COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: 2021 Strategic Foresight Report

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This 2021 Strategic Foresight Report presents a forward-looking and multi-disciplinary perspective on the EU’s capacity and freedom to act in the coming decades.

This 2021 Strategic Foresight Report presents a forward-looking and multi-disciplinary perspective on the EU’s capacity and freedom to act in the coming decades.

Health inequalities, family and labour market dynamics

Health inequalities, family and labour market dynamics

Wed Nov 24 - Fri Nov 26
The "Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research" is a multi-year advanced training school on key themes of sociology as analytical, quantitative and interdisciplinary social science, thus involving sociological, economic, demographic, statistical and computer science approaches.

The "Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research" is a multi-year advanced training school on key themes of sociology as analytical, quantitative and interdisciplinary social science, thus involving sociological, economic, demographic, statistical and computer science approaches.

More or Less Unmarried. The Impact of Legal Settings of Cohabitation on Labour Market Outcomes

More or Less Unmarried. The Impact of Legal Settings of Cohabitation on Labour Market Outcomes

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Marion Goussé (Université Laval, CRREP and IZA) and Marion Leturcq (INED) study how different levels of protection upon separation affect the labour market behaviour of unmarried cohabiting partners.

Marion Goussé (Université Laval, CRREP and IZA) and Marion Leturcq (INED) study how different levels of protection upon separation affect the labour market behaviour of unmarried cohabiting partners.

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Even worse than the undocumented?

Assessing the refugees’ integration in the labour market of Lombardy in 2001- 2014
Livia Elisa Ortensi (University of Bologna) and Elena Ambrosetti (University of Rome La Sapienza) aim to assess possible gaps in labour market integration of refugees compared to other migrants, including irregular migrants in the Italian region of Lombardy in 2001-2014.

Livia Elisa Ortensi (University of Bologna) and Elena Ambrosetti (University of Rome La Sapienza) aim to assess possible gaps in labour market integration of refugees compared to other migrants, including irregular migrants in the Italian region of Lombardy in 2001-2014.

Transforming social policies: bridgeheads for change

Transforming social policies: bridgeheads for change

Wed Sep 22 - Thu Sep 23
Join Understanding Society to discuss challenging questions - and identify the barriers to change.

Join Understanding Society to discuss challenging questions - and identify the barriers to change.

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Do flexible working hours stabilize unemployment fluctuations?

Marcin Kolasa (SGH Warsaw School of Economics), Michał Rubaszek (SGH Warsaw School of Economics) and Małgorzata Walerych (Narodowy Bank Polski) add to the debate on the impact of working-time flexibility on unemployment fluctuations.

Marcin Kolasa (SGH Warsaw School of Economics), Michał Rubaszek (SGH Warsaw School of Economics) and Małgorzata Walerych (Narodowy Bank Polski) add to the debate on the impact of working-time flexibility on unemployment fluctuations.

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The Role of Education

Comparing Healthy Life Years across 16 European countries
To account for the role of education in a country’s health outcomes, Markus Sauerberg of the Vienna Institute of Demography (OeAW) uses Eurostat data to compare Healthy Life Years between 16 European countries by gender and education level.

To account for the role of education in a country’s health outcomes, Markus Sauerberg of the Vienna Institute of Demography (OeAW) uses Eurostat data to compare Healthy Life Years between 16 European countries by gender and education level.

Double Disadvantage in a Nordic Welfare State: A Demographic Analysis of the Single Parent Employment Gap in Finland, 1987–2018

Double Disadvantage in a Nordic Welfare State: A Demographic Analysis of the Single Parent Employment Gap in Finland, 1987–2018

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This study demonstrates how an evolving negative educational gradient of single parenthood can interact with changing labour market conditions to shape labour market inequalities between partnered and single parents.

This study demonstrates how an evolving negative educational gradient of single parenthood can interact with changing labour market conditions to shape labour market inequalities between partnered and single parents.

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Understanding Wellbeing Inequalities

The role of gender and educational attainment
Anna Barbuscia (University of Lausanne and Ined) and Chiara Comolli (Stockholm University and University of Lausanne) examine the development of wellbeing across age by gender and education in France and Switzerland.

Anna Barbuscia (University of Lausanne and Ined) and Chiara Comolli (Stockholm University and University of Lausanne) examine the development of wellbeing across age by gender and education in France and Switzerland.

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It’s not the same for everyone

The role of age, gender and individual experiences on feelings of depression during the first lockdown in Italy
Bruno Arpino (University of Florence) and Marta Pasqualini (OSC, Sciences Po) examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on feelings of depression in Italy according to three dimensions: age, gender and type of negative events experienced during the first nationwide lockdown.

Bruno Arpino (University of Florence) and Marta Pasqualini (OSC, Sciences Po) examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on feelings of depression in Italy according to three dimensions: age, gender and type of negative events experienced during the first nationwide lockdown.

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