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)

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08/03/2021
Would you like to work at LabFam?

The Interdisciplinary Centre of Labour Market and Family Dynamics (LABFAM) University of Warsaw is seeking to fill a position of an Assistant Professor (full-/part-time, fixed-term, 100% research based) within the ERC
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
08/02/2021
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Join LabFam seminar series!

Top-notch experts, captivating topics and vivid discussions – this is what you can expect from our LabFam seminar series. LabFam Seminar Series is a series of seminars on such topics
07/02/2021
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New grant from National Science Center: consequences of COVID-19 pandemics

Anna Matysiak and Anna Kurowska were granted nearly 400,000 EUR by the National Science Center to study the consequences of COVID-19 pandemics on men’s and women’s participation in the labour
02/02/2021
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Anna Matysiak, head of LabFAM among 100 influential woman according to Forbes

Forbes magazine has published the list of the 100 most influential women of 2020 “Forbes Women”. This group has included Dr Anna Matysiak, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

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?