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October 30, 2024 | News | Symposium
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research recently hosted a symposium to bring together researchers from different disciplines and countries working on scholarly migration and mobility and start a network. A special issue as part of the journal "Quantitative Science Studies" is being planned. more
October 22, 2024 | Press Release
A new study conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), the University of Cologne, GESIS and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health explores how an individual’s financial wealth changes in relation to generational transitions within the family. The results indicate that those who become parents and grandparents later in life, and, particularly if they experience the loss of their parents later, tend to accumulate the most wealth. In contrast, families spanning four generations experience the smallest increase in wealth. A person's financial wealth is deeply interconnected with intergenerational family transitions, such as the birth of grandchildren or the death of parents, and is tied to the family structure as a whole. more
October 17, 2024 | News | New Faces at MPIDR
Boris Barron joins the team at the Laboratory of Migration and Mobility. Boris comes from Cornell University, where he received his PhD in Physics for his thesis on "Applications of Information Theory to Modelling Complex Systems". While working at MPIDR over the next three years, Boris aims to further refine the modelling process and apply these ideas to systems where they could be most useful. more
October 15, 2024 | News
What's the upper limit of human life expectancy? Researchers tackle this question in a study published in Nature Aging, noting the slowdown in the rate of increase since 1990 and the implausibility of radical life extension this century. However, Dmitri Jdanov and Domantas Jasilionis from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) provide a more hopeful commentary in the same journal, arguing that it is important to consider optimistic scenarios. more
October 14, 2024 | News | Award
Angela Carollo is a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and a member of the Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being. She received the Jan M. Hoem Paper Award for her paper “Event history analysis with two time scales. An application to transitions out of cohabitation”, authored by Angela together with Hein Putter, Paul H.C. Eilers and Jutta Gampe. The award was presented to Angela Carollo at the MPIDR Autumn Festival in October. more
October 09, 2024 | News | New Faces at MPIDR
The Department of Digital and Computational Demography welcomes new member Jordan Klein. Jordan comes from Princeton University. He holds a PhD in Demography, specialising in international comparative epidemiology and computational demography. He wrote his dissertation on "Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases and their Social Contexts." While at MPIDR, Jordan plans to continue his research agenda on climate change, emerging infectious diseases and their social drivers and impacts, with a particular focus on the key role of migration, mobility and social inequalities. more
October 07, 2024 | News | New Faces at MPIDR
The Laboratory of Migration and Mobility is pleased to welcome Thiago Zordan Malaguth as a new doctoral student. Thiago holds a Master's degree in Demography from the University of Minas Gerais. His thesis was on "Migration and School Flow of the 2008-2019 Cohort of Students in Minas Gerais". During his time at MPIDR, he will focus on highly skilled migration, among other topics. more
October 02, 2024 | News
As we reflect on over three decades of reunification, the disparities between East and West Germany remain a critical area of research. This little collection of publications brings together five contemporary studies examining the ongoing social, economic, and health differences. From the impact of late working life to education and health inequalities, these articles shed light on the evolving East-West divide. We also explore the challenges faced by partnered and single mothers across Germany, as well as the unequal mortality burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. more
October 01, 2024 | News
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research recently hosted a symposium to address the need for high-quality migration data and innovative methodologies, and to strengthen cooperation among migration researchers. The event successfully facilitated discussions on challenges in migration databases, and demonstrated new analytical models. There are plans for future collaborations and events. more
September 25, 2024 | Press Release
A new study examines how extreme temperatures in the United States significantly affect mortality among different racial groups and found that both cold and hot days increase mortality rates, with the latter disproportionately affecting underrepresented populations. In particular, Non-Hispanic Blacks experienced higher excess mortality on hot days compared to Whites. The findings highlight the importance of adaptation measures, especially for racial minorities, and call for urgent action and targeted policies to mitigate the health risks of extreme temperatures caused by climate change. more