Abstract text of working paper
What do we know - and what should we know - about economic inequality and social mobility in preindustrial societies? This new WP by our Affiliated Scholar @guidoalfani.bsky.social identifies the main gaps that need to be filled in reconstructions of wealth & income distributions.
bit.ly/4l26cWx
Pleased to join the #EUSocialForum on Mar 4 in Brussels organized by @ec.europa.eu (DG EMPL).
I will present at the session “Growing wealth across EU Member States” to discuss disparities in the EU, their drivers and policy responses. 👇
employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/european-emp...
Just published (with @evabei.bsky.social & F. Toth): "Policies for supporting caregivers of older adults with long-term care needs in EU countries: a systematic review"
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
Open access!
#aging #longtermcare #caregivers
Our department is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor!! This is a joint-appointed position with Computational Social Sciences (css.ucsd.edu). It's 75+ degrees F and sunny today, just thought I'd mention apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04461
This looks relevant if you are interested in the ONS Longitudinal Study:
I have a bunch of positions open with @mjantti.bsky.social and @anttikouvo.bsky.social in four different projects!
You need a PhD (or you should be about to defend your thesis), quant methods skills are necessary, but otherwise we are pretty flexible.
#sociology #demography #economics #statistics
I have a 5-year Senior Research Fellow position open! This is linked to my Academy Professorhip that launched in January.
I am looking for a person with strong methods skills, cv sufficient for an adjunct professor (”dosentti”, a bit similar to habilitation), and supervision experience.
Le malattie si curano, non si “combattono”
Parlare di guerrieri, battaglie e di nemici da sconfiggere è un approccio comprensibile ma sconsigliato da anni, eppure ancora molto diffuso
@ilpost.it
#Medicina #Salute #Comunicazione #Media
www.ilpost.it/2026/02/26/m....
join me here today @ Laurel-ComfortAge Webinar
#aging #LongTermCare #TechSolutionsAgingSocieties
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3fde0d...
Here are the first, preliminary, descriptive results of the 1st Emilia Romagna #Aging Survey: a survey about giving (informal) #care and its consequences, on the care mix utilized, on the support received or missing, and much more on #caregiving
(NB in Italian)
site.unibo.it/alma-aging/i...
Just published (with @evabei.bsky.social & F. Toth): "Policies for supporting caregivers of older adults with long-term care needs in EU countries: a systematic review"
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
Open access!
#aging #longtermcare #caregivers
Excellent opportunity for a funded PhD...
Here are the first, preliminary, descriptive results of the 1st Emilia Romagna #Aging Survey: a survey about giving (informal) #care and its consequences, on the care mix utilized, on the support received or missing, and much more on #caregiving
(NB in Italian)
site.unibo.it/alma-aging/i...
Thanks @marcoalbertini.bsky.social for visiting our Team and for your very interesting talk today @ifswien.bsky.social
#E-administration #education #age #digitaldivide
Great pleasure to present and receive comments and suggestions from a great group of colleagues!
Today @ sociology department uni Vienna:
New paper on what happens after early school leaving in Spain (RSSM).
Even among a highly disadvantaged group, social origin still shapes how second-chance educational pathways are organized.
Inequality doesn’t stop at dropout
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📣 Talk by Marco Albertini (Professor of #Sociology, University of #Bologna)
"A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides"
📅 12 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 11:30-13:00
📍 Department of Sociology, Seminar room 2, @univie.ac.at
All info ➡️ t.ly/WS8oH
On Monday our Team will host a talk by @marcoalbertini.bsky.social who will talk about "A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides"
📅⏰📍Join us on the 12th of January at 11:30 in Seminar room 2 @ifswien.bsky.social
For details 👇
When uncertainty strikes, even a secure environment shakes: the childbearing advantage of secure employment fades once uncertainty enters one’s social context.
👉 New paper by @comochia.bsky.social & @marcoalbertini.bsky.social available on Genus!
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
How are the life course research framework, its tools, and research questions affected by population aging?
We discuss this (with D. Vignoli) in this recently published article
academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
#aging #lifecourse #demography #sociology
Looking for your last read of 2025? Look no more💫 👇👇👇
The last empirical paper of our Genus Thematic Series on The Inequality of Uncertainty is out!
Soon to come the Intro and recap of the collection by me and @marcoalbertini.bsky.social!
What are the challenges, solutions, and opportunities connected with the need to provide long-term #care to an #aging population?
a discussion of the topic and a summary of the activities on #caregiving & #caregivers conducted within the @ageit project
academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
What are the challenges, solutions, and opportunities connected with the need to provide long-term #care to an #aging population?
a discussion of the topic and a summary of the activities on #caregiving & #caregivers conducted within the @ageit project
academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
How does uncertainty - at micro, meso and macro level - affects childbearing behaviour? (with @comochia.bsky.social )
just out!
#childbearing #uncertainty #mesolevel #sociallocation
#demography #sociology
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on the other hand, as unemployment rates increase in the social location or country, the likelihood of having a child declines among individuals who never experienced labor market uncertainty
