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December 08, 2013 | Press Release

Aging out of bounds

New Nature study: MPIDR researchers publish demographic data that show how diversely different species age across the tree of life. Evolutionary theories can not yet explain why. more

December 06, 2013 | Defo News

One is better than none

In the new issue of “First Hand Demographic Research,” read about how the state of the economy at the start of life can affect a person’s cognitive abilities in old age, and what couples do when they disagree about whether to have a child. more

November 12, 2013 | Press Release

Stepparents are not always evil

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Parents’ strategy to love their children depends on more than blood ties, finds a new MPIDR study by Kai Willführ. more

October 28, 2013 | News

Junior Professorship of Trifon Missov extended for another 3 years

Three years ago, mathematician Trifon Missov was appointed junior professor by the University of Rostock and the MPIDR. Having been successfully evaluated, the professorship has now been extended for another three years. more

October 20, 2013 | News

Congratulations!

Nora Sánchez Gassen

Former MPIDR-Researcher Nora Sánchez Gassen successfully defended her thesis with summa cum laude. She investigated whether demographic changes and changes in the electoral laws in Germany have an influence on the composition of the electorate. more

October 15, 2013 | News | New Publication

The poor die younger

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In 2008, 65-year olds enjoying a high retirement income could expect to live for another 20 years. Peers living on a very low pension, by contrast, had a remaining life expectancy of not even 15 years. more

October 09, 2013 | Defo News

All based on pure calculation?

Read in the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand” which pensioners live longest and why fathers are taking parental leave. more

September 24, 2013 | News | New Publication

Life without children

A new book on childlessness by MPIDR-researcher Michaela Kreyenfeld will be published soon. In the interview, she talks about the factual reliability of official statistics and does away with the misassumption that it is above all female academics who opt not to have children. more

September 19, 2013 | News

Launch of the Human Fertility Collection

The Human Fertility Collection, a database that provides free access to a variety of international fertility data, is now online. The geographic coverage of the HFC includes less developed parts of the world and long time series of historical data. more

September 16, 2013 | News | Workshop

Die Entscheidung auszuwandern

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A workshop on the topic of migration will take place at the MPIDR from September 25 to 27. The participating researcher will address the issue of how people make the decision to migrate. more

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