Projects
MigrantLife
Project contributors: Kulu H, Mikolai J, Delaporte I, Andersson G, Abed-Al-Ahad M, Christison S, Ibbetson A, Harrison J,
This Project is part of the following research programme/s:
Overview
This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
Are the differences we see between immigrants and natives in employment, housing and family patterns short-term outcomes in a long-term process of cultural and economic integration? Or are they reflections of different pathways and outcomes for immigrants and their descendants?
This project investigates the lives of immigrants and their descendants in the UK, France, Germany and Sweden to explore how employment, housing and family trajectories evolve and interact, and how societal context, early life and critical transitions shape life histories. Using innovative computer simulation techniques, the study will project future life trajectories among immigrant groups.
Find out more on the project website here
Publications & Activities
Family Formation and the Employment Outcomes of Immigrants in France: A Multilevel Multistate Approach
European Population Conference 2022 (2022). (Groningen, and online)
Authors: Delaporte I, Kulu H,
Inequalities in Time Spent in Multimorbidity in Costa Rica and Mexico: A Multistate Modelling Approach
European Population Conference 2022 (2022). (Groningen and online)
Authors: Lam A, Cezard G, Keenan K,
Partnership, Fertility, and Employment Trajectories of Immigrants in the UK: A Three-Channel Sequence Analysis
European Population Conference 2022 (2022). (Groningen and online)
Authors: Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Residential mobility of immigrants and their descendants in England and Wales
British Society Population Studies Conference 2024 (2024). (Bath)
Authors: Pandya P, Kulu H, Liu C, Mikolai J,
All-cancer incidence and mortality in Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and their descendants in England and Wales
BMC Public Health (2024).
Authors: Harrison J, Sullivan F, Keenan K, Kulu H,
Childbearing Across Immigrants and Their Descendants in Sweden: The Role of Generation and Gender
International Migration Review (2024).
Authors: Höhn A, Kulu H, Campbell B,
Childbearing Across the Generations of Immigrants and their Descendants in Sweden: A Register-Based Study.
(2022).
Authors: Höhn A, Andersson G, Kulu H, Campbell B,
Childbearing and Employment Changes of Female Immigrants and Descendants in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany
Social Statistics Seminar Series: Seminar 6 (2023). (University of Manchester)
Authors: Mikolai J,
Childbearing and Employment Changes of the Female Descendants of Immigrants in the United Kingdom and France
Population Association of America Annual Conference 2023 (2023). (New Orleans)
Authors: Mikolai J,
Competing Family Pathways for Immigrants and Their Descendants in Germany
International Migration Review (2023).
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
Cross-national comparison of immigrant and refugee mobility in Europe.
The LIVES & nccr - on the move International Conference 2024 (2024). (Geneva University)
Authors: Lacroix J, Abed-Al-Ahad M, Liu C, Kulu H,
Determinants and heterogeneity of first-time home ownership across the immigrants and their descendants in Sweden.
Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2023 (2023). (Vienna, Austria)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Kulu H, Andersson G,
Diverse life course trajectories: A comparison of the life course trajectories of migrants and their descendants in the UK
British Society Population Studies Conference 2024 (2024). (Bath)
Authors: Christison S, Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Employment Changes among Immigrants and Their Descendants in Four European Countries
European population Conference 2022 (2022). (Groningen and online)
Authors: Kulu H, Mikolai J, Delaporte I, Liu C, Höhn A, Andersson G,
Employment Trajectories of Immigrants in the United Kingdom: A Three-Channel Sequence Analysis
Population Association of America Conference 2022 (2022). (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Authors: Kulu H, Mikolai J,
Employment and family trajectories of immigrants in the UK: An application of multi‐channel sequence analysis
BSPS Conference 2021 (2021). (Virtual)
Authors: Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Employment and family trajectories of immigrants in the UK: An application of multi-channel sequence analysis
International Population Conference 2021 (2021). (Virtual, Hyderabad, India)
Authors: Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Family Formation and Employment Changes Among Descendants of Immigrants in France: A Multiprocess Analysis
European Journal of Population (2024). 40 (1)
Authors: Delaporte I, Kulu H,
Family Formation and Employment Changes among Descendants of Immigrants and Natives in France: A Multiprocess Analysis.
University of St Andrews (2022).
