Welcome at MPIDR | May 10, 2021

Henrik-Alexander Schubert is a new PhD-student at the Fertility and Well-being Lab

Coming from Stockholm University where he obtained his Master in Demography, Henrik-Alexander Schubert is a new PhD-student at the Fertility and Well-being Laboratory. He wants to find out how the fertility of men deviates from female fertility. On weekends you are most likely to meet him in one of Rostock's skateparks. More

May

Online Invited Seminar Talk

COVID-19 Related Bereavement and Mental Health: Demographic Insights and Applications

Ashton Verdery from Pennsylvania State University, State College (PA), USA reviews some of the recent research about the scale at which the COVID-19 mortality shock has been felt by those left grieving the deaths of loved ones. More

All Events

Call for Participation | May 11, 2021

Rostock Retreat on Visualizing Uncertainty 2021

Call for Papers | March 18, 2021

Life Course Analysis: Theoretical Perspectives, Methodological Innovations, and Empirical Applications

Introduction to our research groups

Demographic Data

PAA 2021 | May 03, 2021

MPIDR at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2021

Several MPIDR researchers present their work at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, which takes place in a virtual manner from May 5-8, 2021. The Institute also has an exihibition booth. More

Selected Publications

Grow, A.; Perrotta, D.; Del Fava, E.; Cimentada, J.; Rampazzo, F.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.:

Addressing public health emergencies via Facebook surveys: advantages, challenges, and practical considerations Journal of Medical Internet Research 22:12, e20653–e20653. (2020)

Mehta, N. K.; Abrams, L. R.; Myrskylä, M.:

US life expectancy stalls due to cardiovascular disease, not drug deaths Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117:13, 6998–7000. (2020)

More Publications

Call for Papers | February 19, 2021

Pandemic Babies? The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Fertility and Family Dynamics

Media Coverage | May 15, 2020

Covid-19 Experts at MPIDR

Working at MPIDR

Life & Research in Rostock

Introduction

What is Demography?

New Issue 1/2021 available | March 29, 2021

The Quarterly German Newsletter

Max Planck Society

What is demography?

Glossary of Demographic Terms

Max Planck Society

Reconciliation of work and family

COVID-19 Blog | May 03, 2021

Researching the Demographic Consequences of the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has been dominating our lives for a year now. Science has done an extraordinary job during this time at unravelling mysteries and unlocking solutions. In like manner, researchers at MPIDR are investigating demographic issues in connection to the novel coronavirus. More