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William Fernandez

@williamfert.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate in Public Policy @dynamics.bsky.social (@hertieschool.bsky.social and @humboldtuni.bsky.social) | Pension systems, life-course research, and population ageing | william-fernandez.com

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William Fernandez @williamfert.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This week I had the chance to participate in the European Population Conference 2026 in Bologna and present ongoing work on the intergenerational spillover effects of retirement in Brazil. Feedback and discussions were amazing, and I feel even more inspired to continue my PhD journey!
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Clara Overweg @claraoverweg.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I had the best time at European Population Conference in Bologna presenting joint work with @williamfert.bsky.social on the economic consequences of widowhood in Germany and the Netherlands! Thanks to everyone for the great comments, it was a pleasure seeing so many new and old faces!
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Carla Rowold @crowold.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
💫Very happy to share that my first single-authored paper has been published in @sfjournal.bsky.social. I suggest to combine Life Course Feature Selection with Ñopo decomposition to disentangle which life-course events drive gender inequalities such as Gender Pension Gaps doi.org/10.1093/sf/s... 🧵👇
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Full-time employment is all that matters? Quantifying the role of relevant and gender-exclusive life-course experiences for gender pension gaps
Abstract. Gender pension gaps (GPGs) represent crucial indicators of gender inequalities over the life course. Despite reaching higher levels, they have re
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Stefania Molina @stefaniamolina.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
🚨 New paper out in @plosone.org w/ @lenacwt.bsky.social & Michaela Kreyenfeld! How does women’s economic independence shape their risk of physical IPV during separation in Germany? We find that mothers with low education who are unemployed face the highest risk. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Women’s economic independence and physical intimate partner violence (IPV) during separation
A growing number of studies have addressed the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV). While some studies have shown that women’s economic independence reduces the risk of physical IPV, the empirica...
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William Fernandez @williamfert.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
This week I had the chance to present my study “Does Retirement make People Happy? The Impact of Retirement on Couples’ Life Satisfaction” at @Netspar’s International Pension Workshop I thank the organizers and the audience for their valuable feedback!
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