Berkeley Population Sciences
@berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social
Berkeley Population Sciences promotes innovative, interdisciplinary research and the collaboration of all aspects of population studies.
https://populationsciences.berkeley.edu/
https://populationsciences.berkeley.edu/
Join us for our final Brown Bag talk of the semester, Wed., Nov. 19 at 12pm PST.
Jan de Vries (UC Berkeley) presents, “Demographic Reproduction in the Early Modern City: Testing the Urban Graveyards and Sharlin Theses.”
Attend in-person (310 SSB) or via Zoom.
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Jan de Vries (UC Berkeley) presents, “Demographic Reproduction in the Early Modern City: Testing the Urban Graveyards and Sharlin Theses.”
Attend in-person (310 SSB) or via Zoom.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Join us for our final Brown Bag talk of the semester, Wed., Nov. 19 at 12pm PST.
Jan de Vries (UC Berkeley) presents, “Demographic Reproduction in the Early Modern City: Testing the Urban Graveyards and Sharlin Theses.”
Attend in-person (310 SSB) or via Zoom.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Jan de Vries (UC Berkeley) presents, “Demographic Reproduction in the Early Modern City: Testing the Urban Graveyards and Sharlin Theses.”
Attend in-person (310 SSB) or via Zoom.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wednesday, November 12th, 12pm PST.
Jessica Ho (The Pennsylvania State University) will present, “Routes to High Life Expectancy in High-Income Countries.”
Available in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) and via Zoom.
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Jessica Ho (The Pennsylvania State University) will present, “Routes to High Life Expectancy in High-Income Countries.”
Available in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) and via Zoom.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wednesday, November 12th, 12pm PST.
Jessica Ho (The Pennsylvania State University) will present, “Routes to High Life Expectancy in High-Income Countries.”
Available in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) and via Zoom.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Jessica Ho (The Pennsylvania State University) will present, “Routes to High Life Expectancy in High-Income Countries.”
Available in-person (310 Social Sciences Building) and via Zoom.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Nov. 5, 12pm PST.
Hal Caswell (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute & University of Amsterdam) will present, “Inequality in Demographic Outcomes: Contributions of Multiple Social, Biological, and Environmental Factors.”
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Hal Caswell (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute & University of Amsterdam) will present, “Inequality in Demographic Outcomes: Contributions of Multiple Social, Biological, and Environmental Factors.”
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October 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Nov. 5, 12pm PST.
Hal Caswell (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute & University of Amsterdam) will present, “Inequality in Demographic Outcomes: Contributions of Multiple Social, Biological, and Environmental Factors.”
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Hal Caswell (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute & University of Amsterdam) will present, “Inequality in Demographic Outcomes: Contributions of Multiple Social, Biological, and Environmental Factors.”
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Oct. 29, 12pm PST.
@davidalam.bsky.social (University of Michigan) will present, “Global Labor Markets and the End of World Population Growth.”
This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
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@davidalam.bsky.social (University of Michigan) will present, “Global Labor Markets and the End of World Population Growth.”
This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Oct. 29, 12pm PST.
@davidalam.bsky.social (University of Michigan) will present, “Global Labor Markets and the End of World Population Growth.”
This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
@davidalam.bsky.social (University of Michigan) will present, “Global Labor Markets and the End of World Population Growth.”
This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Oct. 22, 12pm PST.
Felix Elwert (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presents, “A New Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Disparities.”
This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
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Felix Elwert (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presents, “A New Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Disparities.”
This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wed. Oct. 22, 12pm PST.
Felix Elwert (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presents, “A New Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Disparities.”
This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Felix Elwert (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presents, “A New Nonparametric Causal Decomposition of Group Disparities.”
This talk will be available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
events.berkeley.edu/popsci/event...
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wednesday Oct. 15th at 12pm PST, as Kriti Vikram (National University of Singapore) presents, “Age at Marriage and Women’s Health Over the Life Course in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.”
This talk is available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
This talk is available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Join us at our next Brown Bag seminar, Wednesday Oct. 15th at 12pm PST, as Kriti Vikram (National University of Singapore) presents, “Age at Marriage and Women’s Health Over the Life Course in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.”
This talk is available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
This talk is available in-person or via Zoom. See details in flyer.
Our Brown Bag talk next week will feature
@drjenndowd.bsky.social presenting, “Temporary Shock or Lasting Scar? Life Expectancy Deficits Since COVID.”
Join us in-person at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).
Wednesday, October 8th at 12pm PST.
@drjenndowd.bsky.social presenting, “Temporary Shock or Lasting Scar? Life Expectancy Deficits Since COVID.”
Join us in-person at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).
Wednesday, October 8th at 12pm PST.
October 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Our Brown Bag talk next week will feature
@drjenndowd.bsky.social presenting, “Temporary Shock or Lasting Scar? Life Expectancy Deficits Since COVID.”
Join us in-person at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).
Wednesday, October 8th at 12pm PST.
@drjenndowd.bsky.social presenting, “Temporary Shock or Lasting Scar? Life Expectancy Deficits Since COVID.”
Join us in-person at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).
