Interview | May 23, 2022

How to Use Bibliometric Data for Demographic Research

Bibliometric data, information extracted from scientific publications, can be considered as a source of digital trace data. In this interview, MPIDR Researcher Aliakbar Akbaritabar explains how re-purposing bibliometric data allows answering social science and demographic questions. More

May

Rostock Demographic Seminar Series

Social Media Use and Teen Mental Health: What We (Don’t) Know and What We Can Do About It

Amy Orben from the University of Cambridge will give a presentation about social media use and teen mental health. More

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Call for Papers | May 11, 2022

Migration and Mobility Research in the Digital Era (MIMODE 2022)

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PhD Student Position

Introduction to our research groups

Lifespan Inequalities

Kinship | May 16, 2022

Demographic Analysis Reveals the Long Shadow of Genocide in Guatemala

What are the long-term consequences of genocide for survivors? A new study by MPIDR researcher Diego Alburez-Gutierrez documents the mortality toll from the Maya Achi genocide in Guatemala and the role that it may play for historical memory. More

Selected Publications

Hellstrand, J.; Nisén, J.; Miranda, V.; Fallesen, P.; Dommermuth, L.; Myrskylä, M.:

Not just later, but fewer: novel trends in cohort fertility in the Nordic countries Demography 58:4, 1373–1399. (2021)

Fiorio, L.; Zagheni, E.; Abel, G. L.; Hill, J.; Pestre, G.; Letouzé, E.; Cai, J.:

Analyzing the effect of time in migration measurement using geo-referenced digital trace data Demography, 1–24. (2021)

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Call for Papers | January 31, 2022

6th Human Mortality Database Symposium: Old and New Challenges to Longevity Prospects

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Beeing a Researcher at the MPIDR

Interview | May 13, 2022

How to Calculate Excess Mortality to Better Estimate the Impact of the Pandemic

Excess mortality is an often-used measure to estimate the mortality burden due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Marília Nepomuceno, Dmitri Jdanov and colleagues looked at factors that affect this measure. In this interview they explain why excess mortality rates vary substantially when changing data and methods and recommend ways to better calculate excess mortality. More

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Life & Research in Rostock

New Issue 1/2022 available | March 29, 2022

The Quarterly German Newsletter

Media Coverage | February 14, 2022

Covid-19 Experts at the MPIDR

Introduction

What is Demography?

Overview 2022

Research by our PhD Students

At the moment, 22 students are working on their theses at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR). Their doctoral degrees will be awarded by a partner university. Their research topics are broad and cover many areas of demography – from migration to fertility to health. More

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Glossary of Demographic Terms

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COVID-19 Blog | May 13, 2022

Blog Update: How to Calculate Excess Mortality to Better Estimate the Impact of the Pandemic

Marília Nepomuceno, Dmitri Jdanov and colleagues looked at factors that affect excess mortality. They explain why excess mortality rates vary substantially when changing data and methods and recommend ways to better calculate it. More