

www.tandfonline.com

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Peter Fallesen @pfallesen.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔴New working paper with @marcocozzani.bsky.social and @juhoharkonen.bsky.social. We describe the temporal link between conception timing and preterm birth rates. When conception rates fluctuate, preterm birth proportions shift predictably but with different magnitudes depending on baseline risk. 1/4

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UPS Florence @florenceups.bsky.social · Jul 16

The University of Florence offers 4 positions within the PhD in Life Course Research!

🔹 3 open positions on topics such as social demography, family formation, fertility, union dissolution, ageing & wellbeing
🔹 1 thematic position on reproductive health & low fertility

Come join us in Florence! 👇👇

AISP @aisp-sis.bsky.social · Jul 16

📢 Applications open for the National PhD Program in Life Course Research!

👉 12 fully funded positions in Demography and Social Statistics, promoting an interdisciplinary approach to studying life courses.

🗓 Deadline: August 7
📍 More info: www.phd-lcr.com
📄 To apply: www.unifi.it/sites/defaul...

The PhD program in Life Course Research will train a new generation of highly skilled scholars relying on an evidence-based approach, with a strong emphasis on quantitative methods and data analysis.

www.phd-lcr.com

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Marco Albertini @marcoalbertini.bsky.social · Jul 4

fresh from the oven!!!
(with @marco16.bsky.social & Valentina Tocchioni)

#kinship #demography #LivingProximity

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

Horizontal or Vertical? A Tale of Geographical Proximity in Italian Kinship Networks

The increasing predominance of the “beanpole” family, a structure characterized by multiple ties across generations but fewer within one generation, has led most scholars to focus on parent-child (an...

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Carlos J. Gil @karlosj89.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks @psalasr.bsky.social & #DIGCLASS (@guillemvidal.me & D.Villani) for the @lisdata.bsky.social Award! Wealth is stratified by class💸—Class isn't dead 🧟

📝Article @socialindicators.bsky.social: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📰Post @lseinequalities.bsky.social: blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...

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AISP @aisp-sis.bsky.social · Jun 18

🇮🇹 Trovate qui sotto la lettera aperta inviata al Presidente dell'Istat, Prof. Francesco Maria Chelli, in merito al tema cruciale dell'accessibilità ai microdati per la #ricerca scientifica nell'ambito degli studi di popolazione 👇

www.google.com/url?q=https:...

Lettera aperta al Presidente dell’Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), Prof. Francesco Maria Chelli - AISP

Accessibilità ai microdati per la ricerca scientifica nell’ambito degli studi di popolazione Egregio Presidente, a nome dell’Associazione Italiana per gli Studi di Popolazione (AISP), Le scriviamo all...

www.google.com

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AISP @aisp-sis.bsky.social · Jun 17

Brilliant session about “The Surprises of Population Studies” at #SIS2025 in Genova!
Thanks to speakers and participants for the stimulating discussion! 👏
@karlosj89.bsky.social @florenceups.bsky.social @comochia.bsky.social

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · Jun 13

👉 New paper by Caltabiano, Meggiolaro & Tocchioni (@florenceups.bsky.social) suggests that parental separation has a strong cultural effect on children’s trajectories to adulthood, especially on the formation of household, but also on economic independence.

🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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AISP @aisp-sis.bsky.social · Jun 7

That’s a wrap for #PopDays2025!
A huge thank you to all participants — so many of you, from so many places, and with such high-level contributions.

The atmosphere was truly inspiring!
See you all in Trento for the next edition in two years! 🇮🇹✨

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Ewa Weychert @ewaweychert.bsky.social · Jun 5

Planet vs. Parenthood?
When the future feels apocalyptic, family planning becomes a moral dilemma?
We show that more climate change news + feeling you’re not doing enough = fewer first births
#ClimateAnxiety #Fertility #UKHLS #Popdays2025
@amatysiak.bsky.social & @florenceups.bsky.social

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UPS Florence @florenceups.bsky.social · Jun 5

UPS is well represented at #PopDays2025 - many of our researchers have already presented / are presenting their work over the next few days!
If you’re around, come say hi - we’d love to connect!

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Giammarco Alderotti @alderotti.bsky.social · Jun 5

PopDays2025 is in full swing! 🧠📊

If you’re into population studies (or just pretending to be this week), don’t forget to follow @aisp.bsky.social — the Italian Association for Population Studies is finally on Bluesky

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AISP @aisp-sis.bsky.social · Jun 4

Everything is ready for the 2025 edition of Population Days - the conference of the Italian Association for Population Studies.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Cagliari!

👉 Use #PopDays2025 to post about the conference!

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AISP @aisp-sis.bsky.social · Jun 4

Everything is ready for the 2025 edition of Population Days - the conference of the Italian Association for Population Studies.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Cagliari!

👉 Use #PopDays2025 to post about the conference!

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Carlos J. Gil @karlosj89.bsky.social · May 28

New @florenceups.bsky.social WP 📄🔨! Italian panel tax data shows a positive 💸 income-first-child 👶 link for both men and women within couples. This finding challenges traditional gender roles 🚻 but warns of the (rising) economic stratification of parenthood 👇
labdisia.disia.unifi.it/wp_disia/202...

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GENUS @genus.bsky.social · May 5

🚨 Concern about climate change is linked to lower fertility intentions in Italy.

👉 New study out in Genus by @chiarapuglisi.bsky.social, Daniele Vignoli @florenceups.bsky.social & Raya Muttarak.

🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

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Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) @demographyvienna.bsky.social · Apr 23

📢Save the date for the next #WICColloquium!
#GiacomoBazzani from the University of Florence will present insights into "How the Future Shapes Decisions in Uncertain Times"
📆 30 April 2025, 18:00-20:00h
📍 PSK Building MR08 (5th floor)
🔗 tinyurl.com/wiccollbaz

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Marco Tosi @marco16.bsky.social · Apr 12

Here my #paa poster showing kin proximity in obscure Italian provinces. Who knows how close people in Termoli lives :)) @marcoalbertini.bsky.social @florenceups.bsky.social

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UPS Florence @florenceups.bsky.social · Apr 12

Elena Pirani is at the Poster Session P08-Family demography presenting her work “Caregivers' mental health: gender and age differences” w/ Cunsolo & Tocchioni.
#PAA25

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Giammarco Alderotti @alderotti.bsky.social · Apr 12

It would be unforgivable to miss the largest poster of the conference—so step by the poster session happening now to say hi to @mimmilou.bsky.social and me, and chat about our work on employment uncertainty among migrants!

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UPS Florence @florenceups.bsky.social · Apr 12

Waiting for you to come at the next poster session (P07) to see Carlos’ poster about educational inequality in the World!
@karlosj89.bsky.social @paolobrunori.bsky.social @mtriventi.bsky.social

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UPS Florence @florenceups.bsky.social · Apr 12

Shoutout to Andrea @aballerini.bsky.social for his first #PAA2025!
👉 He’s presenting on the subjective wellbeing of single-parent families in Europe.

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