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April 16, 2013 | News | Suessmilch Lecture

Why people migrate

On April 19 Filiz Garip from Harvard University will give a talk at the MPIDR. She will focus on the question, which mechanisms underly the migration from Mexico to the US more

April 12, 2013 | News | Event

2nd Conference of the Rostocker Ring

The 2nd Conference of the Rostocker Ring will be held on May 29-30 at the MPIDR. Alumni and friends of the Institute are invited to attend and  young researchers have the opportunity  to meet senior scientists in a “speed-informing session”. more

April 10, 2013 | News | New Publication

Are more children born in the countryside than in the city?

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In the year 1900 women who lived in the big city had an average of 2.7 children. Women who lived in this mostly rural region gave birth to more than twice as many children. Today, such large differences can hardly be found—unless you look closely. more

April 08, 2013 | News | Interview

Forecasting Migration

In this interview, migration researcher Frans Willekens explains when forecasts about migration can be done and for what kind of forecasts data from statistical offices are unsuitable. more

April 05, 2013 | News

MPIDR at the PAA Annual Meeting

Many MPIDR researchers will present their work at the Meeting of the Population Association of America, which takes place in New Orleans from 11-13 April. The Institute will also have an exihibition booth. more

April 04, 2013 | Defo News

Similar, though different

Read in the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand“ about remaining differences between families in Eastern and Western Germany and the development of birthrates in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. more

March 21, 2013 | Press Release

Lifetime fertility on the rise

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New MPIDR projections: In many developed countries the trend of falling cohort birth rates reverses. Women born in the 1970s will have more babies than previous cohorts. more

March 11, 2013 | News | In the Press

The number of 110-year-olds continues to grow

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An article in the newspaper “Tagesspiegel” looks at longevity research at the MPIDR. It poses an important question that we have yet to fully answer: Why do we keep getting older? more

March 04, 2013 | Press Release

World population: The end of growth is improbable

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The global population may not stabilize at a level of 10 billion, as projections by the United Nations suggest. more

February 14, 2013 | News | Suessmilch Lecture

Demography in Latin America

Albert Esteve from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) will give a lecture at the MPIDR entitled “The Second Demographic Transition in Latin America: are we seeing the first traces?” more

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