Current features of the population of Italy and other developed countries.
Pension systems: typology, characteristics and the influence of the structure of the population. How to make a pay-as-you-go pension system (almost) immune from population ageing.
A concise history of the migration from, to and within Italy: stocks and flows, trends, causes and demographic consequences.
Immigration and presence of foreigners in Italy: sources, data, characteristics and trends.
1) Any basic textbook of demography. E.g. G. De Santis (2010) Demografia, Il Mulino, Bologna.
2) G. De Santis (2006) Previdenza: a ciascuno il suo?, Bologna, Il Mulino.
3) C. Bonifazi (2013) L’Italia delle migrazioni, Il Mulino, Bologna.
(Note: this book has additional online tables that must be consulted. They can be downloaded here: www.mulino.it. A registration is required, but it’s free)
Students must know where to look for demographic information on the two Istat websites (http://www.istat.it/ -only its demographic parts- and http://demo.istat.it/)
Students must have read the articles of Neodemos (www.neodemos.it)
Learning Objectives
a) understand demographic dynamics: its complexity and its times;
b) know the characteristics and problems of the Italian population, including immigration
c) know how to communicate demographic concepts - both simple and complex.
Prerequisites
Know how to read and interpret simple tables and graphs.
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Further information
Visit the website http://local.disia.unifi.it/desantis
for additional teaching material and a few examples of examination tests
Type of Assessment
Written examination only, with open questions, of both theoretical and practical nature.
Course program
Module 1
1.A) Basic demographic concepts, problems, sources, and methods (refresher).
1.B) Pensions systems and their demographic, economic and cultural basis. Main and ancillary objectives of modern pension systems.
Module 2
Migration from, to and within Italy: its historical and current characteristics. Social, economic and cultural aspects.