Research topics

Title of the ProjectDepartment/FacultyReference Person & Participants
Inequalities in health: how economic, cultural and migration experience modify the risk of poor health Department of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeViviana Egidi, Silvia Loi, Cosmo Strozza
Looking beyond averages: quantile regression approach to model older-adult Europeans’ quality of lifeFaculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano-BozenElisa Cisotto, Giulia Cavrini
Socio-demographic determinants of frailty transition among older adultsMethods and Models for Economy, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of RomeCristina Giudici, Alessandro Feraldi
Migration and ageingMethods and Models for Economy, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of RomeElena Ambrosetti, Eralba Cela, Cecilia Fortunato
Ageing Population and Sustainability in South Tyrol: epidemiological, economic, and social implications of an ageing societyFaculty of Education and Faculty of Economics and Management, Free University of Bolzano-BozenElisa Cisotto, Cavrini Giulia, Weissensteiner Alex, Ferrari Davide
System for monitoring the health status and health care of the immigrant population of the National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty in ItalyDepartment of Epidemiology of the Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1Laurea Cacciani, Nera Agabiti
Title of the ProjectDepartment/FacultyReference Person & Participants
The long-run impact of ageing on public expenditure: projections from overlapping generation models with intra-generational heterogeneityDepartment of Law, University of Rome TreSergio Ginebri, Carlo Lallo
General considerations and business practicesDepartment of Statistical Science, Catholic University of MilanoAlessandro Rosina, Giulia Rivellini, Angela Signorelli
Aging, economic life cycle and intergenerational transfersMethods and Models for Economy, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of RomeMarina Zannella, Alessandra De Rose
Title of the ProjectDepartment/FacultyReference Person & Participants
Underlying and multiple causes of death: understanding mechanisms driving survival dynamicsDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeViviana Egidi, Cosmo Strozza
Assessing the evolutionary shaping of human senescence and how increasing longevity is determinedDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeElisabetta Barbi
Title of the ProjectDepartment/FacultyReference Person & Participants
South Tyrol Longitudinal study on Longevity and AgeingFaculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen; Department of Statistical Science; Sapienza University of Rome Giulia Cavrini, Elisa Cisotto, Viviana Egidi, Maria Herica La Valle
Veneto Longitudinal study on Longevity and AgeingDepartment of Statistical Science, University of PadovaGiovanna Boccuzzo, Margherita Silan
Assessing the role of determinants in longitudinal and survival data analysis through causal pathsDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeMarco Alfo’, Viviana Egidi, Roberto Rocci, Monia Ranalli, Cosmo Strozza
Title of the ProjectDepartment/FacultyReference Person & Participants
Economic crisis, mortality and healthDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeViviana Egidi, Elena Demuru
Project PeHStE: Trend in the perception of health status in time of economic crisis in Italy (2007-2013)Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen; Department of Economics, University of Molise Giulia Cavrini, Elisa Cisotto, Cecilia Tomassini
Impact of environmental and climate variation on healthDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeGiovanna Jona Lasinio, Fabio Divino, Alessio Pollice
Socioeconomic inequalities and economic crisis in Italy: how the social and economic context has shaped health inequalities and health preventionFaculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano-BozenElisa Cisotto, Giulia Cavrini, Fulvio Ricceri, Federica Viganò
Process of knowledge sharing about “Isolation and loneliness of older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: formal/informal care” (2021-2023) between stakeholders, researchers, policy makers from 6 statesDepartment of Political Sciences, University of Naples Federico II
Epidemiological surveillance and control of COVID-19 in metropolitan urban areas and containment of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in the immigrant population in ItalyDepartment of Epidemiology of the Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1Laura Cacciani, Fabio Cruciani
Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) infection and use of health services in immigrant and vulnerable populations in ItalyDepartment of Epidemiology of the Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1Laura Cacciani, Nera Agabiti
The Network of Metropolitan Longitudinal StudiesDepartment of Epidemiology of the Lazio Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1Laura Cacciani, Anna Maria Bargagli
Title of the ProjectDepartment/FacultyReference Person & Participants
Older people in inner areas between family, social services and new forms of welfareUniversity of MoliseCecilia Tomassini, Micol Pizzolati, Fabio Ferrucci
Active ageing in Italy: An analysis by gender and regionSocial Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton; Department of Methods and Models for Economy, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of RomeElena Ambrosetti, Maria Herica La Valle, Giorgia Capacci, Eralba Cela
