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October 08, 2015 | News | Demografische Forschung aus Erster Hand
At age 40, Finns, Swedes, and Norwegians have reached the mid-point of life. Whether an individual has more or fewer than 40 additional years to live after reaching age 40 depends on the person’s sex. But almost as important as sex in determining life expectancy is whether the person belongs to the so-called “vanguard”. more
October 06, 2015 | Defo News
Read in the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand“ whether there is a roadmap to long life and why mothers in eastern and western Germany still differ in their family models. more
October 03, 2015 | News
A study by MPIDR researchers Sebastian Klüsener and Rembrandt Scholz that shows that the east-west divide in life expectancy is vanishing has attracted considerable attention from the media. An overview of the articles published on this topic. more
September 24, 2015 | Press Release
New study on migration and fertility: Women born in Turkey become mothers earlier and more often after migrating to Germany than women born in Germany to Turkish parents.
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September 22, 2015 | Press Release
The east-west divide in the life expectancy of German women is being replaced by a patchwork quilt, as a new MPIDR analysis opf regional trends shows. The Ruhr region and Saarland are falling behind. Economic development is an increasingly important factor. more
September 14, 2015 | News | Suessmilch Lecture
On September 22, Wolfgang Lutz, director of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital will give a lecture at the MPIDR. He will explain how to apply the Theory of Demographic Metabolism can be applied to World Population and Human Capital Projections. more
August 20, 2015 | News | Suessmilch Lecture
On September 3, John Bongaarts, vice president at the Population Council, will give a lecture at the MPIDR. He will address the question of why fertility transition in Sub-Saharan Africa was later and is slower than in the developing world. more
August 18, 2015 | News | Max Planck Research
The main topic of the current issue of the quarterly Max Planck Research is dedicated to the topic of aging. One article in this issue is about a long-term project of the MPIDR, in which researchers are trying to figure out why the freshwater polyp Hydra does not age. more
August 05, 2015 | Press Release
New study: Couples who perceive a drop in happiness in the first year after they became parents, have a lower probability of having second children. more
July 10, 2015 | News | Save The Date
On September 1, the European Doctoral School of Demography celebrates its 10th birthday. The program will include a symposium on education as well as opportunities for young scholars to meet with eminent demographers to discuss their research plans and scientific career development. more