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Presented by: Professor Melinda Mills (University of Oxford)

Venue: 2N2.4.16 (to join us online, please contact the seminar series organisers at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk)

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Presented by: Irene Landini (University of Antwerp)

Venue: 2N2.4.16 (to join us online, please contact the seminar series organisers at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk)

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Cohabitation, childbirth and child human capital

The US and European countries have experienced dramatic changes in family formation in recent decades, with more parents in a partnership choosing to have a child without marrying first. As this fall out from marriage is predominantly a low socio-economic status phenomenon, it can lead to an exacerbation of inequalities...

Presented by: Gloria Moroni (University of Venice)

Venue: 2N2.4.16 (to join us online, please contact the seminar series organisers at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk)

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‘Kinlessness’, social connectedness, and subjective wellbeing in Europe

Recent demographic shifts, such as decreasing marriage and fertility rates, will lead to larger numbers of middle-aged and older adults with fewer family members. Ageing without close kin can present unique challenges in terms of wellbeing deterioration and lack of personal care in later life. This paper examines the association...

Presented by: Marco Tosi (University of Padova)

Venue: 2N2.4.16 (to join us online, please contact the seminar series organisers at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk)

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Becoming parents in the Nordics. What role do gender and social policies play for parents’ income and earnings trajectories?

The Nordic countries are often put forth as a success story in terms of women’s labor force participation and gender equality. Generous family policies provide an important piece of the puzzle, yet the degree to which they stimulate gender equality vary among the countries. Focusing on the earnings and income...

Presented by: Professor Marie Evertsson (Stockholm University)

Venue: 2N2.4.16 (to join us online, please contact the seminar series organisers at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk)

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Open the flood gates or skim the cream? Selective vs. open enrolment policies and the race for talent in Italy

Using administrative data on the whole Italian university system, we investigate the factors affecting universities' choices to adopt selective vs. open enrolment policies at the undergraduate degree level, and what effects these choices have in terms of the quality of the student intake and student performance. Implications for Italy's North-South...

Presented by: Massimiliano Bratti (University of Milan)

Venue: 2N2.4.16 (to join us online, please contact the seminar series organisers at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk)