Demografia Sapienza

🎓🎩 Congratulations to Nicolò, Francesca, Giacomo, and Agostino on earning their PhDs!

It was a wonderful day filled with inspiring talks on fertility, migration, mortality, and health — everything that demography is about.

We are truly proud of your paths, well done to all four of you! 🌟📊

The decline of ‘Deaths of Despair’ in Italy: unveiling this phenomenon in a new context - Population Health Metrics Background The term “Deaths of Despair” (DoD) refers to mortality due to alcohol consumption, drug use, and suicides. While extensively studied in the United States, where these deaths have markedly i...

The last chapter of my PhD thesis is out, just a few days before my defense 🎓

Read the new paper in Population Health Metrics with Andrea Nigri, Sergi Trias-Llimós (@sergitl.bsky.social), and Elisabetta Barbi on Deaths of Despair in Italy:

📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

An Age–Period–Cohort model for the gender gap in youth and early adult mortality Abstract. In this article, we introduce a novel framework in mortality risk study, operating on the statistical approach of the Age–Period–Cohort (APC) fra

This paper originated from my EDSD thesis and evolved through many iterations.
Now it is published, Andrea Nigri and I are proud of this work. It is part of my PhD thesis, to be defended very soon.

📄 An Age–Period–Cohort model for the gender gap in youth and early adult mortality: shorturl.at/1WQqs

Housing tenure trajectories and health in later life across Europe Previous research has shown that standard patterns of work and family trajectories over the life course are associated with better health in later lif…

Life course folks, you may be interested in our brand new article (w @etrappolini.bsky.social) on housing tenure trajectories and health in later life across Europe 🏡 open access on ALCR www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

Formal Childcare Use and Mothers’ Fertility Intentions and Behaviours: Evidence in Italy by Migration Background - European Journal of Population Numerous studies have explored the influences of family policies, such as formal childcare use, and migration on fertility, with mixed findings. However, limited research has examined how formal child...

Our article (with @mussino.bsky.social @etrappolini.bsky.social @alderotti.bsky.social & Cristina Giudici) is out in Eur J Popul 🎉

We explore how unmet childcare needs shape mothers’ fertility intentions and behaviours in Italy, across native and migrant backgrounds.

📖 doi.org/10.1007/s106...

📣Excited to share that our paper on widowhood, its gender and educational inequalities, and evolution over time in Finland is out now in @readdemography.bsky.social !✨

✨20th anniversary of the European Doctoral School of Demography✨On this day 20 years ago(Sept 1, 2005) the EDSD opened its doors @mpidr.bsky.social for the 1st time. Today, we welcome the 21st cohort. We wish everyone a great year of study, research & networking! www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

📣 Great news from our community!

👉 @cosmostrozza.bsky.social has been awarded the European Demographer Award 2025 for a promising & upcoming researcher! 🚀

🏆 The prize, promoted by Population Europe, will be presented at the Berlin Demography Days. 👏

🔗 population-europe.eu/network/news...

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:

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-...

🎉 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! 🥳👏