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Welcome to the Max Planck Institute
for Demographic Research

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.

Jobs

November 21, 2013

Forschungskoordinator / -in

Das MPIDR  sucht einen Forschungskoordinator / eine Forschungskoordinatorin für das Max Planck International Research Network of Aging (MaxNetAging). more

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Latest Publications

Kreyenfeld, M.; Krapf, S.

Demografischer Wandel: Geburtenentwicklung und Lebensformen

In: Datenreport 2013: ein Sozialbericht für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (2013)

Wensink, M.

Age-specificity and the evolution of senescence: a discussion

Biogerontology, 14:1 (2013)

Kreyenfeld, M.; Bastin, S.

Blurred memory, deliberate misreporting, or “true tales”? How different survey methods affect respondents’ reports of partnership status at first birth

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2013-017 (2013)

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News

December 6, 2013 | Infoletter

One is better than none

In the new issue of “First Hand Demographic Research,” read about how the state of the economy at the start of life can affect a person’s cognitive abilities in old age, and what couples do when they disagree about whether to have a child. more

November 12, 2013 | Press Release

Stepparents are not always evil

Parents’ strategy to love their children depends on more than blood ties, finds a new MPIDR study by Kai Willführ. more

October 28, 2013 | News

Junior Professorship of Trifon Missov extended for another 3 years

Three years ago, mathematician Trifon Missov was appointed junior professor by the University of Rostock and the MPIDR. Having been successfully evaluated, the professorship has now been extended for another three years.  more

October 20, 2013 | News

Congratulations!

Former MPIDR-Researcher Nora Sánchez Gassen successfully defended her thesis with summa cum laude. She investigated whether demographic changes and changes in the electoral laws in Germany have an influence on the composition of the electorate. more

 

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