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Image 06/07/2023 Finding a viable path to “ageing” fertility in Europe By Eva Beaujouan, Marie-Caroline Compans and Lukas Gutmorgeth, for the project "Later Fertility in Europe" Since the 1970s, first births have been increasingly delayed in Europe. To complement policies that address the broader economic and social causes of delayed fertility, it is essential to raise awareness about the biological limits to late childbearing among young men and women. To complement policies that address the broader economic and social causes of delayed fertility, it is essential to raise awareness about the biological limits to late childbearing. Read more about Finding a viable path to “ageing” fertility in Europe Image 28/06/2023 Low birth rates: Ten steps towards more baby-friendly policies for 2024 and beyond by Anna Rotkirch, Population Research Institute, Väestöliitto (The Family Federation of Finland) Europe needs to prevent a freefall of fertility rates, as currently witnessed in many countries in East Asia. But policymakers should avoid pointless strategies like coercion to get people to have more children. Research shows that people want more kids, but Europe is simply not baby-friendly enough. Here are the cost-effective ways to fix this. Research shows that people want more kids, but Europe is simply not baby-friendly enough. Here are the cost-effective ways to fix this. Read more about Low birth rates: Ten steps towards more baby-friendly policies for 2024 and beyond Image 15/05/2023 As Europe builds resilient labour markets, migration can help – but will not be enough By Jakub Bijak and Emily Barker (University of Southampton) Population ageing, decline of the European labour force, inequalities in economic activity between age groups and countries: all these challenges put European social systems to the test. How best to meet them? How to design resilient policy responses? Is the solution simply: more migration? Population ageing, decline of the European labour force, inequalities in economic activity between age groups and countries: all these challenges put European social systems to the test. How best to meet them? Read more about As Europe builds resilient labour markets, migration can help – but will not be enough Image 03/04/2023 The EU should build its policies upon the resilience of older people By Apolline Parel, AGE Platform Europe Three years after Covid-19 first hit Europe, it can be said that older people were among the groups most affected by the pandemic. At the same time, older people were in some ways more equipped to adapt to the reality of this social crisis – as they had lived through others before. This capacity to withstand and cope has recently been discussed as “resilience”. But what, exactly, is resilience? And how can older people’s resilience inform future policies? Read more about The EU should build its policies upon the resilience of older people Image 03/04/2023 Strong family services are needed to allow mothers to participate in adult education By Patricia McMullin and Heta Pöyliö Formal adult education can help promote gender equality by fostering female employment and reducing women’s disadvantages in the labour market. This can be achieved with policies that enhance work-family balance and thus reduce barriers for mothers to invest in their further education. Read more about Strong family services are needed to allow mothers to participate in adult education Image 31/03/2023 Time to look beyond human capital to understand how parents help their children earn more By Pieter Vanhuysse What help do parents actually give their children in the labor market? One key advantage is human capital, in the broadest sense. However, parents, when they can, also employ a wide array of other strategies to transmit advantages. Read more about Time to look beyond human capital to understand how parents help their children earn more Image 27/02/2023 Asylum seekers’ choice of country is mostly driven by personal networks, not economy By Valentina Di Iasio and Jackline Wahba Asylum seekers are not deterred by the employment ban nor are they as attracted by the generosity of welfare states as they are by social networks. Read more about Asylum seekers’ choice of country is mostly driven by personal networks, not economy Image 14/02/2023 Ageing, gender, migration. Three reasons why EU policymakers should care about Demography By Arnstein Aassve The challenge of adapting to demographic changes is now more than ever on the EU agenda. It is essential to keep the demography agenda alive, strong and relevant even beyond the EU elections in 2024. The challenge of adapting to demographic changes is now more than ever on the EU agenda. It is essential to keep the demography agenda alive, strong and relevant even beyond the EU elections in 2024. Read more about Ageing, gender, migration. Three reasons why EU policymakers should care about Demography Image 11/01/2023 The Next-Generation EU and the need for a European School By Francesco Billari The future of the European Union should be one of the central topics in the political debate for 2023, indeed. But what does “future” mean exactly? Read more about The Next-Generation EU and the need for a European School Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page »
Image 30/08/2023 Do training programmes for teachers ease the integration of refugee children? By Semih Tümen, Michael Vlassopoulos and Jackline Wahba Better preparation of teachers to face the multidimensional challenges in diverse educational settings could substantially improve the effectiveness of refugee integration policies. Read more about Do training programmes for teachers ease the integration of refugee children?
