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February 11, 2022 | Interview with Emma Zai
The United Nations recognizes the role of women and girls in science as agents of change with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Emma Zai, a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), analyzes what kind of economic implications there are for women if public policy regulates informal caregiving. In this interview she explains her findings, encourages young women to pursue a career in science, and tells us about her own role model. more
February 09, 2022 | Congratulations
Nicholas Campisi successfully defended his thesis at St Andrews on Monday. The thesis was accepted without corrections, which is unusual. more
February 04, 2022 | Welcome to the MPIDR
Coming from the International Institute for Population Sciences in Mumbai, where he obtained his Masters, Adarsh is a new PhD Student in the Laboratory of Population Health and takes part in the joint St Andrews–Max Planck PhD Studentship. He wants to find out how substance abuse influences mortality trends in high-income countries. more
January 25, 2022 | Call for Papers: Deadline Extension
In December 2021, a conference hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) brought together more than 100 international researchers to present and discuss recent research on the impact and consequences of the pandemic for family and fertility dynamics. A Population and Development Review Supplement co-sponsored by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and the Population Council will be based mainly on this conference. more
January 12, 2022 | New Publication
Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction are more likely to be born premature and are at greater risk of being born small than naturally conceived babies. However, according to new research by the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies, the University of Utah and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), the differences in birth weight and prematurity are not due to the treatments themselves, but due to differences in family and health circumstances of the parents. more
January 10, 2022 | Congratulations
The Population Council announced Raya Muttarak and Joshua Wilde as new Editors of Population and Development Review (PDR). more
December 20, 2021 | Season’s Greetings
We wish all our employees, alumni, and friends of the Institute and Demography overall, a very happy holiday season and a good start into the new year. more
December 16, 2021 | New Publication
MPIDR-Researcher Pekka Martikainen, Kaarina Korhonen and Lasse Tarkiainen published a new article on heavy metal toxicity and mortality in BMJ's Christmas Issue. more
December 13, 2021 | Welcome to the MPIDR
Jessica Donzowa is a new PhD Student in the Laboratory of Digital and Computational Demography. She wants to explore and evaluate new data sources, like Social Media. In her free time she likes jigsaw puzzles and visiting her 15-year-old dog in her home town. more
December 09, 2021 | Welcome to the MPIDR
Coming from the University of Edinburgh, where she obtained her Master in Social Research, Jasmin Abdel Ghany is a new PhD-Student at the Fertility and Well-being Laboratory. She wants to find out how climate change impacts fertility, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In her free time she likes to travel, from Rostock she will probably visit friends in Scandinavia more often. more