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Population Studies The use of multiregional life tables in Italy

especially, but the number of years lived in the south and demographic imbalances, challenges and opportunities
in the central regions is also important. The northwest for the social and economic sustainability of the different
is particularly characterized as an area of attraction, local contexts (For.Pop.Ter)” (P2022WNLM7), Funded by
showing, in 2011 – 2013, the ability to attract almost 10% European Union - Next Generation EU, component M4C2,
of e0 of those born in other macroregions. The central Investment 1.1. The views and opinions expressed are only
macroregion stands out from the previous cohorts of birth those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of
examined, given the greater gender balance in migration to the European Union or the European Commission. Neither
other macroregions. the European Union nor the European Commission can be
held responsible for them.
This cohort is also characterized by an important
presence in the south and a homogeneous distribution in Conflict of interest
all other macroregions. The birth cohort in the south, of
course, is the one that has the greatest number of years of The authors report that there are no competing interests
life expectancy in other macroregions. Interestingly, this to declare.
cohort is the only one characterized by a male-predominant Author contributions
migratory model. An increasing number of migrating
females, however, have reduced the gender gap over time. Conceptualization: Alessio Buonomo, Oliviero Casacchia,
Compared to 2011 – 2013, most of the female migrants Salvatore Strozza
were of younger ages (and therefore less tied to searching Formal analysis: Alessio Buonomo, Oliviero Casacchia,
for a job) and engaged with migration flows toward central Salvatore Strozza
Italy. However, it appears that job-seeking migration Investigation: Alessio Buonomo, Federico Benassi
continues to be a male prerogative, although it seems Methodology: Alessio Buonomo
that females are bridging the gap over time. The results Writing – original draft: Alessio Buonomo, Federico
obtained indicate that in the study of internal migration, Benassi
birth cohorts play a central role and cannot be neglected. Writing – review & editing: All authors
In light of these results, place of birth emerges as a crucial
variable in the study of internal migration, underscoring Ethics approval and consent to participate
the need to further investigate its role in future research. Not applicable.
Acknowledgments Consent for publication

The authors would like to thank La Sapienza University Not applicable.
and Federico II University, which laid the foundations
for the writing and discussion of the doctoral thesis from Availability of data
which this contribution derives. Data are available from the Italian National Institute of

Funding Statistics (Istat) on official request to the Istat.
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