Wednesday, October 8th at 12pm PST.
Come join our next Brown Bag Seminar on Wednesday, Oct 1st at 12pm PST.
Jeffrey Lockhart (UC Berkeley) will present, "The Role of Demographics in Sociological Research: Authorship, Citation, and Acknowledgment."
Taking place in-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.
Jeffrey Lockhart (UC Berkeley) will present, "The Role of Demographics in Sociological Research: Authorship, Citation, and Acknowledgment."
Taking place in-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.
September 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Come join our next Brown Bag Seminar on Wednesday, Oct 1st at 12pm PST.
Jeffrey Lockhart (UC Berkeley) will present, "The Role of Demographics in Sociological Research: Authorship, Citation, and Acknowledgment."
Taking place in-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.
Jeffrey Lockhart (UC Berkeley) will present, "The Role of Demographics in Sociological Research: Authorship, Citation, and Acknowledgment."
Taking place in-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.
Our next Brown Bag Seminar is Wednesday, Sept 24th at 12pm PST.
Erin Hartman (UC Berkeley): "Inference with Weights: Residualization Produces Short, Valid Intervals for Varying Estimands and Varying Resampling Processes."
In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or also via Zoom.
Erin Hartman (UC Berkeley): "Inference with Weights: Residualization Produces Short, Valid Intervals for Varying Estimands and Varying Resampling Processes."
In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or also via Zoom.
September 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our next Brown Bag Seminar is Wednesday, Sept 24th at 12pm PST.
Erin Hartman (UC Berkeley): "Inference with Weights: Residualization Produces Short, Valid Intervals for Varying Estimands and Varying Resampling Processes."
In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or also via Zoom.
Erin Hartman (UC Berkeley): "Inference with Weights: Residualization Produces Short, Valid Intervals for Varying Estimands and Varying Resampling Processes."
In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or also via Zoom.
Join us for our next Brown Bag Seminar, Wed, Sept 17th at 12pm PST.
@mpbitler.bsky.social (UC Davis) will present, "Experimental Evidence on Distributional Effects of Head Start."
In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).
@mpbitler.bsky.social (UC Davis) will present, "Experimental Evidence on Distributional Effects of Head Start."
In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).
September 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Join us for our next Brown Bag Seminar, Wed, Sept 17th at 12pm PST.
@mpbitler.bsky.social (UC Davis) will present, "Experimental Evidence on Distributional Effects of Head Start."
In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).
@mpbitler.bsky.social (UC Davis) will present, "Experimental Evidence on Distributional Effects of Head Start."
In-person at Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 2901 0198 Password: DEMOG_BB).
Our next Brown Bag Seminar of the semester is Wed, Sept 10th at 12pm PST. @nathanlo.bsky.social (Stanford) will present, "Modeling Re-emergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the United States."
Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.
Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.
September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Our next Brown Bag Seminar of the semester is Wed, Sept 10th at 12pm PST. @nathanlo.bsky.social (Stanford) will present, "Modeling Re-emergence of Vaccine-Eliminated Infectious Diseases Under Declining Vaccination in the United States."
Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.
Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and also via Zoom.
Our first Brown Bag Seminar of the academic year is Wednesday, September 3rd at 12pm PST. Ian Lundberg (UCLA) will present on "Non-Existent Outcomes in Research on Inequality: A Causal Approach."
It's happening in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and is also available via Zoom. Join us!
It's happening in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and is also available via Zoom. Join us!
August 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our first Brown Bag Seminar of the academic year is Wednesday, September 3rd at 12pm PST. Ian Lundberg (UCLA) will present on "Non-Existent Outcomes in Research on Inequality: A Causal Approach."
It's happening in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and is also available via Zoom. Join us!
It's happening in Room 310 in the Social Sciences Building and is also available via Zoom. Join us!
The BERKELEY POPULATION SCIENCES BROWNBAG SERIES returns! Our first three talks feature:
Ian Lundberg - UCLA
@nathanlo.bsky.social - Stanford University
@mpbitler.bsky.social - UC Davis
Join us Wednesdays, 12 - 1PM at 310 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB
Ian Lundberg - UCLA
@nathanlo.bsky.social - Stanford University
@mpbitler.bsky.social - UC Davis
Join us Wednesdays, 12 - 1PM at 310 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB
August 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The BERKELEY POPULATION SCIENCES BROWNBAG SERIES returns! Our first three talks feature:
Ian Lundberg - UCLA
@nathanlo.bsky.social - Stanford University
@mpbitler.bsky.social - UC Davis
Join us Wednesdays, 12 - 1PM at 310 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB
Ian Lundberg - UCLA
@nathanlo.bsky.social - Stanford University
@mpbitler.bsky.social - UC Davis
Join us Wednesdays, 12 - 1PM at 310 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB
During the 1st week of June we held our 11th Annual Berkeley Workshop in Formal Demography. We had a terrific workshop & are already looking forward to next year! TY to NIH & to instructors @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social
@rchung.bsky.social Josh Goldstein @dennisfeehan.bsky.social @jnobles.bsky.social!
