Demografia Sapienza

Age-Period Modeling of Mortality Gaps: The Cases of Cancer and Circulatory Diseases - Giacomo Lanfiuti Baldi, Andrea Nigri, Han Lin Shang, 2025 Understanding and modeling mortality patterns, especially differences in mortality rates between populations, is vital for demographic analysis and public healt...

New publication!
We introduce a Skellam-based age-period model to capture and forecast mortality gaps between populations — an alternative to modeling rates separately.

Tested on causes of deaths, but extensible beyond.

Check it out 👉 doi.org/10.1177/0282...

#PopDays2025 in Cagliari really felt like home and we are already looking forward to seeing you all in Trento 2027!🍀

Educational disparities in dementia incidence and healthcare utilization: evidence from a cohort study in Italy While educational disparities in dementia incidence are well-known, whether and to what extent they persist beyond dementia onset is less explored. In…

My (very first) article is now available on SSM🎉
We investigated the extent to which the well-known educational disparities in dementia incidence persisted in subsequent healthcare utilization after dementia onset. Don't just go to read it, run!🏃

Opening new PhD positions in Statistical Sciences! The PhD programme includes a specific curriculum for Demography.
3-years programme starting next fall.

Deadline for applications: June 19th 2025 🚨
For more infos, get in touch and visit the website:

We wish all the best to @daniforesta.bsky.social and Camilla Pangallo for their future. The community of demographers in Sapienza will always be there for you!❤️

Their presentations were followed by inspiring conversations on the role of migrants in our societies and crucial phenomena to bring up to the public discourse: assimilation, integration, job segregation, discrimination.

@daniforesta.bsky.social defended her PhD thesis titled "The Health of Immigrants in Europe: Perspectives from Multiple Countries"

Camilla Pangallo defended her PhD thesis titled "Migrants' Participation in the Labor Market:Skills, Task Specialization, and Earnings"

We wrap up this week cebrating two brand new super-colorful doctors in Demography 🎓🎓Congrats @daniforesta.bsky.social & Camilla Pangallo!

A nice group of young Sapienza demographers are in Washington for PAA2025! Here is a calendar with all the sessions where you can visit us:

Me and Bob-thePoster attending the Poster Session

Had a great time attending the #YoungDemographers conference in Prague, where I presented my poster on "Investigating the Impact of Traumatic Events on Young #Migrants' #MentalHealth in the United Kingdom." Grateful for the insightful discussions and connections!

#YD2025

The call for applications for the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) 2025-2026 is open!

This international doctoral program aims to provide students with a high-level education in demography.

Deadline to apply: March 25th, 2025 at 12 PM (noon).
More information: eaps.nl/edsd/how-to-...

Eleonora Miaci, at the end of her doctoral dissertation, with her trusted colleagues.

🎉 We are thrilled, proud, and delighted to announce that @eleonoramiaci.bsky.social has successfully completed her journey to become an Excellent Doctor! 🌟
After years of hard work, laughter, and dedication, this milestone is a well-deserved achievement.
Congratulations, Eleonora! 🥳👏