On #WorldHealthDay, we highlight evidence that economic decisions have profound health impacts. Austerity policies in the UK are associated with 190,000 excess deaths and widening regional inequalities in life expectancy. Read our blog by Yonatan Berman and Tora Hovland ⬇️

I only wrote this substack *yesterday* about the dangers of being a foreign student or academic in the US, but I am already having to update it as more disappearances and visa revocations happen. christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...

Researchers in demography have developed a new model that provides more accurate estimates of population sizes. This method has the potential to affect policy decisions, according to @mussino.eu, one of the researchers behind the study. www.su.se/department-o...

Immigrants are more likely to adapt to Swedish childbearing norms if they move to Sweden at a young age, according to a new study by Ben Wilson, researcher in demography. This seems to be the case regardless of their gender or country of birth. www.su.se/department-o...

When INEQUALITY is on the list of verboten words, we need to work harder to make the value of our work known. Please follow @asa-ipm.bsky.social, the new account of the Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility section of @asanews.bsky.social, which will help share the latest work on social inequality

Check out my new paper with the fantastic @andreatilstra.bsky.social. We examine 🚬 and 🍷 behaviour around separation & divorce 💔 Surprising results, particularly for women... full paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social #Demography #Sociology

Even in one-person households, gender disparities in housework remain — gendered behaviors exist beyond traditional family dynamics in all countries. www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...

I am happy to share that my supervisor @elelona.bsky.social and I published the first chapter of my thesis in the Journal of Early Adolescence🥳🥳 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New study says children of immigrants in Sweden at high risk of being overqualified for their jobs. @wooseongkim.bsky.social talks about his recent doctoral thesis on Radio Sweden. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/new-...

📣 New paper coauthored by Jakob Dirksen: This article examines the strengths and weaknesses of existing SES assessment tools for measuring the impact of multidimensional poverty on TB-affected households. 🔗 buff.ly/4kgiTMp

🚨 NEW RESEARCH ALERT! 🚨 Do labor market disadvantages, such as unemployment and overqualification, affect children of immigrants born in the destination country (the second generation) in the same way as they affect the majority native population? authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... (1/4)

New IZA World of Labor article by @louislippens.be et al. on hiring discrimination across vulnerable groups: wol.iza.org/articles/hir...

Researchers in demography have developed a new model that provides more accurate estimates of population sizes than the models currently used by government organisations. This alternative method has the potential to affect policy decisions @sd.de www.su.se/department-o...

The call for applications for the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2025-2026 is open! This international doctoral program aims to provide students with a high-level education in demography. Deadline to apply: March 25th, 2025 at 12 PM (noon). More information: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...

Women’s sick leave rates increase sharply after having children – unlike men’s. A new research project led by @ylvamoberg.bsky.social explores why. #GenderEquality #Parenthood #Health #SickLeave #Research

The introductory chapter (Kappa in Swedish) of my doctoral dissertation, Unrealized Potential: Overqualification and its Consequences among the Children of Immigrants Born in Sweden, is available online (3/3): su.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

A special thanks to @rrluthra.bsky.social for serving as the faculty opponent and leading an insightful and thought-provoking discussion during my public defense. (2/3)

I’m happy to share that I have successfully completed my PhD in Sociological Demography at Stockholm University! I am deeply grateful to my wonderful supervisor, @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social , and my co-supervisors, @sd.de and @martinhallsten.bsky.social , for their invaluable support (1/3).

Now accepting applications for a PhD position in Sociology at Stockholm University on the project, "Making Time: Organized Labour and the Politics of Care Leave"! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Are Social Expectations Causing Depression? This review summarizes how social expectations form and change in individuals with depression and how they shape the onset, course and severity of depressive symptoms by influencing interpersonal perception and behaviour. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 Do second-generation children of immigrants in Sweden struggle to match their educational achievements with suitable jobs? Find out in my latest study in the European Journal of Population. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1007/s106... #Demography #ImmigrantIntegration

South Korea has a Total Fertility Rate of 0.72 & ageing population I give a Keynote Tomorrow in Seoul on data, alternative approaches #lowfertility #demography Global Symposium: Policy Responses to Low Fertility & #Ageing registration 👉 lnkd.in/dy3SNE5q more info: 👉https://lnkd.in/di9CzZaZ

Open position for a doctoral student in Economic History at Lund University in the project "Escaping Segregation: A Longitudinal Analysis of Socio-Spatial Mobility, Neighborhood Policy, and Immigrant Integration in Malmö and Copenhagen". lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...