Pop digests

PopDigests

PopDigests are short, comprehensive summaries of research results with a link to the original publication (if accessible online). This allows population experts and other interested audiences to be able to easily access information to the latest research results. 

Family moving

Did the COVID-19 pandemic cause an urban exodus?

Examining patterns of internal migration in Spain
Miguel González-Leonardo (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Antonio López-Gay and Joaquín Recaño (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfic and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), and Niall Newsham and Francisco Rowe (University of Liverpool) analyse changes in internal migration patterns across the urban hierarchy in Spain.

Miguel González-Leonardo (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Antonio López-Gay and Joaquín Recaño (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfic and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), and Niall Newsham and Francisco Rowe (University of Liverpool)  analyse changes in internal migration patterns across the urban hierarchy in Spain.

Older man gardening

Staying Busy

The effect of retirement on volunteering
Peter Eibich, Angelo Lorenti (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Irene Mosca (Maynooth University) examine how the transition into retirement affects engagement in voluntary work.

Peter Eibich, Angelo Lorenti (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Irene Mosca (Maynooth University) examine how the transition into retirement affects engagement in voluntary work.

Older women head in palm

Providing help before it is too late

Association between a history of clinical depression and dementia
Kaarina Korhonen, Lasse Tarkiainen (University of Helsinki); Taina Leinonen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health); Elina Einiö and Pekka Martikainen (University of Helsinki) investigate, in more detail, the long-term association between depression and dementia.

Kaarina Korhonen, Lasse Tarkiainen (University of Helsinki); Taina Leinonen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health); Elina Einiö and Pekka Martikainen (University of Helsinki) investigate, in more detail, the long-term association between depression and dementia.

Train going by in a train station

Commuting willingness and actual commuting behaviour

Does individual willingness to commute long distances influence commuting behaviour or vice versa?
Heiko Rüger, Nico Stawarz, Thomas Skora (Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB) and Brenton M. Wiernik (University of South Florida) use longitudinal data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives in Europe survey to examine the relationship between the willingness to commute long distances and actual commuting behavior.

Heiko Rüger, Nico Stawarz, Thomas Skora (Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB) and Brenton M. Wiernik (University of South Florida) use longitudinal data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives in Europe survey to examine the relationship between the willingness to commute long distances and actual commuting behavior.

Passport of Germany on the pile of different passports

Dual citizenship restrictions as a barrier for immigrant naturalization?

Martin Weinmann (Germany’s Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB)) uses data from the 2011 BAMF Naturalisation Study, a cross-sectional survey of the immigrant population in Germany to analyse the relationship between dual citizenship policies and naturalisation outcomes.

Martin Weinmann (Germany’s Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB)) uses data from the 2011 BAMF Naturalisation Study, a cross-sectional survey of the immigrant population in Germany to analyse the relationship between dual citizenship policies and naturalisation outcomes.

Woman cooking in kitchen

Are all lifespans made equal?

Introducing the ‘healthy lifespan inequality’ indicator
Iñaki Permanyer, Jeroen Spijker and Amand Blanes (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics,) introduce the concept of ‘healthy lifespan inequality’ (HLI), which is designed to investigate the extent to which healthy lifespans are (un)equally distributed across population members.

Iñaki Permanyer, Jeroen Spijker and Amand Blanes (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics) introduce the concept of ‘healthy lifespan inequality’ (HLI), which is designed to investigate the extent to which healthy lifespans are (un)equally distributed across population members.

People holding up clock

Are men and women spending their time equally?

Gender Differences in Time Use Across Age Groups
Joan García Román (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics) and Pablo Gracia (Trinity College Dublin) use largescale cross-national time-diary data from the Multinational Time Use Study covering the period from 2005 to 2015 to examine gender differences in time use by age groups.

Joan García Román (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics) and Pablo Gracia (Trinity College Dublin) use largescale cross-national time-diary data from the Multinational Time Use Study covering the period from 2005 to 2015 to examine gender differences in time use by age groups.

woman holding baby

Migrants, stayers and the native population

How do their fertility behaviours compare?
Jonathan Lindström, Eleonora Mussino and Livia Sz. Oláh examine the childbearing behaviour of Polish migrant women and their descendants in Sweden, comparing them to the native Swedish population and Polish stayers.

Jonathan Lindström, Eleonora Mussino and Livia Sz. Oláh examine the childbearing behaviour of Polish migrant women and their descendants in Sweden, comparing them to the native Swedish population and Polish stayers.

siblings

Under which circumstances do older adults migrate towards faraway siblings?

Understanding the role of family proximity and the absence of partners and children
Drawing on Swedish register data from 2012-2016, Alyona Artamonova and Brian Gillespie (University of Groningen) address these gaps by examining whether the presence of partners and adult children matters for older adults’ (aged 70-84 years) sibling-focused migration.

Drawing on Swedish register data from 2012-2016, Alyona Artamonova and Brian Gillespie (University of Groningen) address these gaps by examining whether the presence of partners and adult children matters for older adults’ (aged 70-84 years) sibling-focused migration.

Black person holding keys

Modern day segregation?

Ethnic discrimination on the housing market across neighbourhoods and real estate agencies
Abel Ghekiere and Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe investigate whether the types of discriminatory behaviour vary and/or are moderated by three types of contextual factors: (1) dwelling indicators, (2) neighbourhood indicators and (3) real estate agency indicators.

Abel Ghekiere and Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe investigate whether the types of discriminatory behaviour vary and/or are moderated by three types of contextual factors: (1) dwelling indicators, (2) neighbourhood indicators and (3) real estate agency indicators.