At LabFer we study the impact of the ongoing labour market change on fertility (macro-level) | we examine the individual-level mechanisms behind the observed macro-level fertility effects of the ongoing labour market change | we investigate the role of the growing inequalities between the low-and-medium and the highly skilled for the relative | fertility patterns of the two groups | we study the role of family and employment policies in moderating the fertility effects of the labour market change. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 866207)

Recent entries

30/03/2023
Our latest project publication in European Journal of Population: Industrial Robots and Regional Fertility in European Countries

Do the long-term structural changes in the labour market, driven by automation, affect fertility? Over the last two decades, technological advancements in production, including cutting-edge industrial robots, have tremendously transformed
20/09/2022
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Family life and the changing world of work – conference presentations

It was a great pleasure to host researchers from several research instutitions from all over Europe who discussed how the changing world of work affects families, fertility patterns, career opportunities
31/01/2022
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Join our International Conference: 15-16 Sept 2022

Together with University of Florence, we’re very excited to announce that we’re organizing an in-person conference in September 2022, in Warsaw. Conference (‘Family Life and the Changing World of Work’)
28/07/2021
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Become a member of our team!

The Interdisciplinary Centre of Labour Market and Family Dynamics (LABFAM) University of Warsaw is seeking to fill a position of an Research Assistant (full- /part-time, fixed-term, research employee) within the ERC
08/03/2021
Head of LabFer takes the role of Editor-In-Chief of one of the best journals in the field of economics in Poland

The Central European Economic Journal (CEEJ) is a continuation of a long tradition of issuing scientific journals at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw. From 2001 to 2016
08/03/2021
Is data what you’re good at? Join our team!

Would you like to work with a dynamic team, involved in ERC grant? Data Scientist The Interdisciplinary Centre of Labour Market and Family Dynamics (LABFAM) University of Warsaw is seeking to

About LabFer

The LabFer project is implemented by Interdisciplinary Center for Labor Market and Family Dynamics (LABFAM) is a research center established at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw thanks to the financial support of the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA).
LABFER is the first project that will comprehensively describe and evaluate fertility consequences of the unprecedented changes in the labour market, caused by digitalisation and globalisation.
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Globalization
The fall of barriers to trade and international flow of people and capital has created new opportunities for personal development and occupational careers but it also results in higher work demands and greater uncertainty about the future job prospects ...
Family
The ongoing changes in the labour market affect the prospects for securing income, the time we can spend with the family and our material and psychological well-being. They will thus have consequences for family formation and its stability…
Technological change
The development of internet and new information and communication technologies is turning the ways we work upside down, creating new opportunities for workers but also new risks….
Public policies
Can public services (childcare institutions, vocational training schemes) and transfers help alleviate the negative consequences of dynamic labour market changes on families?