The economic and social sustainability of aging populations: the challenges of the Silver Economy in the digital ageMethods and Models for Economy, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of RomeAlessandra De Rose, Elisabetta Barbi, Oliviero Casacchia, Filomena Racioppi, Marina Zannella
Public support for older disabled peopleDepartment of Statistical Science, University of PadovaOmar Paccagnella
Active Ageing and Life Satisfaction in ChinaMethods and Models for Economy, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of RomeCristina Giudici, Ilaria Rocco
The intergenerational effects of caregiving: Trajectories of Psychological distress amongst children of informal caregiversDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University; Department of Economics, University of Molise; ISER University of Essex Pasqualini Marta, Cecilia Tomassini, Emily Grundy
Scientific Research Program of National Relevant Interest (PRIN) “The Great Demographic Recession”Department of Political Science, Univerisity of Bari Aldo MoroAnna Paterno, Thaís García Pereiro
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Define and characterize the support networks of older people in Italy; analyse the relation between network characteristics, health conditions and support (provided and received).Department of Statistical Science, Catholic University of MilanoGiulia Rivellini, Susanna Zaccarin, Elvira Pelle, Emanuela Furfaro
Childlessness, parenthood and subjective well-being. The releance of conceptualising parenthood and childlessness as a continuumDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna; Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications “G.Parenti”, University of FlorenceMarco Albertini, Bruno Arpino
Who should care for elderly parents and why. Norms of family solidarity among immigrants living in ItalyDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna; Department of Economics, University of Molise Marco Albertini, Cecilia Tomassini
Intergenerational Exchanges and Caregiving in contexts of limited mobility: Keep connected through Digital DevicesUniversity of MoliseCecilia Tomassini, Marta Pasqualini
“How to reduce the digital divide among elderly people: an approach based on offline social networks”
(Doctoral fellowship funded under Action IV.4 “Doctorates and research contracts on topics of innovation” – PON “Research and Innovation” 2014-2020 (D.M. 1061/2021)
Department of Statistics, Informatics, Applications, University of FlorenceBruno Arpino, Dalila Failli
Title of the ProjectDepartment/FacultyReference Person & Participants
Quantification of frail people using administrative data and several outcomesDepartment of Statistical Science, University of PadovaGiovanna Boccuzzo, Margherita Silan, Giulio Caperna, Rachele Brocco
Health and wellbeing in the last years of lifeDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeCosmo Strozza, Elena Demuru, Viviana Egidi
Health dynamics among the oldest-old: trends and determinantsDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeCosmo Strozza
Health and wellness of foreign elders and comparison with Italian elders.Department of Statistical Science, Catholic University of Milano Giulia Rivellini, Emanuela Furfaro, Alessandro Rosina
Measuring wellbeing of elderly people: from indicators definitions to their synthesisDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome; Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano-BozenFilomena Maggino, Viviana Egidi, Giulia Cavrini
CREW. Care, Retirement & Wellbeing of Older People Across Different Welfare Regimes (progetto approvato ma non ancora finanziato)Department of Statistical Science, University of PadovaMaria Letizia Tanturri, Silvia Meggiolaro, Annalisa Donno, Omar Paccagnella, Maria Castiglioni
Depression in later life: new ways to classify individuals using data collected by means of already existing depression scalesDepartment of Statistical Science, University of PadovaOmar Paccagnella
GrandHappy: Happy grandparents? A study in South Tyrol on the perception of happiness in over-fifty grandparentsFaculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen; Department of Economics, University of Molise Giulia Cavrini, Elisa Cisotto, Cecilia Tomassini
Grandparenting and Unhealthy BehavioursDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University; Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications “G.Parenti”, University of FlorenceMarta Pasqualini, Sole-Auro Aïda, Bruno Arpino
Healthy life expectancy at older ages: socioeconomic and geographical inequalitiesDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeMargherita Moretti Cosmo Strozza
Functional health and multidimensional deprivation. A causal effect?Department of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of RomeGianluca Superti, Margherita Moretti, Viviana Egidi
Evolution of healthy grandparenthood in ItalyDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome; Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen; Methods and Models for Economy, Territory and Finance, Sapienza University of RomeMargherita Moretti, Elisa Cisotto, Alessandra De Rose
Impact of disability on the family membersDepartment of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome; Viviana Egidi, Margherita Moretti
Social and health Frailty as determinants of Inequality in Aging. (SOFIA)Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, University of Padova, University of Bologna, University of Molise, University of TurinCavrini Giulia, Boccuzzo Giovanna, Miglio Rossella, Tomassini Cecilia, Ricceri Fulvio