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December 08, 2013 | Press Release
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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