I am Associate Professor in Demography in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Milan. My work has involved a range of themes situated within population studies with a focus on migration and ageing. My main research interests are in the fields of migration from the perspective of both sending and receiving countries, ageing and active ageing, health, wellbeing, life course analysis, family studies.

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • University of Milan

    University, Milan, Italy
    Associate Professor

Research

Loneliness Among Migrants in Italy: Risks and Protectors

Authors Eralba Cela, Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso
Year 2021
Journal Name MIGRATION LETTERS
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1 Journal Article

Labour market profiles of Albanian migrants in Italy: Evidence from Lombardy 2001–2015

Authors Eralba Cela, Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Russell King, ...
Year 2021
Journal Name International Migration
Citations (WoS) 3
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2 Journal Article

New frontiers in international retirement migration

Authors Russell King, Eralba Cela, Tineke Fokkema
Year 2021
Journal Name Ageing and Society
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3 Journal Article

International retirement and later-life migrants in the Marche region, Italy: materialities of landscape, 'home', lifestyle and consumption

Authors Russell King, Eralba Cela, Tineke Fokkema, ...
Year 2021
Journal Name Ageing and Society
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4 Journal Article

The Effect of Migration Experiences on Wellbeing Among Ageing Migrants in Italy

Authors Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Eralba Cela, Stefania Maria Lorenza Rimoldi
Year 2020
Journal Name SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
Citations (WoS) 4
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5 Journal Article

Ageing in a foreign country: determinants of self-rated health among older migrants in Italy

Authors Eralba Cela, Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso
Year 2019
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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6 Journal Article

The Marche: Italy's new frontier for international retirement migration

Authors Russell King, Eralba Cela, Gabriele Morettini, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
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7 Journal Article

Demography of Race and Ethnicity in Italy

Authors Elena Ambrosetti, Eralba Cela
Year 2015
Book Title International Handbooks of Population
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9 Book Chapter

The Migration and Well-Being of the Zero Generation: Transgenerational Care, Grandparenting, and Loneliness amongst Albanian Older People

Authors Russell King, T Fokkema, Julie Vullnetari
Year 2014
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
Citations (WoS) 43
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10 Journal Article

Le rimesse delle seconde generazioni in Europa: altruismo o interesse personale?

Authors Elena Ambrosetti, Eralba Cela, Tineke Fokkema
Year 2014
Journal Name MONDI MIGRANTI
11 Journal Article

Giving from the Heart or from the Ego? Motives behind Remittances of the Second Generation in Europe

Authors Tineke Fokkema
Year 2013
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 5
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12 Journal Article

Variation in transnationalism among Eastern European migrants in Italy: the role of duration of residence and integration

Authors Eralba Cela, Tineke Fokkema, Elena Ambrosetti
Year 2013
Journal Name Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
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13 Journal Article

Contrasts in Ageing and Agency in Family Migratory Contexts: A Comparison of Albanian and Latvian Older Migrants

Authors Julie Vullnetari, Russell King, Aija Lulle, ...
Book Title Family Life in an Age of Migration and Mobility
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14 Book Chapter

Suggested Research

International retirement migrants

Authors Russell King, Eralba Cela
Year 2023
Book Title Handbook on Migration and Ageing
1 Book Chapter

Older migrants, health and well-being

Authors Eralba Cela, Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso
Year 2023
Book Title Handbook on Migration and Ageing
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2 Book Chapter

The effect of migration and time spent abroad on migrants’ health: A home/host country perspective

Authors Elisa Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Eralba Cela, Eleonora Trappolini
Year 2024
Journal Name Demographic Research
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3 Journal Article

Subjective well‐being and school outcomes among children of immigrants and natives in Italy

Authors Elena Ambrosetti, Giulia Bettin, Eralba Cela, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
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4 Journal Article

New Multilevel Partnerships and Policy Perspectives on Active Ageing in Italy: A National Plan of Action

Authors Francesco Barbabella, Eralba Cela, Claudia Di Matteo, ...
Year 2020
Journal Name International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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5 Journal Article
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