Migration, environment and climate change

Migration, environment and climate change

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This report summarises the findings of three papers produced during the research project, as well as the knowledge and policy gaps identified, along with approaches and entry points for addressing them.

This report summarises the findings of three papers produced during the research project, as well as the knowledge and policy gaps identified, along with approaches and entry points for addressing them.

Beyond COVID

Beyond COVID-19: Population Challenges Ahead

Fri Jun 11
Population Europe and the Council of the Baltic Sea States invite you to the Discussion event with Dr Rolf Schmachtenberg and Prof. Dr Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak.

Population Europe and the Council of the Baltic Sea States invite you to the Discussion event with Dr Rolf Schmachtenberg and Prof. Dr Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak.

Books and Reports: Eltern sein in Deutschland

Eltern sein in Deutschland

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'Eltern sein in Deutschland' summarises the expert report of the Commission of Experts for the Ninth Family Report and provides an overview of the most important social trends that determine family life and the situation of parents in Germany.

'Eltern sein in Deutschland' summarises the expert report of the Commission of Experts for the Ninth Family Report and provides an overview of the most important social trends that determine family life and the situation of parents in Germany.

Couple sitting on couch wearing surgical masks

The Spread of Uncertainty Causes a Drop in Birth Rates

Chiara Ludovica Comolli (University of Lausanne) and Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence) look at how we know whether the particular media interpretation of an event is accepted and influences the behaviour of the general public.

Chiara Ludovica Comolli (University of Lausanne) and Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence) look at how we know whether the particular media interpretation of an event is accepted and influences the behaviour of the general public.

It’s Dad’s Turn

It’s Dad’s Turn

How the pandemic affected gendered division of childcare time
Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School) and Sabine Zinn (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to examine how time spent on childcare changed for mothers and fathers respectively from 2019 to spring 2020.

Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School) and Sabine Zinn (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to examine how time spent on childcare changed for mothers and fathers respectively from 2019 to spring 2020.

man signing contract

Spillover Effects of Fixed-Term Employment on the Subjective Well-Being of Partners

In a recent study, Sonja Scheuring (ERC project SECCOPA, University of Bamberg), Jonas Voßemer (ERC project HEALFAM, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, MZES), Anna Baranowska-Rataj (ERC project HEALFAM, Umeå University) and Giulia Tattarini (Berlin Social Science Center, WZB) investigated how employment transitions into and out of fixed-term contracts affect the well-being of partners in Germany.

In a recent study, Sonja Scheuring (ERC project SECCOPA, University of Bamberg), Jonas Voßemer (ERC project HEALFAM, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, MZES), Anna Baranowska-Rataj (ERC project HEALFAM, Umeå University) and Giulia Tattarini (Berlin Social Science Center, WZB) investigated how employment transitions into and out of fixed-term contracts affect the well-being of partners in Germany.

Comparative Panel File Harmonizing Comparative Lifecourse Data

Comparative Panel File (CPF) Harmonises Major Household Panel Surveys

The Comparative Panel File (CPF) is now online! It harmonises the world's largest and longest-running household panel surveys from seven countries. It is developed by Konrad Turek and Matthijs Kalmijn at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW) and Thomas Leopold at the University of Cologne.

The Comparative Panel File (CPF) is now online! It harmonises the world's largest and longest-running household panel surveys from seven countries. It is developed by Konrad Turek and Matthijs Kalmijn at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW) and Thomas Leopold at the University of Cologne.

Wir haben das geschafft – und uns verändert Report Cover Page

Wir haben das geschafft – und uns verändert

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The report ‘Wir haben das geschafft – und uns verändert’ discusses the consequences of the ‘long summer of migration’. It was published by the research initiative ‘Challenges of Migration, Integration and Exclusion’ (WiMi) by the Max Planck Society, which is comprised of six Max Planck Institutes.

The report ‘Wir haben das geschafft – und uns verändert’ discusses the consequences of the ‘long summer of migration’. They found that while the rapid intake of a large number of refugees was a challenge, it was largely overcome and was the catalyst for numerous changes.

Woman getting on train with baby

Less Time Spent Commuting May Also Mean Smaller Wages: How commuting behaviour promotes the motherhood wage penalty

By Thomas Skora, Heiko Rüger & Nico Stawarz (German Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB)
Commuting tends to vary over an individual’s life course: Looking specifically at women entering motherhood, they tend to reduce their commute when transitioning to parenthood. Almost one in three of the mothers surveyed reduced their commuting distance substantially after the birth of the first child, leading to significant wage cuts.

<p>Commuting tends to vary over an individual’s life course: Looking specifically at women entering motherhood, they tend to reduce their commute when transitioning to parenthood. Almost one in three of the mothers surveyed by Thomas Skora, Heiko Rüger & Nico Stawarz (German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB)) reduced their commuting distance substantially after the birth of the first child, leading to significant wage cuts.</p>
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