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

In a paper recently published in Demography, Diego Alburez-Gutierrez (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)) and his colleagues, Maike van Damme and Andres Castro Torres (Centro de Estudios Demográficos (CED)), 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

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Conference

BIOSFER Synergy Camp

The second BIOSFER Synergy Camp in 2025 brings together the teams of NIPH, AU and MPIDR to work on their joint projects. This iteration of the synergy camp series will take place at Ringberg Castle, Germany, and is hosted by MPIDR. More

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Conference | May 28, 2025

MPIDR@PopDays 2025

New Issue 1/2025 available | April 02, 2025

The Quarterly German Newsletter

Introduction to our research groups

Gender Inequalities and Fertility

LinkedIn Data Analyzed | May 22, 2025

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

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

Selected Publications

Anastasiadou, A.; Volgin, A.; Leasure, D. R.:

War and mobility: using Yandex web searches to characterize intentions to leave Russia after its invasion of Ukraine Demographic Research 50:8, 205–220. (2024)

Shi, J.; Aburto, J. M.; Martikainen, P.; Tarkiainen, L.; van Raalte, A. A.:

A distributional approach to measuring lifespan stratification Population Studies 77:1, 15–33. (2023)

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Life & Research in Rostock

Press Release | April 02, 2025

Low Fertility and Economic Sustainability

SPOTLIGHT | March 13, 2025

A Difficult Childhood Increases the Risk of Dying Early

SPOTLIGHT | March 11, 2025

Level of Education and Place of Residence Influence Fertility Rates

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Press Release | May 14, 2025

Where the Brightest Minds in Science Moved

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) expanded the regional data included in the Scholarly Migration Database to examine how scientists move internationally across countries and internally within countries. The team found large disparities in the appeal of various countries and regions to scientists. When a region within a country is a popular destination for scientists, they come from both within the country and from abroad. Less attractive destinations see more complex patterns. More

Recommended Reading | May 26, 2025