Research Group
Kinship Inequalities
At a Glance
Projects
Publications
Team
Project
The Demography of Bereavement: Quantifying the Dynamics of Kin Loss
Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, Sha Jiang
This project explores how individual deaths translate into experiences of kin loss among surviving relatives. We conceptualize bereavement as a demographic process using methods from kinship demography, and quantify its dynamics at the individual and population levels. Detailed Description
Aging, Mortality and Longevity, Data and Surveys, Demographic Change, Intergenerational Relationships, Life Course
Colombia, Guatemala, USA, World
Publications
Acosta, E.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Gargiulo, M.; Torres, C.:
Population and Development Review, 1–38. (2026)
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos 41:e2495, 1–31. (2026)
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Acosta, E.:
In: De Gruyter handbook on conflict and health, 445–458. Berlin: De Gruyter. (2026)
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Acosta, E.; Zagheni, E.; Williams, N. E.:
Science Advances 10:30, 1–12. (2024)
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
Demography 59:3, 1173–1194. (2022)
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
Revista Análisis de la Realidad Nacional 10:208, 91–104. (2021)
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2021-003. (2021)
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
Demographic Research 40:23, 627–656. (2019)
Leone, T.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Ghandour, R.; Coast, E.; Giacaman, R.:
Conflict and Health 13:36, 1–15. (2019)
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
London: London School of Economics and Political Science. (2018)