Independence of young adults in the Western world: evidence before and after the economic crisis • Maria Sironi, University College London

Recent trends in U.S. working life expectancy by sex, education, and race and the impact of the Great Recession • Christian Dudel, Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Mikko Myrskylä, Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

How do living arrangements affect the prevalence of jobless households across European regions? • Hafize Pinar Koksel, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ; Iñaki Permanyer, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED), UAB ; Albert Esteve, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED), UAB

The impact of economic recession on family dynamics in Italy: first evidence • Anna Giraldo, Università di Padova ; Stefano Mazzuco, Università di Padova