Researchers from the Department of Social Policy, presented their work at the Meeting of the Population Association of America, which took place in Austin, Texas, from April 10-13, 2019.
The Population Association of America (PAA) is a non-profit, scientific, professional organization promoting research on population issues. The Association has nearly 3,000 members, including demographers, sociologists, economists, and public health professionals.
The Annual Meeting of the Association is one of the most important meetings for population researchers.
Find out more about the demographic research that was presented by our researchers.
Thursday 11th April
Session 58- Labor Market Change and Fertility
Self-employment and Fertility Intentions in Europe. Read abstract here.
Berkay Ozcan , Antonella Bancalari.
Poster Session 3- Population, Development, & the Environment; Data & Methods; Applied Demography
Who Deserves to Be British? Read abstract here.
Victoria Donnaloja, Lucinda Platt
Poster Session 4- Marriage, Family, Households, & Unions
Parenting after Medically Assisted Reproduction: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Read abstract here.
Anna Barbuscia
Friday 12th April
Session 130- Childhood Conditions and Adult Achievement
When Does a Preterm Birth Lead to a Disadvantage Later in Life? Effects on Cognitive Ability. Read abstract here.
Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Kieron Barclay, Berkay Ozcan, Joan Costa-Font, Mikko Myrskyla
Poster Session 6- Health & Mortality & Ageing
Similarities and Differences in the Operationalization of “Productive Aging” Across Experts and Contexts: A Conjoint Experiment Approach. Read abstract here.
Ginevra Floridi, Benjamin Lauderdale
Poster Session 9- Marriage, Family, Households, & Unions; Gender, Race, & Ethnicity
Age at Marriage and Marital Stability: Causal Evidence From a Legal Reform in China.
Read abstract here.
Berkay Ozcan, Jorge Garcia-Hombrados
Saturday 13th April
Session 220- Determinants of Child Health and Mortality
The Unintended Consequences of Infrastructure Development: The Impact of Sewerage Diffusion on Early-Life Mortality in Peru. Read abstract here.
Antonella Bancalari
Female Genital Cutting and Child Mortality: Evidence from the 1999 Senegalese FGC Ban, Read abstract here.
Jorge Garcia Hombrados
Session 244 - Disparities and Equity in Reproductive Health
Women Who Break the Rules: Intersectional Inequalities in Pregnancy and Birth Experiences in Zambia. Read abstract here.
Laura Sochas
Poster Session 10 - Fertility, Family Planning, Sexual Behavior & Reproductive Health 2
Barriers to Maternal Healthcare Access in LMICs: How Pushing the Analytical Envelope Could Have Important Implications for Equity. Read abstract here.
Laura Sochas
Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Educational Gradient of Fertility: Evidence From Denmark. Read abstract here.
Sander Wagner, Anna Barbuscia
Poster Session 11 - Health & Mortality 2
Maternal Age Gradient in Children’s Outcomes Among Mothers Conceiving With Medically Assisted Reproduction. Read abstract here.
Alice Goisis, Anna Barbuscia, Mikko Myrskyla
Congratulations to Laura Sochas for winning the poster prize!
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