Maria Rita Testa’s Publications
- Testa, Maria Rita. 2012. Women’s fertility intentions and level of education: why are they positively correlated in Europe? European Demographic Research Papers 3. Vienna: Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences European Demographic Research Papers 3
- Testa, Maria Rita, Cavalli Laura and Alessandro Rosina. 2012. The decision of whether to have a child: does couple disagreement matter? VID Working Paper 07/2012. Vienna: Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Download
- Testa, Maria Rita. 2012. Family Sizes in Europe:Evidence from the 2011 Eurobarometer Survey. European Demographic Research Papers 2. Vienna: Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. more
- Testa, Maria Rita. 2012. Couple disagreement about short-term fertility desires in Austria: Effects on intentions and contraceptive behaviour. Demographic Research 26(3): 63-98. more
- Testa, Maria Rita, Cavalli Laura and Alessandro Rosina. 2011.
Couples’ childbearing behaviour in Italy: which of the partners is leading it? Vienna Yearbook of Population Research Vol.9: 157-178.. more
- Testa, Maria Rita, Sobotka, Tomáš and S. Philip Morgan. 2011. Reproductive decision-making: towards improved theoretical, methodological and empirical approaches. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research Vol.9: 1-9. more
- S. Philip Morgan, Sobotka, Tomáš and Maria Rita Testa. 2011 (Eds.) Reproductive decision-making. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research Vol.9. Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Science.
- Testa, Maria Rita and Dimiter Philipov 2011. Few children in Europe: A deliberate choice or a compromise? European Policy Brief. more
- Testa, Maria Rita 2010. Child-number and child-timing intentions in a micro-macro European framework. European Demographic Research Paper 4. Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Science. more
- Rosina, Alessandro, and Maria Rita Testa. 2009. Couples’ first child intentions and disagreement: An analysis of the Italian case. European Journal of Population. 25(4): 487-502.
- Billari Francesco C., Dimiter Philipov and Maria Rita Testa. 2009. Attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioural control: explaining fertility intentions in Bulgaria. European Journal of Population. 25(4): 439 - 465
- Vitali, Agnese, Francesco C. Billari, Alexia Prskawetz and Maria Rita Testa. 2009. Preference theory and low fertility: A comparative perspective. European Journal of Population. 25(4): 413 - 438.
- Rosina, Alessandro, and Maria Rita Testa. 2007. Senza figli: intenzioni e comportamenti italiani nel quadro europeo. Rivista di Studi Familiari. 12 (1), 71-81
- Lutz, Wolfgang, Testa, Maria Rita, and Dustin Penn. 2006. Population density is a key
factor in declining human fertility. Population and Environment 28: 69-81. Published online on March 20, 2007.
- Testa, M.R., and L. Toulemon. 2006. Family formation in France: individual preferences and subsequent outcomes. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, pp.41-75.
- Testa, M.R. 2006. Childbearing preferences and family issues in Europe. Special Eurobarometer 253/Wave 65.1 - TNS Opinion & Social more
- Testa, M.R., and Grilli L.2006. The influence of childbearing regional contexts on ideal family size in Europe. Population. English Edition. 61(1-2), 109-138
- Sobotka, T. and M. R. Testa. Forthcoming. Childlessness attitudes and intentions in Europe. In: Ch. Höhn, D. Avramov, and I. Kotowska. Eds. People, Population Change and Policies: Lessons from the Population Policy Acceptance Study
- Toulemon, L., and M. R. Testa. 2005. Fécondité envisagée, fécondité réalisée: un lien complexe, Population & Sociétés, No. 415. more
- Goldstein, Joshua R., Wolfgang Lutz and Maria Rita Testa.
2003. The emergence of sub-replacement family size ideals
in Europe. Population Research and Policy Review. 22 (5-6): 479-496.
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Testa, Maria Rita. 2002. Teoria e prassi nella misura della
poverta' nel panorama italiano [Theory and Praxis of
Poverty Measurement in Italy]. In: Blangiardo, Gian Carlo.
