Laboratory

Fertility and Well-Being

Project

The Couple Dimension of Economic Precariousness (Dissertation)

Lydia Veronica Palumbo, Susie Lee, Ann Berrington (University of Southampton, United Kingdom), Agnese Vitali (University of Southampton, United Kingdom), Mikko Myrskylä, Sebastian Klüsener (Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden, Germany), Mathias Lerch, Peter Eibich

Most micro-level research on the effects of economic uncertainty on fertility treats each member of a couple separately. This PhD project aims to improve our understanding of the couple dimension by studying the strategies of couples when one partner or both partners face economic uncertainty. Detailed Description

Research Keywords:

Economics, Employment, Retirement, Fertility Development

Region keywords:

Germany, United Kingdom

Publications

Palumbo, L. V.:

The relationship between economic precariousness, parental socio-economic status, and partnership dynamics among young adults in the UK

University of Southampton. unpublished. (2022)

Palumbo, L. V.; Berrington, A.; Eibich, P.; Vitali, A.:

Uncertain steps into adulthood: does economic precariousness hinder entry into the first co-residential partnership in the UK?

Population Studies, 1–27. (2022)

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Research

Department Myrskylä
Fertility and Well-Being
Population Health
Research Group: Labor Demography
Digital and Computational Demography (Zagheni)
Migration and Mobility
Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being
Joint Research Labs
Demographic Data
Statistical Demography
Independent Research Groups
Research Group: Lifespan Inequalities
Research Group: Kinship Inequalities
Research Group: Gender Inequalities and Fertility