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April 10, 2013 | News | New Publication
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
February 08, 2013 | News | Lecture
Sociologist Barbara Hofmann from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg will give a lecture at the MPIDR entitled “Labor market uncertainty and fertility” more
February 01, 2013 | News
On January 31 was the official opening of the new Max-Planck Center on the Biodemography of Aging. more