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August 23, 2022 | New Publication

Premature Children Do Well in School

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When looking at school grades, researchers did not find any negative effects of being born moderately preterm. Only those born extremely preterm had poorer school grades. But for children born extremely preterm, going to schools in the top decile of school districts made them perform as good as full-term children in an average school district. more

August 16, 2022 | Interview

“Using Computational Methods Is Like Wearing 3D Glasses at the Movies”

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MPIDR Director Emilio Zagheni and his colleague Emanuel Deutschmann explain in an interview why computational approaches are like a “fresh gust of wind” everyone in the field of migration research should leverage. Their recently published Special Issue “Computational Approaches to Migration and Integration Research: Promises and Challenges” collects seven examples of notable research in this area. more

August 08, 2022 | Congratulations

Emilio Zagheni New EAPS Council Vice-President

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MPIDR Director Emilio Zagheni started his two-year term as Vice-President of the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) Council. As President-elect he will serve as President for another two years starting in 2024. more

July 15, 2022 | Welcome to the MPIDR

Manal Elzalabany Is the New Research Coordinator for the COVerAGE-Database

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Coming from the World Health Organization Regional Office in Cairo, where she worked as an epidemiologist and data analyst focusing on COVID-19 data management and analysis, Manal Elzalabany now coordinates the COVerAGE-DB project at the MPIDR. In her free time she wants to play the violin again more often. more

June 28, 2022 | Timetable

MPIDR at the European Population Conference 2022

Many researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) present their work at the European Population Conference, which takes place in Groningen from 29 June - 2 July. The Institute also has an on-site exhibition booth. more

June 09, 2022 | Call for Abstracts

Meeting of the EAPS Working Group on Register-Based Fertility Research

On December 15-16, 2022, the EAPS Working Group on Register-Based Fertility Research will meet at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. more

June 03, 2022 | Europe and the U.S.

Volunteering Increases After Retirement

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MPIDR Researchers Peter Eibich and Angelo Lorenti and a colleague studied the causal effect of retirement on voluntary work in Europe and the U.S. They found an increase in volunteering rates in all countries analyzed. Their paper was recently published in the journal Labour Economics. more

June 02, 2022 | Rostock´s Eleven

Maria Gültzow to Represent MPIDR in Rostock Research Competition

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Depression is a major cause of work disability worldwide. According to current research, the baby boomer generation is particularly affected compared to older generations. To find the reasons, doctoral student Maria Gültzow is investigating how differences in lifestyle between generations influence the risk of developing depression. She presents her results at the "Rostock's Eleven" research competition on June 2. more

June 01, 2022 | Max Planck Partner Group

Daniel Ciganda leads Group on “Simulation of Sociodemographic Systems” in Uruguay

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In June, former MPIDR Researcher Daniel Ciganda starts to lead a Max Planck Partner Group in Montevideo, Uruguay hosted by the Statistics Institute of the University of the Republic (UDELAR). He wants to develop a framework to improve fertility forcasting in low- and middle-income countries. more

June 01, 2022 | Research Visit

Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program

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The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is organizing and hosting the Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program, a 3-month research visit (from June 1 – August 30, 2022) for a diverse group of PhD and master students. more

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