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The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world.
At the MPIDR, researchers from all over the world investigate demographic change, aging, fertility, biological demography and other issues at the forefront of population research. The Institute is headed by its founding director James W. Vaupel.
The MPIDR is part of the Max Planck Society, the internationally renowned German research society.
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February 9, 2014
The European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) invites applications for school year 2014-2015. more
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Walke, R.
MPIDR Technical Report TR-2014-001 (2014)
Sanchez Gassen, N. E.
Dissertation (2013)
Lenart, A.; Missov, T. I.
Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods, 43:- (2014)
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February 27, 2014 | Picture Gallery
The Arctica islandica, or ocean quahog, can survive to a very high age—up to 500 years. But in order to reach this age, the clam has to live in the Atlantic. If it grows in the Baltic Sea instead, its life expectancy is only around 40 years. Researchers at the MPIDR are trying to find out why this is the case. more
February 25, 2014 | News
The MPIDR has launched a new research group, focusing in the main on the interplay between social policy and familial behavior. The group is led by Michaela Kreyenfeld. more
February 19, 2014 | News
MPIDR researchers Fanny Kluge and Tobias Vogt have been awarded a paper price by the Journal of Economics of Ageing. The article looks into the question of whether public spending on pension and health care increases life expectancy. more
February 13, 2014 | News
MPIDR researcher Tobias Vogt has successfully defended his dissertation at the University of Rostock. His PhD work addressed the extent to which specific factors — primarily health care and disposable income — lead to higher life expectancy. more
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