Laboratory

Population Health

At a Glance Projects Publications Team

Project

Linked Lives: The Importance of the Family for Socioeconomic Attainment, Health, and Mortality

Mikko Myrskylä, Kieron Barclay, Pekka Martikainen

In this project, we examine how the attributes of one’s family members, as well as demographic events that impact family members, may affect a range of outcomes for the index person, from educational and socioeconomic attainment to health and mortality.  Detailed Description

Research Keywords:

Aging, Mortality and Longevity, Intergenerational Relationships

Region keywords:

Finland, Sweden, USA

Publications

Andrade Santacruz , J. C.; Gil, J.:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20:13, 1–25. (2023)    
Barclay, K. J.; Conley, D.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-013. (2022)    
Grätz, M.; Barclay, K. J.; Wiborg, Ø.; Lyngstad, T. H.; Karhula, A.; Erola, J.; Präg, P.; Laidley, T.; Conley, D.:
Demography 58:3, 1011–1037. (2021)    
Barclay, K. J.; Donrovich Thorén, R.; Hanson, H. A.; Smith, K. R.:
Demography 57:6, 2169–2198. (2020)    
Vogt, T. C.; Kluge, F. A.; Lee, R.:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117:37, 22793–22799. (2020)    
Barclay, K. J.; Donrovich Thorén, R.; Hanson, H. A.; Smith, K. R.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2019-010. (2019)    
Barclay, K. J.; Hällsten, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2019-008. (2019)    
Einiö, E.; Martikainen, P.:
American Journal of Epidemiology 188:1, 110–118. (2019)    
Grätz, M.; Barclay, K. J.; Wiborg, Ø.; Lyngstad, T. H.; Karhula, A.; Erola, J.; Präg, P.; Laidley, T.; Conley, D.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2019-007. (2019)    
Torssander, J.; Moustgaard, H.; Peltonen, R.; Kilpi, F.; Martikainen, P.:
SSM-Population Health 4, 271–279. (2018)    
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world. It's part of the Max Planck Society, the internationally renowned German research society.