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September 27, 2021 | News | Interview

A New Approach to Forecast Fertility

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Daniel Ciganda, Research Scientist at the Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being at the MPIDR proposes a new way to model fertility. In this interview, he explains the differences of existing approaches and gives a short introduction into the history of modeling fertility. more

September 20, 2021 | News | Research Funding

3.8 Million Euros for FLUX

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The research project Family Formation in Flux – Causes, Consequences, and Possible Futures (FLUX), led by Marika Jalovaara and Mikko Myrskylä, was granted 3.8 million euros by the Strategic Research Council in Finland. more

September 17, 2021 | News | Welcome to the MPIDR

Asli Ebru Sanlituerk is a new Researcher at the Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography

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Coming from Bocconi University in Milan, Asli Ebru Sanlituerk is a new Researcher in the Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography. She is researching how digital trace data can be used to better analyze mobility and migration. She is also a big volleyball fan. more

September 14, 2021 | News | Rostock´s Eleven

Sophie Lohmann to Represent MPIDR in Rostock Research Competition

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What is the best path to success? MPIDR Researcher Sophie Lohmann has spearheaded an experiment with language learners that radically changes the way we look at successfully learning a language. She will present her results at the "Rostock's Eleven" research competition on September 15, 2021. more

September 13, 2021 | Press Release

Simultaneous Care Time Demands are Higher for Parents in the Global South

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It is a particular challenge for individuals to take care of their frail parents and their own young children at the same time in life. This phenomenon is and will continue to be more common in countries of the Global South than in the Global North. That is what a new study by MPIDR Researcher Diego Alburez-Gutierrez and colleagues finds after analyzing demographic microsimulations using United Nations data. more

September 06, 2021 | News | Conference

Life Course Analysis

The life course approach has made a lasting impact on the social sciences. That is why this event brings together researchers to present and discuss recent developments in life course analysis and to contribute to advancing the field. more

September 03, 2021 | Press Release

Life Expectancy: Steady Increase Since 1750

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Scholars in the Holy Roman Empire could expect to live for about 60 years as early as at the close of the Middle Ages. But their life expectancy did not climb any further right into the 18th century. Just the contrary, the Thirty Years' War brought a severe mortality crisis. more

August 30, 2021 | Press Release

Health Status of Immigrant Teenagers Differs in Each Generation

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Adolescents with one immigrant and one native parent face a higher level of health care needs, compared to adolescents with either both immigrant or native parents. This holds especially true for mental health problems. This is what a recent study by MPIDR Researcher Silvia Loi and colleagues found by analyzing Finnish register data. more

August 30, 2021 | News | Infographic

The Dead of the First Corona Year

August 19, 2021 | Press Release

Mothers May Experience the Death of an Adult Child More Often

The first global estimates of mothers mourning the loss of a child shed light on how many families have experienced such deaths. Demographic projections by MPIDR researcher Diego Alburez-Gutierrez and colleagues suggest that ‘child death’ will increasingly come to mean the death of adult offspring. more

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