The Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being welcomes Md Anwer Hossain as a member to the team. Anwer joins MPIDR coming from the Department of Social Relations of the East West University in Bangladesh where he worked as a lecturer and taught undergraduate students in the Population and Public Health Sciences program. More
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1:00 PM: Benson John - MPG Partner Group Proposal: New Perspectives On The Demography Of The Family In Sub-Saharan Africa 1:45 PM: Jonas Schöley & Ricarda Duerst - The Impact of Mortality Crises and Forecasting Uncertainty on Cohort Lifespan Uncertainty More
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Climate change has many widespread and complicated effects on the well-being of people and the planet, and a new study in iScience on June 13 has now added a surprising one to the list. After analyzing the language used in seven million parliamentary speeches around the world, it shows that high temperatures lead to a significant and immediate reduction in politicians’ language complexity. More
Basellini, U.; Camarda, C. G.; Booth, H.:
Thirty years on: a review of the Lee-Carter method for forecasting mortality International Journal of Forecasting 39:3, 1033–1049. (2023)
Coimbra Vieira, C.; Lohmann, S.; Zagheni, E.:
The value of cultural similarity for predicting migration: evidence from food and drink interests in digital trace data Population and Development Review, 1–28. (2024)
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A study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) shows that, in contrast to Finland, from midlife mothers in Italy and the US work significantly fewer years than fathers, especially if they have two and more children. The researchers highlight that better support and work opportunities for mothers not only improves their retirement security, but also helps stabilize pension systems. More