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September 13, 2024 | News | New Faces at MPIDR
The administration of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) welcomed René Langenhan as an in-house technician/driver this summer. René has already worked as a technician and driver in a number of large commercial and public companies in northern Germany, Rostock and the region. more
September 12, 2024 | News
On September 6, 2024, Anastasia Lam successfully defended her thesis "Growing old with multimorbidity: how our differences shape the years we live with disease" at the University of St Andrews, passing the viva without any corrections. more
September 12, 2024 | News | Latest Publications
Find out what new publications have been released in July, August and September 2024. more
September 11, 2024 | News | SPOTLIGHT
A recent study found that behavioral changes, such as a decline in smoking, and social progress, including an expansion of education, have contributed to recent improvements in U.S. mortality. Together, these two factors accounted for 65% of the improvements in mortality. The researchers also identified an increase in psychological distress as a contributing factor to the slowing of mortality improvement in the U.S. during the study period, but most of the slowing remains unexplained. more
September 10, 2024 | News | New Faces at MPIDR
The Research Group Kinship Inequalities, led by Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, and the Laboratory of Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-being, led by Emilio Zagheni, have the great pleasure of welcoming Sha Jiang as a new team member. more
September 06, 2024 | News | SPOTLIGHT
Cognitive impairment is a major concern for the aging population, with more than 55 million people worldwide suffering from dementia, a number expected to triple by 2050. A recent study found that compared to the United States, most European countries have shown significant improvements in average memory function among adults aged 50 and older over the past two decades. The study's findings highlight the need for further research and public health efforts to understand the reasons for cross-national differences in cognitive health trends, particularly the relatively stagnant trend in the United States. more
September 04, 2024 | News | Special Issue
In the midst of the pandemic, a team from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) organized a conference on "Pandemic Babies? The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on fertility and family dynamics". The conference brought together more than 100 international researchers to discuss their research on the impact and consequences of the pandemic on families and fertility. The special issue of Population and Development Review, "Pandemic Babies: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Fertility and Family Dynamics" has now been published. more
September 03, 2024 | News
Just this week a new cohort of 15 EDSD students is starting their classes at MPIDR. The European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD) is an eleven-month, sponsored program that is offered every year aiming to provide students with an appropriate high-level education in demography to pursue their doctoral studies. more
September 03, 2024 | Press Release
During the Covid-19 pandemic, parents suddenly had to cope without formal childcare, placing a significant strain on mothers in particular. A recent study from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) examines the changes in childcare arrangements during the pandemic and how this impacted parents' mental health. Mothers who continued to be primarily responsible for childcare experienced increased stress and exhaustion during the pandemic. Fathers, on the other hand, benefited in terms of health when their partner continued to provide the majority of childcare duties. more
August 30, 2024 | News
On August 28, 2024 Xinyi Zhao successfully defended her dissertation on "Gender inequality in academia: Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Globalization and Digitalization" at the University of Oxford, passing the viva without any corrections. more