Olivier Thévenon. John F. MAY (2012), World Population Policies: Their Origin, Evolution, and Impact, Dordrecht-Heidelberg, Springer.

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1 Année universitaire 2014/2015 Collège universitaire Semestre de printemps Population and Family Policies in the Developed World Olivier Thévenon Syllabus This course is intended for persons interested in policies, programs and issues in population and families in economically advanced countries. It will provide students with an understanding of policy challenges and responses to population trends and family well being. How policies are designed to respond to key challenges arising from population ageing (consecutive to fertility decline and increases in life expectancy) and from changes in family life styles will be presented. We will also overview the main cross national differences in policies supporting families and regulating migration flows in the OECD; and present the recent changes since the 2008 economic crisis. Then, the effectiveness of policies will be reviewed, considering mainly their capacity to raise fertility, improve reproductive health and to enhance child well being, to reduce income inequalities across families, to govern migration flows, etc.. The last part will discuss future prospects for population policies in regards to the diversification of family living arrangements, the situation of young people, and for both developed and developing worlds. Programme des séances (contenu et objectifs pédagogiques) : Pour chacune des 12 séances : présentation du thème général, de la(les) thématique(s), textes de référence, lectures préparatoires, exercices) : Each class will consist of an hour-long lecture by one of the course tutors, followed by a minute student presentation, and finally a class discussion on both the lecture and the student presentation. All students are expected to have done some of the class readings and participate in the class discussion. #1 Introduction What are Family and Population Policies? This session will introduce the key objectives of family and population policies and their means. It will especially discuss how changes in family forms, population trends and changes in the economic and working contexts affect population needs; we will also discuss how policies respond to these changes. Variations in policy challenges across the world will be overviewed. demography, Volume 7: History of Ideas and Population Policies #2 Cross-national variations in Family Policies in developed countries

2 This session will present key cross national differences in policy design towards families and their relationships with Welfare States backgrounds. Convergence of population and policies in the OECD area will be discussed Readings Thévenon O Family Policies in OECD Countries: A Comparative Analysis Population and Development Review, 37(1): #3 Family policies in the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis This session will present information on trends in family and child outcomes and policies over the past decades before and after the 2008 economic crisis, in order to assess whether there has been any convergence over time across OECD and EU countries. The impact of the 2008 economic crisis on family and work ouctomes, and on policies will also be discussed. Adema W., Ali N., Thévenon O. (2014), Changes in Family Policies and Outcomes: Is there Convergence?, OECD Working Paper, 157, OECD Publishing. Thévenon O., Adema, W., Ali N. (2014), Family policy in France and Europe : recent changes and effects of the crisis, Population & Socities, 512, INED. #4 Early Childhood Education and Care Programs : Investing in Children? Investing in Children education is promoted as a key objective for social policies by academics, international organizations and governments. This session will present the rational of this and key cross-national differences regarding early childhood policies and outcomes in the OECD. Rebello Britto P., Engle P. L., and Ch. M. Super (2013), Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy. Oxford University Press. Kamerman, S. B. (2006) A Global History of Early Education and Care. Paris, France: UNESCO. Ruhm et Waldfogel (2011), Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Care and Education, IZA DP No #5 Reconciling Work and Family? Reconciling work and family is also one objective of policies to support family well-being. Leave policies, the development of childcare services and workplace practices are key instruments to help working parents balancing work and family. The session will present cross-national differences regarding these three dimensions. The effect of policies on key family and labour market outcomes will be reviewed. The discussion will emphasize the positive influence of policies on outcomes as well as their possible knock-on effects on gender segregation in the labour market. Hegewisch A., Gornick J. (2011), The impact of work-family policies on women's employment: a review of research from OECD countries, Community, Work & Family, 14(2), pp OECD (2012a). Closing the Gender Gap: Acting Now! Paris: OECD Publishing.

3 Thévenon O., & Luci, A. (2012). Reconciling Work, Family and Children Outcomes: What implications for family policies?, Population Research and Policy Review, December Luci-Greulich, A., & Thévenon, O. (2013). The impact of family policy packages on fertility trends in developed countries. European Journal of Population, 29(4), , DOI: /s Misra, J., Budig, M. & Boeckmann, I. (2011). Work-family policies and the effects of children on women s employment hours and wages. Community, Work & Family, 14 (2), Thévenon, O. (2013). Drivers of female labour force participation in OECD countries. OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, 145, ( Thévenon, O., & Gauthier, A. (2011). Family Policies in Developed Countries: A "Fertility booster" with Side-Effects. Community, Work and Family, 14(2), Thévenon, O., & Solaz, A. (2013). Labour Market Effects of Parental Leave Policies in OECD Countries. OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 141, OECD Publishing. #6 The effectiveness of policies to improve maternal and child health This session will broach the issue of effectiveness of policy programs tackling with maternal and child health, with a focus of variations over time and across regions. The role of supra-national programs will be also overviewed. Rebello Britto P., Engle P. L., and Ch. M. Super (2013), Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy. Oxford University Press. demography, Volume 7: History of Ideas and Population Policies. #7 Population ageing: key challenges for population and family policies in developed countries Population ageing is due to the prolongation of life expectancy and low fertility. The session will discuss the needs of policies to adapt to population ageing, considering its two faces: the growing needs to care for old people, and to raise fertility in low fertility countries. David E Bloom, Somnath Chatterji, Paul Kowal, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Martin McKee, Bernd Rechel, Larry Rosenberg, James P Smith (2014), Macroeconomic implications of population ageing and selected policy responses, The Lancet, November. demography, Volume 7: History of Ideas and Population Policies. Thévenon O. (2014), Decreasing Fertility in Europe: Is it a Policy Issue?, in Beyond the Demographic Divide: Drivers of Population Change at Work in Europe, the Middle-East and North Africa, Ashgate Publishing. #8 Migrations flows and outcomes We will discuss the influence of migrations in balancing population ageing and key outcomes for migrants demography, Volume 7: History of Ideas and Population Policies

4 Chris Wilson, Tomáš Sobotka, Lee Williamson, Paul Boyle (2013), Migration and Intergenerational Replacement in Europe, 39(1) : OECD (2014), International Migration Outlook, OECD Publishing, Paris. #9 The effectiveness of immigration policies The session will discuss key aspects of immigration policies and their effectiveness to control migration flows. Key challenges for family policy to reach migrant families will also be discussed. Readings Mathias Czaika, Hein de Haas (2013); The Effectiveness of Immigration Policies, Population and Development Review, 39(3): OECD (2012), Settling In: OECD indicators of Immigrant Integration, OECD Publishing, Paris. Liv Bjerre, Marc Helbling, Friederike Römer and Malisa Zobel (2014), Conceptualizing and Measuring Immigration Policies: A Comparative Perspective, International Migration Review, DOI: /imre #10 Population policy issues in International negotiations The role of supra national bodies (UNDP, UNECE, European Commission, OECD, World Bank) is prominent in promoting policy intervention on population and family issues. The session will map the key processes involved and discuss their results. Vobecká J., Butz W. P., Reyes G. C. (2013), 'Population Trends and Policies in the UNECE Region: Outcomes, Policies and Possibilities, UNFPA, UNECE. #11 Future prospects for family policies Changes in family life-styles highlight the needs for family policy to be adapted in order to cover non-standard family forms (non-marital union, sole parenthood, same-sex partnership). The session will discuss some of the key issues raised by the diversification of family pathways. Vobecká J., Butz W. P., Reyes G. C. (2013), 'Population Trends and Policies in the UNECE Region: Outcomes, Policies and Possibilities, UNFPA, UNECE. Pailhé A., Mortelmans D., Castro T., Cortina Trilla C., Digoix M., Festy P., Krapf S., Kreyenfeld M., Lyssens-Danneboom V., Martín-García T., Rault W., Thévenon O., & Toulemon L. (2013), Changes in the Life-Course, State-of-the-art-report: FamiliesAndSocieties Working Paper FP7-SSH , FP7-SSH Thévenon O., Neyer G. (eds.) (2014),Family policies and diversity in Europe The state of the art regarding fertility, work, care, leave, laws and self-sufficiency, FamiliesAndSocities Working Paper. Présentation des modalités d évaluation : 3 grades : (1 oral-group presentation, 2 written tests) - 1 oral presentation to give in the classroom, at the end of each session to complement the lecture written homework - 1 final class test Final note: sum of each test s note/3 Possibility to raise the final note by one point in the case of regular oral participation during the lectures

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