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June 26, 2025 | Recommended Reading

How is Depression Linked to Childlessness?

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In a paper published in November, Mikko Myrskylä of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and his colleagues examined the relationship between depression, as measured by antidepressant use, and childlessness. Using Finnish total population register data for cohorts born between 1977 and 1980, they found a positive association between depression and childlessness. more

June 25, 2025 | SPOTLIGHT

Should you Claim Your Pension Early or Wait?

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In the US, the later you retire, the higher your monthly pension benefit will be. Researchers have investigated whether this is optimal, given the uncertainties surrounding life expectancy. The results show that delaying retirement poses a particular financial risk to men and low-income groups, and that different decisions are necessary depending on individual circumstances and uncertainty. more

June 20, 2025 | Recommended Reading

How can we Link NBA Basketball, Physics, and Demography?

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Can we predict Steph Curry’s next move on the court?
Last year, Boris Barron started at MPIDR as a research scientist in the Migration and Mobility Department. He is a physicist and specializes in modeling complex systems. While at Cornell University, he and his colleagues developed a methodology to analyze detailed positional information of basketball players in NBA games. Their approach adapted a physics-based approach, Density Functional Fluctuation Theory (DFFT), to provide a general framework to infer subtle aspects of the game. more

June 04, 2025 | Research Visit

Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program 2025

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The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is organizing the Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program, a three-month research visit (from June 2 – August 22, 2025) for a diverse group of PhD students. more

June 02, 2025

Rethink Fertility and Gender Inequality in a Changing World

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Recap of the “Gender Inequalities, Fertility, and the Future of Family Demography: Intersectionality in an Era of Family Complexity” conference in Rostock: In March 2025, researchers from six continents gathered at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) for the conference in Rostock. The scholars came together to debate and advance the understanding of fertility, gender inequality, social stratification, and the growing complexity of family life. more

May 28, 2025 | Conference

MPIDR@PopDays2025 in Cagliari, Italy

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The MPIDR will be participating in PopDays 2025 in Cagliari, Italy. From 4 to 6 June 2025, our scientists will be presenting their research there. more

May 26, 2025 | Recommended Reading

Estimating Kinship Size of Older Adults in Europe With Models and Surveys

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In a paper recently published in Demography, Diego Alburez-Gutierrez of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and his colleagues compared survey data and kinship models in order to estimate the kin networks of older adults. They found that the two methods produced remarkably similar results, providing a solid foundation for continued work in kinship demography. more

May 22, 2025 | LinkedIn Data Analyzed

Are There Differences Between Men and Women When Moving for a Job?

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A team at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) examined professional migration of men and women in 48 countries using data from LinkedIn’s Advertising and Recruiter platform. The team found that, although men aspire to migrate more often than women, globally, as many women as men migrate for a job. more

May 12, 2025 | Recommended Reading

Birth Seasonality: Eastern Germany Realigns With the West After Reunification

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There are times of the year when more children are born than usual. In his latest publication, Risto Conte Keivabu, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), examines how the seasonal distribution of births in East and West Germany has changed between 1946 and 2017, and whether German reunification was associated with a change in the seasonality of births. more

May 09, 2025

Review of the Rostock Open Science Workshop 2025

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In March 2025, the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) hosted the second Rostock Open Science Workshop in Rostock, Germany. The two-day event brought together researchers, scientists, and experts from around the world to discuss and learn about open science practices, with a focus on making research results and materials freely available to everyone. The workshop aimed to increase knowledge sharing, transparency and reproducibility of published results. more

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