NICOLETTA BALBO
Courses a.y. 2019/2020
Courses previous a.y.
Biographical note
Master of Science in Economic and Social Sciences at Bocconi University
PhD in Sociology at University of Groningen, The Netherlands
AXA Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the DONDENA Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy
Academic CV
Assistant Professor in Sociology at the Policy Analysis and Public Management Department
Research Fellow at the DONDENA Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy
Research areas
My research interests focus on sociology of the family (life course, fertility decision-making), social and personal networks, subjective well-being and health behaviors among young people.
Publications
Balbo, N., and B. Arpino (2016). The role of family orientations in shaping the effect of fertility on subjective well-being. Demography, 53(4): 955-978
Aassve, A., B. Arpino, & N. Balbo (2016). It takes two to tango: couples' happiness and childbearing. European Journal of Population, 32(3): 339-354
Balbo, N., and N. Barban (2014). Does fertility spread among friends? American Sociological Review, 79(3): 412-431
Balbo, N., F.C. Billari, and M. Mills (2013). Fertility in advanced societies: a review of research. European Journal of Population, 29(1): 1-38
Balbo, N., and M. Mills (2011). The influence of the family network on the realization of fertility intentions. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2011, 9: 179-206
Balbo, N., and M. Mills (2011). Social capital and pressure in fertility decision-making: second and third births in France, Germany and Bulgaria, Population Studies, 65(3): 335-351