October 01, 2024

Shaping the Future of Migration Research

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) recently hosted a symposium to address the need for high-quality migration data and innovative methodologies, and to strengthen cooperation among migration researchers. The event successfully facilitated discussions on challenges in migration databases, and demonstrated new analytical models. There are plans for future collaborations and events. More

October

Hybrid Format

LabTalk with Julia Leesch

1:00 PM: Julia Leesch - Pathways to parenthood: Is the educational gradient in completed fertility driven by union formation and assortative mating?

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Latest Publications | September 12, 2024

Summer 2024

October 02, 2024

Reading Material for German Unity Day

Introduction to our research groups

BIOSFER

New Publication | September 25, 2024

Hardest Hit by Heat: Study Exposes Racial Disparities in U.S. Mortality Rates

A new study examines how extreme temperatures in the United States significantly affect mortality among different racial groups and found that both cold and hot days increase mortality rates, with the latter disproportionately affecting underrepresented populations. In particular, Non-Hispanic Blacks experienced higher excess mortality on hot days compared to Whites. The findings highlight the importance of adaptation measures, especially for racial minorities, and call for urgent action and targeted policies to mitigate the health risks of extreme temperatures caused by climate change. More

Selected Publications

Hünteler , B. M.; Hank, K.:

Life-course generational placements and health and wellbeing in later life Ageing and Society, 1–19. (2023)

Gueltzow, M.; Oude Groeniger, J.; Bijlsma, M. J.; Jansen , P. W.; Houweling, T. A. J.; van Lenthe, F. J.:

Childhood obesity's influence on socioeconomic disparities in young adolescents’ mental health Annals of Epidemiology 94, 19–26. (2024)

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Migration and Mobility Symposium

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Gender Inequalities, Fertility, and the Future of Family Demography: Intersectionality in an Era of Family Complexity

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Being a Researcher at the MPIDR

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Life & Research in Rostock

Call for Papers

Measuring Migration in Latin America

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New Issue 3/2024 available | September 24, 2024

The Quarterly German Newsletter

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SPOTLIGHT | September 11, 2024

Less smoking and better education: Improving U.S. Mortality Trends

A recent study found that behavioral changes, such as a decline in smoking, and social progress, including an expansion of education, have contributed to recent improvements in U.S. mortality. Together, these two factors accounted for 65% of the improvements in mortality. The researchers also identified an increase in psychological distress as a contributing factor to the slowing of mortality improvement in the U.S. during the study period, but most of the slowing remains unexplained. More