Authors: Delaporte I, Kulu H,
Family Trajectories Among Immigrants and Their Descendants in Three European Countries
Population Association of America Conference 2022 (2022). (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
Family and Employment Trajectories among Immigrants and Their Descendants in Europe
Interdisciplinary Centre for Labour Market and Family Dynamics (LabFam) Seminar Series (2024). (Zoom)
Authors: Kulu H,
Family and Employment Trajectories among Immigrants and Their Descendants in Europe
BiB Population Research Series (2023). (Online)
Authors: Kulu H,
Family and Employment Trajectories among Immigrants and Their Descendants in Europe
Demography in Hungary and Europe - 60 years of the Hungarian Demographic Research Institute Conference (2023). (Budapest, Hungary)
Authors: Kulu H,
Family formation and the employment outcomes of immigrants in France: A multilevel multistate approach.
Nordic Demographic Symposium 2022 (2022). (Oslo)
Authors: Delaporte I, Kulu H,
Family trajectories among immigrants and their descendants in four European countries
International Population Conference 2021 (2021). (Virtual, Hyderabad, India)
Authors: Kulu H, Mikolai J, Delaporte I, Liu C, Andersson G,
Family trajectories among immigrants and their descendants in four European countries
BSPS Conference 2021 (2021). (Virtual)
Authors: Kulu H, Mikolai J,
Family trajectories among immigrants and their descendants in three European countries.
(2022).
Authors: Kulu H, Mikolai J, Delaporte I, Liu C, Andersson G,
Family trajectories among immigrants and their descendants in three European countries: A multistate approach in comparative research
Population Studies (2024).
Authors: Kulu H, Mikolai J, Delaporte I, Liu C, Andersson G,
Fertility behaviour of post-1990 immigrants and immigrant descendants in Sweden
BSPS 2020 (2020). (Virtual)
Authors: Campbell B, Andersson G, Kulu H,
First comes marriage or first comes carriage? Family trajectories for immigrants in Germany
University of St Andrews (2021).
Authors: Liu C,
Heterogeneities in family formation across generations and origin of descendants of immigrants in Sweden: Which comes first, homeownership, marriage, or childbirth?
British Society Population Studies Conference 2024 (2024). (Bath)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
Heterogeneity versus Assimilation in Family Formation across Generations and Origin of Descendants of Immigrants in Sweden: Which Comes First, Homeownership, Marriage, or Childbirth?
European Population Conference 2024 (2024). (Edinburgh)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
Heterogeneity versus assimilation in family formation across generations and origin of descendants of immigrants in Sweden: Which comes first, homeownership, marriage, or childbirth?
12th International Conference on Population Geographies (2024). (Belfast)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
Hill Kulu, keynote speaker - Family and employment trajectories among immigrants and their descendants in Europe.
LIVES & nccr on the move International Conference (2024). (Geneva University)
Authors: Kulu H,
Homeownership Across Immigrant Groups and Generations in Sweden: Assimilation or Segmentation?
The University of St Andrews Population and Health Research Seminar (2024). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M,
Homeownership Across Immigrant Groups and Generations in Sweden: Assimilation or Segmentation?
Population Association of America (PAA) Conference 2024 (2024). (Columbus, Ohio)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
Homeownership Across Immigrant Groups and Generations in Sweden: Assimilation or Segmentation?
Inspiring Populations Webinar, Population Geography Research Group, RGS (2024). (Online)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M,
Homeownership Across Immigrant Groups and Generations in Sweden: Assimilation or Segmentation?
Stockholm Research Reports in Demography (2023).
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
Homeownership Across Immigrant Groups and Generations in Sweden: Assimilation or Segmentation?
University of St Andrews (2023).
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
Homeownership across immigrant groups and generations in Sweden: Assimilation or segmentation?
12th International Conference on Population Geographies (2024). (Belfast)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
Inequalities in Time Spent in Multimorbidity in Costa Rica and Mexico: A Multistate Modelling Approach
Population Association of America Conference 2022 (2022). (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Authors: Lam A, Cezard G, Kulu H, Keenan K, Myrskylä M,
Interaction between childbearing and partnership trajectories among immigrants and their descendants in France: An application of multichannel sequence analysis
Population Studies (2022).
Authors: Delaporte I, Kulu H,
Intermarriage and housing upon separation. A matter of resources and bargaining power?
Journal of Marriage and Family (2024). 86 (4) 988-1008
Authors: Lacroix J, Mikolai J, Kulu H,
On the timing of marriage and childbearing: Family formation pathways among immigrants in Switzerland
University of St Andrews (2023).
Authors: Lacroix J, Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Origin, generation, and context: Childbearing and employment changes among female immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany
University of St Andrews (2023).
