A recent study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) found a link between the introduction of Covid-19 vaccination and a decline in fertility rates nine months later, with behavioral changes likely being the main cause. However, in most of the countries studied, the fertility rates returned to pre-pandemic levels after vaccination. There was no evidence of long-term adverse effects of Covid-19 vaccination on fertility tends. More
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2:00 PM: Talk with TBA (Aarhus University) - tba 2:20 PM: Talk with Alessandro Di Nallo (MPIDR) - tba 2:40 PM: Talk with Martin Flatø (NIPH) - Trends in Age at Menarche in Norwegian Women and Girls Born 1840-2008 More
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In their recent paper, Josephine Jackisch and Alyson van Raalte from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) find that a difficult childhood is an important determinant of inequalities in mortality. The size of the contribution is equivalent to established behavioural risk factors such as smoking or little exercise. More
Anastasiadou, A.; Volgin, A.; Leasure, D. R.:
War and mobility: using Yandex web searches to characterize intentions to leave Russia after its invasion of Ukraine Demographic Research 50:8, 205–220. (2024)
Klein, J. D.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:
Stop, in the name of COVID! Using social media data to estimate the effects of COVID-19-related travel restrictions on migration Demography, 1–19. (2024)
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In a recent study, Andrea Colasurdo of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and Riccardo Omenti of the University of Bologna examined the potential benefits and pitfalls of using online genealogies for demographic research. Using the FamiLinx database as an example, they investigated how the completeness and quality of demographic information in online genealogy data affects its usability. More