Isabella Buber-Ennser
Info
Research Group:Demography of Austria
Job Title:Deputy Research Group Leader
Phone: +43 1 515 81 7726
Fax: +43 1 515 81 7730
E-mail: isabella.buber@oeaw.ac.at
Education
- Studies in Mathematics and French at the University of Innsbruck, the University of Vienna and the Vienna University of Technology
- Studies in Technical Mathematics at the Vienna University of Technology
- PhD in Technical Mathematics at the Vienna University of Technology
Professional Career
- Teacher in Mathematics and French at Secondary Schools
- Lectures at the Institute of Economic Development
- Lectures in Mathematics at the University of Applied Sciences, Department for Production Technology and Automation
- Research scientist at the Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 1996.
Research Interests
- Fertility
- Desire for children
- Childbearing in stepfamilies
- Fertility in Austria
- Fertility of highly educated women and female scientists
- Ageing
- Mental health of older persons
- Intergenerational transfers
- Cognitive functioning of older persons
- Gender gap in mortality
Projects
- Children’s impact on the mental health of older their older mothers and fathers
- Mental health and age
- Cognitive functioning of older persons
- Grandparents caring for their grandchildren
- Gender gap in mortality
- SHARE - http://www.share-project.org/
- GGP in Austria http://www.unece.org/pau/ggp/Welcome.html
- Female scientists in Austria
Selected Publications
- Buber, I., T. Sobotka, A. Prskawetz, H. Engelhardt and R. Gisser (2012) Austria: Stable and Low Fertility. Online-Handbuch Demographie. more
- Buber, I. and K. Fliegenschnee (2011) Are you Ready for a Child? A Methodological Triangulation on Fertility Intentions in Austria. VID Working Paper 3/2011. more
- Buber, I. and H. Engelhardt (2011) The association between age and depressive symptoms among older men and women in Europe. Findings from SHARE. Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, forthcoming.
- Buber, I., C. Berghammer and A. Prskawetz (2011) Doing science forgoing children. VID Working Paper 1/2011. more
- Engelhardt, H., I. Buber, V. Skirbekk and A. Prskawetz (2010) Social engagement, behavioural risks and cognitive functioning among the aged. Ageing & Society 30(5): 779-809. more
- Hank, K. and I. Buber (2010) Die Betreuung der Enkelkinder durch ihre Großeltern: Wohlfahrtsstaatliche Einflüsse auf soziale Transfers zwischen den Generationen. In: A. Ette, K. Ruckdeschel and R. Unger (ed.) Potentiale intergenerationaler Beziehungen: Chancen und Herausforderungen für die Gestaltung des demografischen Wandels. Ergon Verlag, Würzburg, pp. 321-371.
- Buber, I. (2010) The Living Situation of Older People in Austria compared to other European Countries. In: G. Geyer, R. Goebl and K. Zimmermann (Hg.) Innovative ICT Solutions for Older Persons – A New Understanding. Proceeding of the AAL Forum 09 Vienna. Austrian Computer Society, Wien, pp. 117-124
- Flandorfer, P., C. Wegner und I. Buber (2010) Gender roles and smoking behavior. VID Working Paper 7/2010. more
- Buber, I. und Norbert Neuwirth (Eds.) (2009) Familienentwicklung in Österreich. Erste Ergebnisse des "Generations and Gender Survey (GGS)" 2008/09.Vienna. more
- Buber, I., H. Engelhardt, A. Prskawetz and V. Skirbekk (2009) Soziales Engagement halt Senioren geistig fit. Demografische Forschung aus Erster Hand 2009/2, p. 4. more
- Wendland, M and I. Buber (2009) Ein Vergleich der Ergebnisse der ersten Welle des Österreichischen „Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe“ (SHARE) und der „Österreichischen Gesundheitsbefragung“ (ATHIS). VID Working Paper 3/2009. more
- Hank, K. and I. Buber (2009) Grandparents caring for their grandchildren. Findings from the 2004 Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Journal of Family Issues 30(1): 53-73. more
- Prskawetz, A., T. Sobotka, I. Buber, H. Engelhardt, and R. Gisser. 2008. “Austria: Persistent low fertility since the mid-1980s.” In: T. Frejka, T. Sobotka, J. M. Hoem, and L. Toulemon (eds.) Childbearing trends and policies in Europe. Demographic Research, Special Collection 7, Vol. 19, Article 12, pp. 293-360. Online Version more
- Prskawetz, A., T. Sobotka, I. Buber, H. Engelhardt, R. Gisser (2008) Austria: Persistent low fertility since the mid-1980s. Demographic Research Vol 19, Article 12, 293-360 more
- Engelhardt, H., I. Buber, V. Skirbekk and A. Prskawetz (2008) Social engagement, behavioural risks and cognitive functioning among the aged. European Demographic Research Paper 2008/1. http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/download/edrp_1_08.pdf
- Buber, Isabella. 2008. SHARE Codebook Release 2.0.1 Forschungsbericht 30c. Wien, Institut für Demographie. more
Selected contributions to scientific conferences and workshops
- Doing science, forgoing childbearing? Evidence from a sample of female scientists in Austria. 2010. European Population Conference (EPC) 2010. Vienna, Austria.
