Projects
Strategic Research Programme: Demographic challenges of the 21st century Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Although maybe indirect, infrastructure is a key accelerator of progress in research and for maintaining DEMO's ...
European demographic challenges for families and health. University of Antwerp
University as a Facilitator for Community Based Sustainable Solutions to Demographic Challenges in South Western Uganda (UCoBS) - Phase I partnership project for the Institutional University Cooperation with Mbarara University of Science and Technology (M Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Responding to demographic challenges: capacity issues, amenities, sensible management (of claims) on scarce space in the context of a growing city. University of Antwerp
Untangling the impacts of technological transformations, globalisation and demographic change to foster shared prosperity in Europe KU Leuven
Technological transformations, globalisation and demographic changes are the three key mega-trends posing socio-economic challenges and opportunities for the EU. UNTANGLED aims to fill knowledge gaps about these trends by pursuing three main goals: (1) to provide detailed analyses at the macro-, regional-, sectoral-, and micro-level concerning the effects of these trends on labour market outcomes and inequality, and their winners and losers; ...
Rethinking the "Living unit" - Domestic architecture and forms of life in changing demographic and labor conditions KU Leuven
In Flanders, social housing demands an urgent and radical reform. Its marginality is a well-known historical phenomenon: social rental homes account for only 6% of the overall residential stock. In 2022, around 180.000 additional units are needed to accommodate the growing population on the waiting lists. Demographic trends show that the type of homes provided by housing companies no longer match the households’ composition and their needs. ...
Demographic change, wealth distribution and long-run growth in general equilibrium Ghent University
This project studies the effects on (future) per capita economic growth of different drivers of demographic change and rising inequality in OECD countries. We focus on the effects of (i) declining fertility, (ii) rising life expectancy, (iii) skill-biased technical change and (iv) the intergenerational transmission of heterogeneous innate ability and accumulated financial wealth (bequests).
Methodologically, we construct, calibrate, ...
Climate Change and demographic behaviour: differential climate scenarios, fertility desires and intentions KU Leuven
Growing concerns about climate change and the environment, especially among younger people, challenges the sustainability of established habits and consumption patterns. This issue raises questions about its current and potential implications for family planning. Although the existing literature in this field is still limited and findings are mixed, preliminary findings suggest a negative relationship between reproductive intentions and ...
Sustainable employment in the age of digitalisation: challenges, obstacles and opportunities KU Leuven
Context: Automation and the digital revolution affect the nature and quality of jobs. As workers are reallocated from declining sectors and occupations to growing ones, skill mismatches and structural unemployment tend to occur, and income inequality and poverty levels may rise as the digital revolution mainly destroys jobs in the middle of the wage distribution. Moreover, new technologies automate certain tasks rather than whole occupations, ...