Lydia Veronica Palumbo

Lydia Veronica Palumbo serves as an Affiliate Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), affiliated with the Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being under the Social Demography department led by Mikko Myrskylä.

Her research investigates how economic instability shapes partnership trajectories among young adults, with emphasis on cohabitation outcomes, gender disparities, and intergenerational socioeconomic influences. Key studies analyze barriers to stable union formation in the United Kingdom, revealing critical links between financial insecurity and delayed family transitions.

Palumbo's publication pattern shows consistent focus on demographic responses to economic uncertainty, particularly examining how precarious employment and housing conditions disrupt traditional pathways to adulthood. Her work bridges sociological theory with empirical demographic analysis to explain contemporary family formation challenges.

She actively contributes to the Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being's mission of advancing evidence-based understanding of demographic behavior in changing socioeconomic landscapes.