Authors: Mikolai J, Kulu H, Delaporte I, Liu C,
Origin, generation, and context: Childbearing and employment changes of female immigrants and their descendants in the UK, France, and Germany
Second MigrantLife Symposium - Migrant Family, Employment, and Housing in the Life Course (2023). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Mikolai J,
Partnership and fertility trajectories of immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom: A multilevel multistate event history approach.
Population Studies (2022). 77 (3) 359-378
Authors: Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Partnership and fertility transitions among immigrant cohorts in Switzerland.
Meeting of the EAPS Working Group on Register-Based Fertility Research (2021). (Online)
Authors: Lacroix J, Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Partnership, Fertility and Employment trajectories of immigrants in the UK: A three channel sequence analysis
Trinity College Dublin Sociology Department Research Seminar Series (2021). (Trinity College Dublin)
Authors: Mikolai J,
Partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories of immigrants in the UK: A three-channel sequence analysis
Migrant Family, Employment, and Inequalities in the life course, MigrantLife Symposium (2022). (Virtual)
Authors: Mikolai J,
Partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories of immigrants in the UK: A three-channel sequence analysis
Norwegian Demographic Association (2021). (Virtual)
Authors: Mikolai J,
Partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories of the descendants of immigrants in the UK: An application of multichannel sequence analysis
British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) annual conference 2022 (2022). (Winchester)
Authors: Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Post-separation Residential Mobility Among Immigrant-Native Mixed Couples. A Matter of Relative Bargaining Positions Within Households?
University of St Andrews (2022).
Authors: Lacroix J, Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Projecting migrant family life-courses in Britain
British Society Population Studies Conference 2024 (2024). (Bath)
Authors: Ibbetson A, Kulu H, Mikolai J,
Projection of Migrant Family Life-courses in Britain
2023 Annual academy at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (2023). (Rostock, Germany)
Authors: Ibbetson A, Kulu H, Mikolai J,
Projection of migrant family life-courses in Britain
British Society Population Studies Conference 2023 (2023). (Keele)
Authors: Kulu H, Ibbetson A, Mikolai J,
Projection of migrant family life-courses in the UK (Poster)
European Population Conference 2024 (2024). (Edinburgh)
Authors: Ibbetson A, Kulu H, Mikolai J,
Residential mobility and housing changes among immigrants and their descendants in the UK
Second MigrantLife Symposium - Migrant Family, Employment, and Housing in the Life Course (2023). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Mikolai J,
Residential mobility and housing changes among immigrants and their descendants in the UK
British Society Population Studies Conference 2023 (2023). (Keele)
Authors: Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Residential mobility and housing tenure changes among immigrants and their descendants: A crossnational analysis of five European countries
British Society Population Studies Conference 2024 (2024). (Bath)
Authors: Delaporte I, Kulu H, Mikolai J, Liu C,
Residential mobility and housing tenure of immigrants in Germany by legal status
British Society Population Studies Conference 2023 (2023). (Keele)
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
Shaping the life course: The interaction between partnerships, family building and employment among migrants and their descendants
12th International Conference on Population Geographies (2024). (Belfast)
Authors: Christison S, Mikolai J, Kulu H,
Similar or different? Fertility amongst immigrants and descendants
The future of families policy conference: tackling long-term challenges (2024). (London)
Authors: Christison S,
The Divergence of Labor Force Participation on Motherhood Among Migrant Descendants and Natives in Germany
Population Association of America Annual Conference 2023 (2023). (New Orleans)
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
The Impact of Family Formation on the Employment Outcomes of Immigrants in France: A Multistate Approach
Population Association of America Conference 2022 (2022). (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Authors: Kulu H, Delaporte I,
The Interconnection of Homeownership, Marriage and Childbearing in the Life Courses of Young Adults, by Country of Origin and Generation in Sweden
Stockholm University Demography Unit (2024).
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
The Interconnection of Homeownership, Marriage, and Childbirth in the Life Course of Young Adults by Immigrant Generations and Origins in Sweden
Population Association of America (PAA) Conference 2024 (2024). (Columbus, Ohio)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
The War and the Future of Ukraine's Population
(2022).
Authors: Kulu H, Christison S, Liu C, Mikolai J,
The determinants of first-time homeownership across the generations of Immigrants in Sweden
British Society Population Studies Conference 2023 (2023). (Keele)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M, Andersson G, Kulu H,
The determinants of first-time homeownership across the generations of Immigrants in Sweden .
