Laboratory

Fertility and Well-Being

At a Glance Projects Publications Team

Project

The Couple Dimension of Economic Precariousness (Dissertation)

Lydia Veronica Palumbo, 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 improves 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.; Berrington, A.; Eibich, P.; Vitali, A.:
Population Studies 77:2, 263–289. (2023)    
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world. It's part of the Max Planck Society, the internationally renowned German research society.