COVID-19 Blog | February 05, 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. +++Latest update: March 3, 2021+++ More

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Predicting Global Migration with Social Media Data: Potential and Limits

Jordan Klein from Princeton University discusses the potential for and the limits to using Facebook data to predict migration on a global scale. More

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Call for Papers | February 19, 2021

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

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Covid-19 Deaths Worldwide | February 18, 2021

Taken Together, People Under 75 Account for Most of the Years of Life Lost

To properly assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, it is not enough to only count the number of dead. That's why an international team of researchers evaluated more than 1.2 million deaths attributed to COVID-19 in 81 countries to learn how old the people who died from COVID-19 were, and how much their lives were shortened compared to the average life expectancy. More

Selected Publications

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)

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)

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Women in Science Day | February 11, 2021

Women in Demography

The United Nations is raising awareness of the critical role women and girls play in science and technology with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. At the MPIDR, we believe in the power of diverse talents and are celebrating this day by showing what research questions drive our female researchers the most. More

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Germany | February 09, 2021

Does a Lack of a Family Network Put a Strain on Mental Health?

What role do family networks play in the mental health of people over 60 living as a couple in Germany? MPIDR researcher Peter Eibich and a colleague recently investigated this question. More