Meeting of the Royal Statistical Society Social Statistics section “Recent Advances in Research on Housing Transitions and the Life Course”

Date: Tuesday 10 December 2013
Time: 10am-5pm (followed by a drinks reception)
Location: Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London EC1Y 8LX
Details:The Royal Statistical Society, Social Statistics Section is pleased to announce a one-day symposium on recent developments in research on housing transitions through the life course. The event will feature presentations from leading international demographers, geographers and economists on different aspects of housing careers. Topics include:

• the interrelationship between housing and fertility: childbearing patterns by housing conditions and housing changes after the birth of a child
• wage, employment and house-price effects on migration
• intergenerational transmission of home ownership and neighbourhood poverty
• residential mobility, neighbourhood poverty dynamics and neighbourhood choice among families

The symposium is sponsored by the ESRC-funded project "Interrelationships between housing transitions and fertility". For further details go to University of Bristol - housing research
Speakers:
William A.V. Clark (University of California, Los Angeles)
Clara Mulder (University of Groningen),
Heather Joshi (Institute of Education)
Hill Kulu (University of Liverpool)
David Manley (University of Bristol)
Birgitta Rabe (University of Essex)
Elizabeth Washbrook (University of Bristol)
The programme and abstracts are at Housing symposium
Registration: All are welcome and attendance is free. Refreshments will be provided, including lunch and a drinks reception. However, advance registration is essential. Please complete the online registration form at Symposium bookings to reserve your place.