Image 06/07/2023 Finding a viable path to “ageing” fertility in Europe By Eva Beaujouan, Marie-Caroline Compans and Lukas Gutmorgeth, for the project "Later Fertility in Europe" Since the 1970s, first births have been increasingly delayed in Europe. To complement policies that address the broader economic and social causes of delayed fertility, it is essential to raise awareness about the biological limits to late childbearing among young men and women. To complement policies that address the broader economic and social causes of delayed fertility, it is essential to raise awareness about the biological limits to late childbearing. Read more about Finding a viable path to “ageing” fertility in Europe
Image 28/06/2023 Low birth rates: Ten steps towards more baby-friendly policies for 2024 and beyond by Anna Rotkirch, Population Research Institute, Väestöliitto (The Family Federation of Finland) Europe needs to prevent a freefall of fertility rates, as currently witnessed in many countries in East Asia. But policymakers should avoid pointless strategies like coercion to get people to have more children. Research shows that people want more kids, but Europe is simply not baby-friendly enough. Here are the cost-effective ways to fix this. Research shows that people want more kids, but Europe is simply not baby-friendly enough. Here are the cost-effective ways to fix this. Read more about Low birth rates: Ten steps towards more baby-friendly policies for 2024 and beyond
Image 15/05/2023 As Europe builds resilient labour markets, migration can help – but will not be enough By Jakub Bijak and Emily Barker (University of Southampton) Population ageing, decline of the European labour force, inequalities in economic activity between age groups and countries: all these challenges put European social systems to the test. How best to meet them? How to design resilient policy responses? Is the solution simply: more migration? Population ageing, decline of the European labour force, inequalities in economic activity between age groups and countries: all these challenges put European social systems to the test. How best to meet them? Read more about As Europe builds resilient labour markets, migration can help – but will not be enough
Image 03/04/2023 The EU should build its policies upon the resilience of older people By Apolline Parel, AGE Platform Europe Three years after Covid-19 first hit Europe, it can be said that older people were among the groups most affected by the pandemic. At the same time, older people were in some ways more equipped to adapt to the reality of this social crisis – as they had lived through others before. This capacity to withstand and cope has recently been discussed as “resilience”. But what, exactly, is resilience? And how can older people’s resilience inform future policies? Read more about The EU should build its policies upon the resilience of older people
Image 03/04/2023 Strong family services are needed to allow mothers to participate in adult education By Patricia McMullin and Heta Pöyliö Formal adult education can help promote gender equality by fostering female employment and reducing women’s disadvantages in the labour market. This can be achieved with policies that enhance work-family balance and thus reduce barriers for mothers to invest in their further education. Read more about Strong family services are needed to allow mothers to participate in adult education
Image 31/03/2023 Time to look beyond human capital to understand how parents help their children earn more By Pieter Vanhuysse What help do parents actually give their children in the labor market? One key advantage is human capital, in the broadest sense. However, parents, when they can, also employ a wide array of other strategies to transmit advantages. Read more about Time to look beyond human capital to understand how parents help their children earn more
Image 27/02/2023 Asylum seekers’ choice of country is mostly driven by personal networks, not economy By Valentina Di Iasio and Jackline Wahba Asylum seekers are not deterred by the employment ban nor are they as attracted by the generosity of welfare states as they are by social networks. Read more about Asylum seekers’ choice of country is mostly driven by personal networks, not economy
Image 14/02/2023 Ageing, gender, migration. Three reasons why EU policymakers should care about Demography By Arnstein Aassve The challenge of adapting to demographic changes is now more than ever on the EU agenda. It is essential to keep the demography agenda alive, strong and relevant even beyond the EU elections in 2024. The challenge of adapting to demographic changes is now more than ever on the EU agenda. It is essential to keep the demography agenda alive, strong and relevant even beyond the EU elections in 2024. Read more about Ageing, gender, migration. Three reasons why EU policymakers should care about Demography
Image 11/01/2023 The Next-Generation EU and the need for a European School By Francesco Billari The future of the European Union should be one of the central topics in the political debate for 2023, indeed. But what does “future” mean exactly? Read more about The Next-Generation EU and the need for a European School