LabFam seminar online “Risk aversion and fertility. Micro and macro perspectives” [06.12.2022]

We kindly invite to join the coming meeting organised by the LabFam: Interdisciplinary Centre for Labour Market and Family Dynamics.

During the meeting Daniela Bellani (Scuola Normale Superiore) will present the research “Risk aversion and fertility. Micro and macro perspectives”.

Research description:

Despite a long tradition in fertility research emphasizing the great uncertainty underlying the decision to have children, the role of risk aversion has been overlooked. Elaborating on previous theoretical approaches including those that have considered children as a “security” or as a “risky investment,” the talk will provide evidence on whether and how risk aversion is related to fertility outcomes. The analyses at micro-level are based on longitudinal data from the Survey of Household Income and Wealth carried out by the Bank of Italy and rely on a lottery question to measure risk tolerance. At macro level we present illustrative cross-national evidence covering about 100 countries.

The meeting will be held on December 6th 2022 at 1 p.m. via Zoom platform.

The registration form is available on the website: https://labfam.uw.edu.pl/seminars/risk-aversion-and-fertility-micro-and-macro-perspectives/