Migration Seminar (2024). (University of Stockholm)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M,
The determinants of first-time transition into single-family homeownership across the generations of Immigrants in Sweden
Second MigrantLife Symposium - Migrant Family, Employment, and Housing in the Life Course (2023). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M,
The divergence of labour force participation upon motherhood among migrant descendants and natives in Germany
University of St Andrews (2023).
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
The family dynamics of immigrants and their descendants in France: Evidence using Multichannel Sequence Analysis
BSPS 2020 (2020). (Virtual)
Authors: Delaporte I, Kulu H,
The housing integration of asylum seekers and refugees in Germany
University of St Andrews (2023).
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
The impact of childbearing & partnership changes on the employment outcomes of immigrants & their descendants in France: A multistate approach
BSPS Conference 2021 (2021). (Virtual)
Authors: Delaporte I, Kulu H,
The intersection of partnership and fertility histories among immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom: A multistate approach
Population and Health Seminars St Andrews (2020). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Mikolai J,
The intersection of partnership and fertility histories among immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom: A multistate approach
BSPS 2020 (2020). (Virtual)
Authors: Mikolai J, Kulu H,
The intersection of partnership and fertility histories of immigrants and their descendants in the UK: A multi-state approach
Seminar series of the Population and Society Unit (2021). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Mikolai J,
The intersection of partnership and fertility histories of immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom: A multistate approach
Seminar Series of the Population and Society Unity (UPS) of the Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications of the University of Florence. (2021). (University of Florence)
Authors: Mikolai J,
The spatial-temporal effect of air pollution on individuals' reported health and its variation by ethnicity and country of birth in the United Kingdom: A multilevel longitudinal analysis
Second MigrantLife Symposium - Migrant Family, Employment, and Housing in the Life Course (2023). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Abed-Al-Ahad M,
Understanding family, employment and housing patterns of immigrants and their descendants in England and Wales through a spatial context
British Society Population Studies Conference 2023 (2023). (Keele)
Authors: Pandya P, Kulu H, Mikolai J, Liu C, Delaporte I,
Understanding the realization of jointly held residential mobility and fertility intentions: How has the sequencing of intention fulfilment changed over time?
Second MigrantLife Symposium - Migrant Family, Employment, and Housing in the Life Course (2023). (University of St Andrews)
Authors: Christison S,
Work and family pathways of immigrant women in Germany
BSPS Conference 2021 (2021). (Virtual)
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
Work life expectancies among immigrants in three European countries: A multistate life‐table approach
British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) annual conference 2022 (2022). (Winchester)
Authors: Kulu H, Hoehn A, Mikolai J, Delaporte I, Liu C, Andersson G,
Work-Migration-Life Balance: Patterns of Immigrant Labor Market Engagement by Parity
Population Association of America Conference 2022 (2022). (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
Work-migration-life balance: Patterns of immigrant labor market engagement by family status
University of St Andrews (2022).
Authors: Liu C, Kulu H,
Media
La última cumbre de la OTAN consagra a Ucrania como carne de cañón contra Rusia (The latest NATO summit enshrines Ukraine as cannon fodder against Russia) Mirando El Mapa. 2023
Research by Professor Hill Kulu quoted in commentary piece on Spanish website, Mirando El Mapa. See Kulu H, Christison S, Liu C,Mikolai J (2022) The war and the future of Ukraine's population, Migrantlife Working Paper 9.
The war has worsened Ukraine's demographic woes The Economist. 2022
Research by the Migrant Life project referenced in an article in The Economist.
Isaure Delaporte: Machine Learning in the Social Sciences Youtube. 2022
Dr Isaure Delaporte from The University of St Andrews presents 'Machine Learning in the Social Sciences' at the MigrantLife Symposium on 14 March 2022.
Childbearing Across the Generations of Immigrants and their Descendants in Sweden Youtube. 2022
Dr Andreas Höhn from The University of St Andrews presents 'Childbearing Across the Generations of Immigrants and their Descendants in Sweden: A Register-Based Study' at the MigrantLife Symposium on 14 March 2022.
Partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories of immigrants in the UK: A sequence analysis Youtube. 2022
Dr Júlia Mikolai from The University of St Andrews presents 'Partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories of immigrants in the UK: A three-channel sequence analysis' at the MigrantLife Symposium on 15 March 2022.
Motherhood penalties are more pronounced for migrant women Understanding Society. 2022
Blog on Understanding Society website links to publication, Mikolai, Kulu (2022)
Partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories of immigrants in the UK: A three-channel sequence analysis.