Family networks and refugees’ health conditions. A picture from Italian informal settlements

While the relationships between social networks and health are widely acknowledged in the literature, few of these studies have covered the population of refugees living in makeshift camps. In our analysis of a nationally representative Italian survey of individuals living in informal settlements, we find that many had weak family relations: only 10 per cent had one or more family members in their settlement. The paper analyses the effects of individual social network on two measures of health, and finds that the refugees’ health conditions were associated with both their personal characteristics and the characteristics of the settlement. The results show that more than 50 per cent of these…

Inequalities in undernutrition among Roma and non-Roma children in Western Balkans: an analysis of the determinants

Childhood undernutrition affects physical and cognitive growth and is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality. Roma children in Western Balkans display to date incomparably higher levels of undernutrition, compared to non-Roma children. Employing logistic regression models, we explore the determinants of such dramatic differences using Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys carried out in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia in the period 2011-2013 and 2018-2020. Children’s age, number of children in the household, type of place of residence and age of the mother at birth are found be especially important factors. In particular, we find substantial differences …

Demographic aspects of aging

Population aging is occurring in almost all developed countries, albeit with differences in timing and intensity. This unprecedented phenomenon is evident not only in the change in the population age structure, but also in the impressive increase in the average length of life. After describing past, current, and future population trends, this contribution presents theories explaining the reasons for this long-term process that is completely reshaping the age structure of the population. It also describes the inequalities in aging (focusing in particular on the differences by gender, education, and cause of death), and introduces some measures of the individual health and economic consequenc…

il sistema sociodemografico e l'impatto del sisma sulla popolazione

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Does family of origin make a difference in occupational outcomes?

Disadvantages faced by parents adversely affect their children’s chances of success in the labour market. We study the influence of intergenerational transmission of parental socio-economic background on the educational attainment and occupational outcome of children, also considering gender differences. To tackle such a complex system of relationships across the outcome variables (both exogenous and endogenous), we adopt a path analysis model. In particular, we study the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage using the innovative and rich AD SILC database, which shows the evolution of occupational outcomes over eight years (measured by wages in 2011 and 2018). Our findings indicate…

Women’s empowerment and child mortality: the case of Bangladesh

"Badanti": I numeri, il regime giuridico e le condizioni lavorative

Il contributo illustra alcuni dati relativi alle caratteristiche socio-demografiche ed economiche dei badanti stranieri domestici in Sicilia, tenendo in considerazione anche le dinamiche del fenomeno dell’ultimo decennio. Inoltre, dopo aver analizzato il regime giuridico riguardante il lavoro domestico, vengono esaminate le condizioni in cui effettivamente molte delle assistenti familiari svolgono il proprio lavoro.

LA DEMOGRAFIA DEI TERRITORI E PER I TERRITORI. QUALE CONTRIBUTO DAL PNRR?

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