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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 Image 14/11/2022 Support through the generations By Jane Falkingham Over the past 100 years, the size and composition of the world’s population has been transformed. Understanding patterns of intergenerational support is essential, particularly against the backdrop of changing family structures and global population ageing. Read more about Support through the generations Image 31/10/2022 COVID-19 has had least impact on life expectancy in Nordic countries by Jana Vobecká COVID-19 pandemic has led to life expectancy losses in Europe and overseas in the past two years but not in Denmark and its Nordic neighbours. Read more about COVID-19 has had least impact on life expectancy in Nordic countries Image 23/09/2022 Loss of Migrants’ Rights post-Brexit Exclusion from benefits in UK means working immigrant parents better protected in EU countries While the EU implements initiatives that move toward equality between immigrant and resident workers, the UK, in contrast, has become more unequal for working immigrants compared to UK residents due to the removal of the distinction between workers from EU member states and third-country workers. While the EU implements initiatives that move toward equality between immigrant and resident workers, the UK, in contrast, has become more unequal for working immigrants compared to UK residents due to the removal of the distinction between workers from EU member states and third-country workers. Read more about Loss of Migrants’ Rights post-Brexit Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page »
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
Image 14/11/2022 Support through the generations By Jane Falkingham Over the past 100 years, the size and composition of the world’s population has been transformed. Understanding patterns of intergenerational support is essential, particularly against the backdrop of changing family structures and global population ageing. Read more about Support through the generations
Image 31/10/2022 COVID-19 has had least impact on life expectancy in Nordic countries by Jana Vobecká COVID-19 pandemic has led to life expectancy losses in Europe and overseas in the past two years but not in Denmark and its Nordic neighbours. Read more about COVID-19 has had least impact on life expectancy in Nordic countries
Image 23/09/2022 Loss of Migrants’ Rights post-Brexit Exclusion from benefits in UK means working immigrant parents better protected in EU countries While the EU implements initiatives that move toward equality between immigrant and resident workers, the UK, in contrast, has become more unequal for working immigrants compared to UK residents due to the removal of the distinction between workers from EU member states and third-country workers. While the EU implements initiatives that move toward equality between immigrant and resident workers, the UK, in contrast, has become more unequal for working immigrants compared to UK residents due to the removal of the distinction between workers from EU member states and third-country workers. Read more about Loss of Migrants’ Rights post-Brexit