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Francesco Billari

Professor of Sociology and Demography, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University. • Personal webpage • francesco.billari(at)unibocconi.it
Gender issues

Putting mobile phones in women’s hands spurs sustainable development

March 12, 2021July 13, 2020 Francesco Billari, Ridhi Kashyap, Luca Maria Pesando, Valentina Rotondi and Jenny Trinitapoli
developement, Gender issues, sustainable development, woman, Work

For billions of people, mobile phones provide a means to communicate effectively, to obtain information, and to access vital services for health, education, society, and the economy. Francesco C. Billari, … Read more

Fertility and reproduction

Does broadband Internet affect fertility in Germany?

March 10, 2021May 27, 2019 Francesco Billari, Osea Giuntella and Luca Stella
Europe, Fertility, Gender issues, Work

Using German data, Francesco Billari, Osea Giuntella and Luca Stella test whether broadband Internet influences fertility choices in a low-fertility setting. They find positive effects of high-speed Internet on the … Read more

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