Ed. Struttura e percorsi della povertà in
Lombardia [Structure of Poverty and Poverty Event
History in Lombardy]. Milan: Franco Angeli. 9-16.
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Testa, Maria Rita. 2002. L'universo dell'utenza:
caratteri, motivazioni, percorsi di poverta' [Universe
of Poor People: Characteristics, Factors and History of
Poverty]. In: Blangiardo, Gian Carlo. Ed. Struttura e
percorsi della povertà in Lombardia [Structure
of Poverty and Poverty Event History in Lombardy]. Milan:
Franco Angeli. 44-62.
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Testa, Maria Rita et al. 2002. Foreign Immigration in
Lombardy: The First Regional Survey. In: Report on
Migrations in Lombardy. 2001. Osservatorio Regionale
per l'Integrazione e la Multietnicita', Regione Lombardia e
Fondazione per le Iniziative e lo Studio sulla
Multietnicità. Milan. 35-88.
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De Santis, Gustavo and Maria Rita Testa. 2001. Fertility
Trends and Family Policies in Italy, Working
Paper, University of Milan Bicocca, Department of
Statistics, Milan.
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Ferrari, Pier Alda, Nadia Solaro, and Maria Rita Testa.
2001. Analisi statistica territoriale del comportamento
elettorale in Lombardia, [Statistical and Territorial
Analysis of Electoral Behaviour in Lombardy], Progetto
ASTER, Regione Lombardia, Milan.
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Testa, Maria Rita. 2001. L’evoluzione della
popolazione italiana all´inizio del XXI secolo:
implicazioni e strategie di risposta, [The evolution
of the Italian Population in the early XXI century:
implications and possible responses].
L’assistenza Sociale 1.
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Testa, Maria Rita. 2000. The Transition from Work to
Retirement in Italy: Demographic Determinants and main
Changes in the Early Reform Period, Working Paper,
Department of Statistics, University of Milan-Bicocca.
Milan.
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Testa, Maria Rita. 1999. Le determinanti del
pensionamento in Italia: un'analisi demografica ed
economica. PhD Thesis. Department of Statistics,
University of Florence.
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Pretato, Adele, Alessandro Rosina, and Maria Rita Testa.
2000. Non solo Emigrazioni: strategie di risposta alla
crisi di fine ’800 nel Veneto [Not only Migrations:
Solutions to the Crisis of the late 19th Century
in the Veneto Region]. Bollettino di Demografia
Storica 1.
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Testa, Maria Rita. 2000. Fewer and Older Italians: more
Problems? Looking for Solutions to the Demographic
Question, Expert Group Meeting on Policy
Responses to Population Decline and Population
Ageing, United Nations, Population Division, New
York.
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Rosina, Alessandro and Maria Rita Testa. 2001. Determinants
and Consequences of Transoceanic Migrations in Veneto in
the late XIX Century. In: Barjot, Dominique and
Olivier Faron Eds. Historie, économie et
démographie. Migrations, cycle de vie familial et
marchés du travail. »Sorbonne«, University of
Paris.
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Conti, Cinzia, Daniela Rotolone, and Maria Rita Testa.
1998. La formazione professionale degli immigrati stranieri
extracomunitari come strumento di integrazione
economico-lavorativa [Vocational Training of Foreign
Non-European Immigrants: Economic and Working Integration].
Rivista Italiana di Economia Demografia e
Statistica, SIEDS LII (2-3).
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Mignolli, Nadia, Marcello Natale, and Maria Rita Testa.
1996. Alcune problematiche dell'integrazione della
popolazione extracomunitaria in Italia [Integration of
Non-European Immigrants in Italy: Some Relevant
Aspects] Rivista Italiana di Economia Demografia
e Statistica, SIEDS 2.
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Natale, Marcello, Daniela Rotolone, and Maria Rita Testa.
1998. La misura della popolazione italiana. Censimenti ed
anagrafe: problemi di coerenza [The Measure of Italian
Population. Population Census and Population Registry:
Problems of Coherence]. In: Raccolta di studi in onore
del professor D'Addio, [Professor in History of
Political Doctrines, Political Science] University of Rome
»La Sapienza«.
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