Living alone or in a couple: what impact on the capacity of European elderly men and women to balance their budget? • Patrick Festy, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Joëlle Gaymu, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Marc Thévenin, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

Who benefits the most from a tertiary degree? A cross-national comparison of selection and the economic returns to post-secondary education • Jennifer A. Flashman, Yale University ; Renee Luthra, University of Essex

The impact of educational homogamy on literacy levels • Joan Garcia Roman, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED) ; Iñaki Permanyer, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED) ; Albert Esteve, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics (CED)

Does lone motherhood indeed decrease women’s subjective well-being? • Anna Matysiak, Warsaw School of Economics ; Anna Baranowska, Warsaw School of Economics ; Monika Mynarska, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University

Youngsters, family characteristics and study involvement • Sarah Botterman, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ; Nele Havermans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ; Koen Matthijs, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven