BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23265@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Brain Bites: Are We Really Having Fewer Children? DTSTAMP:20260601T215345Z DTSTART:20260604T103000Z DESCRIPTION:In this fourth edition of Brain Bites\, we’ll delve with econom ist Esmée Zwiers\ninto her research on falling fertility rates. How can we interpret recent trends\nin birth rates\, and what could that teach us ab out the possible drive of these\ntrends? Learn something new and grab a fr ee sandwich during your lunch break.\n\nBirth rates have fallen significan tly across the industrialised world in recent\ndecades. Low fertility has attracted growing attention from demographers\,\neconomists\, and policyma kers. In the Netherlands\, the total fertility rate (TFR)\nhas dropped fro m 3.1 in 1960 to 1.4 in 2024\, a pattern seen across many\ndeveloped count ries.\n\nIn addition to explaining what these figures tell us\, Esmée Zwie rs will present\nnewly compiled data on fertility by mothers’ birth cohort – that is\, grouping\nmothers by the year they were born rather than the year they gave birth. These\nfindings offer a new perspective on recent tr ends in birth rates and open new\nquestions about what might be driving th em.\n\n\nPROGRAMME\n\n12:15: Doors open\n12:30: Introduction by Revka Bijl \n12:35: Mini lecture by Esmée Zwiers\n12:45: Q&A with Esmée & Revka\n13:0 0: End of programme\n\nThe programme is free of charge\, but we do ask you to register because of\ncatering. The event is in English and lasts 30 mi nutes.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nEsmée Zwiers is an economist with research interes ts in health economics\, labor\neconomics\, and economic demography. Her l atest work focuses on the interaction\nbetween fertility\, reproductive he alth\, and the labour market. She is an\nAssistant Professor at the Amster dam School of Economics at the University of\nAmsterdam. Before she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton\nUniversity’s Center for Heal th and Wellbeing. She received here PhD in Economics\nfrom Erasmus Univers ity Rotterdam and Tinbergen Institute. She is also a\nResearch Fellow at I ZA and a Research Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute.\n\nRevka Bijl is a me mber of the communication team of SPUI25. She studied\nJournalism at the S chool voor Journalistiek in Utrecht and Media and Culture at\nthe Universi ty of Amsterdam. Her Dutch novel Gapen onder water was published by\nNieuw Amsterdam in 2019. She is currently working on a new book\, as well as\nw orking as a presenter and journalist. She also presents a morning show on Red\nLight Jazz Radio.\n\n\nABOUT BRAIN BITES\n\nBrain Bites gives you a q uick dose of “brain food” in the form of a short lunch\nprogramme in the S alon of the University Library. Every first Thursday of the\nmonth\, the U vA-podia in the University QuarterExternal link\n[https://www.uva.nl/en/ne ws-events/events/university-quarter/university-quarter.html]\nAllard Piers on\, SPUI25\, VOX-POP and the University Library offer you a brief\ninsigh t into the work of a UvA researcher. We interview them about their\nresear ch\, give you the opportunity to ask questions and offer you a concise hal f\nhour full of ideas and a free lunch. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/brain-bites-are-we-really-having-fewer- children-1 GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879 LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,food,jazz,lecture,q&a,spui X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In this fourth edition of Brain Bites, we’ll d elve with economist Esmée Zwiers into her research on falling fertility ra tes. How can we interpret recent trends in birth rates, and what could tha t teach us about the possible drive of these trends? Learn something new a nd grab a free sandwich during your lunch break.

Birth rates have fallen significantly across the industrialised world in recent decades. Lo w fertility has attracted growing attention from demographers, economists, and policymakers. In the Netherlands, the total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped from 3.1 in 1960 to 1.4 in 2024, a pattern seen across many develo ped countries.

In addition to explaining what these figures tell us , Esmée Zwiers will present newly compiled data on fertility by mothers’ b irth cohort – that is, grouping mothers by the year they were born rather than the year they gave birth. These findings offer a new perspective on r ecent trends in birth rates and open new questions about what might be dri ving them.

Programme

12:15: Doors open
12:30: Introduc tion by Revka Bijl
12:35: Mini lecture by Esmée Zwiers
12:45: Q&am p;A with Esmée & Revka
13:00: End of programme

The programm e is free of charge, but we do ask you to register because of catering. Th e event is in English and lasts 30 minutes.

Speakers

< strong>Esmée Zwiers is an economist with research interests in health economics, labor economics, and economic demography. Her latest work focuses on the interaction between fertility, reproductive health, an d the labour market. She is an Assistant Professor at the Amsterdam School of Economics at the University of Amsterdam. Before she was a Postdoctora l Research Associate at Princeton University’s Center for Health and Wellb eing. She received here PhD in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and Tinbergen Institute. She is also a Research Fellow at IZA and a Resea rch Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute.

Revka Bijl is a member of the communication team of SPUI25. She studied Jour nalism at the School voor Journalistiek in Utrecht and Media and Culture a t the University of Amsterdam. Her Dutch novel Gapen onder water was published by Nieuw Amsterdam in 2019. She is currently working on a ne w book, as well as working as a presenter and journalist. She also present s a morning show on Red Light Jazz Radio.

About Brain Bites

Brain Bites gives you a quick dose of “brain food” in the form of a sho rt lunch programme in the Salon of the University Library. Every first Thu rsday of the month, the UvA-podia in t he University QuarterExternal link Allard Pierson, SPUI25, VOX-POP and the University Library offer you a brief insight into the work of a UvA r esearcher. We interview them about their research, give you the opportunit y to ask questions and offer you a concise half hour full of ideas and a f ree lunch.

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