April 05, 2013 | News

MPIDR at the PAA Annual Meeting

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.

The Population Association of America (PAA) is a non-profit, scientific, professional organization promoting  research on population issues. The Association has more than 3000 members, including demographers, sociologists, economists and public health professionals.

The Annual Meeting of the Association is one of the most important meetings for population researchers and has more than 2000 people participating each year.
You may meet some of the MPIDR staff at the exhibition booth of the MPIDR, booth number 303 (exhibit floor plan). There you can also get general information about the Institute and job opportunities at the Institute.

Participating MPIDR-Staff

Joshua R. Goldstein
Session 25: Immigrant Assimilation, Thursday, April 11, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM, Oak Alley, 4th Floor
From Patrick to John F.: First-Name Choice as a Measure of Assimilation and Predictor of Occupational Achievement in Historical U.S. Censuses
Session 122: Mathematical and Computational Models and Methods, Friday, April 12, 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM, Southdown, 4th Floor (Discussant)

Mikko Myrskylä
Session 62: Work and Family Policy, Thursday, April 11, 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM, Napoleon B1, 3rd Floor
Parental Benefits Improve Parental Well-Being: Evidence from a 2007 Policy Change in Germany
Session 153: Early Life Origins of Adult Health, Friday, April 12, 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM, Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor
The Association between Height and Birth Order: Evidence from 652,518 Swedish Men

Fanny Kluge
Session 48: Family Ties, Intergenerational Relationships and Caregiving, Thursday, April 11, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Grand Couteau, 5th Floor
Care for Money? Mortality Improvements, Increasing Intergenerational Transfers and Time Use for the Elderly

Alyson van Raalte
Session 2: Mortality in Comparative Perspective, Thursday, April 11, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, Napoleon B3, 3rd Floor (Discussant)
Session 58: Health Behaviors and Inequality, Thursday, April 11, 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM, Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor
The Role of Smoking on Mortality Compression: An Analysis of Finnish Occupational Social Classes, 1971-2010

Sebastian Klüsener
Session 92: The Oldest Old: Determinants of Very Long Lifespans, Friday, April 12, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, Borgne Room, 3rd Floor
Exceptional Longevity by Place of Birth and Place of Death in Germany: How Meaningful and Stable Are Spatial Patterns?
Session 152: Fertility Change Over Space and Time in Developed Countries, Friday, April 12, 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM, Napoleon B1, 3rd Floor (Chair)

Trifon Missov
Poster Session 1: Fertility, Fertility Intentions and Family Planning, Thursday, April 11, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor
A Mortality Model with Delayed Deaths and Cure
Poster Session 9: Data, Methods and Applied Demography, Saturday, April 13, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor
Goodness-of-Fit Tests for the Gompertz Distribution

Sandra Krapf
Session 95: Fertility Transitions across Space and Time, Friday, April 12, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, Nottoway, 4th Floor (Chair)
Poster Session 1: Fertility, Fertility Intentions and Family Planning, Thursday, April 11, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor
Attitudes, Beliefs, Family Ideals and First Births in Germany

Robert Beise
Poster Session 6: Fertility, Mortality, Partners and Sexual Networks, Friday, April 12, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Napoleon Exposition Hall, 3rd Floor

Tobias Vogt
Mortality Convergence between East and West Germany - The Elderly Made the Difference
Session 48: Family Ties, Intergenerational Relationships and Caregiving, Thursday, April 11, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Grand Couteau, 5th Floor
Care for Money? Mortality Improvements, Increasing Intergenerational Transfers and Time Use for the Elderly