How do partnership dynamics differ between migrants and natives? Are such differences the sign of a slower integration process of immigrants into the Estonian society? Leen Rahnu, Allan Puur, Luule Sakkeus and Martin Klesment show that new family patterns, such as non-marital cohabitation, are less frequent among immigrants in Estonia. These divergences between immigrants and native Estonians suggest that the ways in which migrants start their family life more accurately reflect the patterns of the country of origin than of those of the host society.

Most welfare states in Europe have taken measures to make their public pension systems more sustainable, not only by increasing the retirement age but also by placing additional responsibility on individuals to close the pension gap through personal savings and private pension plans. A cross-national study by Douglas A. Hershey, Kne Henkens and Hendrik P. van Dalen investigates who worries most about their financial future in retirement and who takes active steps to ensure an adequate standard of living when retired.  

¿Puede el divorcio de los padres afectar a las posibilidades de los hijos de obtener un título universitario? Fabrizio Bernardi y Jonas Radl exploran las consecuencias a largo plazo que el divorcio puede tener sobre el rendimiento escolar y encuentran un efecto negativo, aunque relativamente pequeño, en 14 países (Australia, Austria, Bélgica, Bulgaria, Estonia, Francia, Georgia, Hungría, Italia, Lituania, Noruega, los Países Bajos, Rumania, y Rusia).    

La séparation des parents pourrait-elle affecter les chances de l’enfant d’obtenir un diplôme universitaire ? En étudiant le divorce dans quatorze pays (Australie, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Estonie, France, Géorgie, Hongrie, Italie, Lituanie, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Roumanie et Russie), Fabrizio Bernardi et Jonas Radl ont étudié les conséquences à long terme du divorce sur la scolarité de l’enfant et ont découvert un effet négatif, bien que relativement faible, sur la réussite scolaire.