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June 04, 2015 | News | Rostock´s Eleven

Childhood determines childbearing behavior

Christian Jung / Fotolia.de

How many children we get and when we get them is not just a conscious decision made during adulthood. This was shown by MPIDR-researcher Katharina Wolf, taking the example of Turkish female migrants who had spent their childhood in Turkey and their youth in Germany. more

June 01, 2015 | News

Honorary doctorate conferred to Jim Vaupel by University of Lund

Anna Vaupel

On May 29, 2015, Swedish Lund University has awarded an honorary doctorate in economy to MPIDR-Director James W. Vaupel. more

May 20, 2015 | News | Call for Papers

The science of choice - How to model the decision-making process?

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On October 28-30, a workshop on the individual decision-making process will take place at the MPIDR. Paper proposal can be submitted until July 15. more

May 12, 2015 | News

The role of communication in demographic change

At this year's Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, MPIDR-researcher Sebastian Klüsener has been awarded a prize for a research poster. The research project addresses the question of why various social groups experience demographic change at different pace – temporally and spatially. more

May 06, 2015 | News

Mortality in the USA

MPIDR researchers Alyson van Raalte and Vladimir M. Shkolnikov have been awarded a Poster Prize at this year's Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA). The two researchers compared mortality data of industrialized countries in order to understand mortality differences among these countries. more

May 02, 2015 | News

Happy Birthday!

Norbert Michalke

MPIDR-director Jim Vaupel turns 70 on May 2. The MPIDR staff wish him a happy birthday! more

April 21, 2015 | News

MPIDR at the Population Association of America 2015 Annual Meeting

Many MPIDR researchers will present their work at the Meeting of the Population Association of America, which takes place in San Diego from 30 April to 2 May. The Institute will also have an exihibition booth. more

April 20, 2015 | News

Suessmilch Lecture by Griffith Feeney

On April 14 2015, demographer and statistician Griffith Feeney held a lecture about the problems in developing countries demography at the MPIDR. more

April 14, 2015 | News

Congratulations!

On April 13 Felix Ringelhan, a doctoral student at the MPIDR, has successfully defended his PhD. His dissertation focused on the aging processes of various basal animals, particularly Cnidaria. more

April 14, 2015 | Defo News

The world after the change

Read in the new issue of “Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand“ why retirees today are much more active than in the past and what advantages demographic change could bring us. more

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