- Frauen: Mutterschaft und Erwerbstätigkeit. 2010. Österreichisches Familiennetzwerk. Vienna, Austria.
- Neue Daten zur Familienentwicklung: das Generations and Gender Programm in Österreich. 2011. Österreichische Statistische Gesellschaft. Vienna, Austria.0
- Causal inferences from Observational Studies & Propensity Score Matching. 2009. Summer Academy 2009, Universität Bamberg. Bamberg, Germany.
- The living situation of older people in Austria compared to other European countries. 2009. Ambient Assisted Living Forum 09. Vienna, Austria. more
- Dynamic Demographics. 2009. Europäisches Forum Alpbach. Alpbach, Austria.
- Erste Ergebnisse des österreichischen Generations and Gender Surveys (GGS). 2009. 14. D-A-CH Demographentreffen, Bad Reichenhall, Germany.
- Social engagement and cognitive decline. 2009. 2nd International SHARE User Conference, Mainz, Germany.
- Familie im Zeitalter des demografischen Wandels. 2009. Zukunftssymposium zum Internationalen Tag der Familie, Innsbruck, Austria
- Nutzung von SHARE in Österreich. 2009. SHARE Relevanz für Österreich. Vienna, Austria.
- Women in Ageing Europe. 2009. <Menschsein>bedürftig@wirksam.at. Vienna, Austria.
- Demographische Herausforderung der nächsten Jahrzehnte - Probleme und Handlungsmöglichkeiten. 2009. Bürgermeisterklausur des Bezirks Rohrbach, Schlägl, Austria.
- Sozialer Wandel, Einstellungswandel und demographische Entwicklung. 2009. Wege zu einer kinderfreundlicheren Gesellschaft (Salzburger Landtag), Salzburg, Austria.
- Sozialer Wandel, Einstellungswandel und demographische Entwicklung. 2007. Salzburger Landtag. Salzburg, Austria
- Kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit im Alter. 2007. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Demography. Berlin, Germany.
- Children and Mental Health. 2007. ICMPE (International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics) Conference on Mental Health. Venedig, Italy.
- Children and mental health in Europe. 2007. XI Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology. Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Fertilitätsforschung und Prognosen am Vienna Institute of Demography. 2007. Anläßlich des Empfangs einer chinesischen Delegation der Provinz Shanxi, Vienna, Austria.
- Konzept und Ergebnisse des Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. 2007. 13. Deutsch-Österreichisch-Schweizerisches Demographentreffen. Passau, Germany.
- Do Elderly People Feel Sad and Depressed? Mental Health of Ageing People. A Cross-Country Comparison Based on SHARE. 2006. European Population Conference. Liverpool, England.
- Cognitive functioning: postponing age-specific cognitive decline. 2006.Conference on Causal Analysis in Population Studies: Concepts, Methods and Applications. Vienna, Austria.
- Cognitive functioning: postponing age-specific cognitive decline. 2006.Conference on Causal Analysis in Population Studies: Concepts, Methods and Applications. Vienna, Austria.
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