@rchung.bsky.social Josh Goldstein @dennisfeehan.bsky.social @jnobles.bsky.social!
June 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
During the 1st week of June we held our 11th Annual Berkeley Workshop in Formal Demography. We had a terrific workshop & are already looking forward to next year! TY to NIH & to instructors @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social
@rchung.bsky.social Josh Goldstein @dennisfeehan.bsky.social @jnobles.bsky.social!
@rchung.bsky.social Josh Goldstein @dennisfeehan.bsky.social @jnobles.bsky.social!
Join our Brownbag on Wed 4/30 at 12pm! Shelley Clark, Prof of Sociology at McGill University, will present, "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America." Attend at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom.
April 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join our Brownbag on Wed 4/30 at 12pm! Shelley Clark, Prof of Sociology at McGill University, will present, "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America." Attend at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom.
On Friday, May 2, the Berkeley Population Center will host a panel event entitled, "Migration Today: New Evidence From Population Scientists."
In-person at UC Berkeley, 310 Social Sciences Building from 11am-2pm.
RSVP here: forms.gle/6KRTMGQDokew...
In-person at UC Berkeley, 310 Social Sciences Building from 11am-2pm.
RSVP here: forms.gle/6KRTMGQDokew...
April 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
On Friday, May 2, the Berkeley Population Center will host a panel event entitled, "Migration Today: New Evidence From Population Scientists."
In-person at UC Berkeley, 310 Social Sciences Building from 11am-2pm.
RSVP here: forms.gle/6KRTMGQDokew...
In-person at UC Berkeley, 310 Social Sciences Building from 11am-2pm.
RSVP here: forms.gle/6KRTMGQDokew...
Join us for our Brownbag on Wed 4/23 at noon! Michael Walker, Research Economist at @cega-uc.bsky.social, will present his project, "Marital Returns to Female Human Capital: Experimental Impacts on Bride Price and Polygamy." Attend at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom.
April 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Join us for our Brownbag on Wed 4/23 at noon! Michael Walker, Research Economist at @cega-uc.bsky.social, will present his project, "Marital Returns to Female Human Capital: Experimental Impacts on Bride Price and Polygamy." Attend at 310 Social Sciences Building or via Zoom.
Join our next Brownbag this Wednesday, 4/16 at noon, to hear Magali Barbieri (UC Researcher in Demography at UC Berkeley) present her project, “Multi-morbidity and the US Disadvantage in Life Expectancy.”
Attend in-person at 310 Social Sciences or via Zoom (ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB).
Attend in-person at 310 Social Sciences or via Zoom (ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB).
April 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Join our next Brownbag this Wednesday, 4/16 at noon, to hear Magali Barbieri (UC Researcher in Demography at UC Berkeley) present her project, “Multi-morbidity and the US Disadvantage in Life Expectancy.”
Attend in-person at 310 Social Sciences or via Zoom (ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB).
Attend in-person at 310 Social Sciences or via Zoom (ID: 985 2901 0198 Passcode: DEMOG_BB).
Join us for our next Brownbag of the semester on Wed 3/19, w/ Nicholas Mark (@nickdemark.bsky.social), who will present, "Estimating Period Effects on Cohort Measures: An Application to Fertility in the Great Recession and Beyond." 310 Social Sciences & Zoom.
March 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Join us for our next Brownbag of the semester on Wed 3/19, w/ Nicholas Mark (@nickdemark.bsky.social), who will present, "Estimating Period Effects on Cohort Measures: An Application to Fertility in the Great Recession and Beyond." 310 Social Sciences & Zoom.
Join us for our next brownbag talk on Mar 12, 12pm, w/ Payal Hathi, PhD candidate in Demography & Sociology, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, who will present: "Stillbirth: A Missing Piece in Population Science." 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Don't miss this!
March 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Join us for our next brownbag talk on Mar 12, 12pm, w/ Payal Hathi, PhD candidate in Demography & Sociology, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, who will present: "Stillbirth: A Missing Piece in Population Science." 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Don't miss this!
Our next brownbag talk is Mar 5, 12pm, w/ Shelley Clark, James McGill Professor of Sociology, @mcgill.ca, who will present: "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Join us!
February 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Our next brownbag talk is Mar 5, 12pm, w/ Shelley Clark, James McGill Professor of Sociology, @mcgill.ca, who will present: "Declining Child Poverty Despite Growing Family Diversity in Rural America.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Join us!
Our next brownbag talk is Feb 26, 12pm, w/ Kathleen Beegle (@kbeegle.bsky.social), Development Research Group, World Bank, who will present: "Women at Work: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Urban Djibouti.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Don't miss!
February 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Our next brownbag talk is Feb 26, 12pm, w/ Kathleen Beegle (@kbeegle.bsky.social), Development Research Group, World Bank, who will present: "Women at Work: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Urban Djibouti.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Don't miss!
We are now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 2-6, 2025. Deadline to apply is March 10.
See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
Please share widely!
See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
Please share widely!
February 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We are now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 2-6, 2025. Deadline to apply is March 10.
See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
Please share widely!
See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
Please share widely!
We are delighted to announce our next brownbag seminar is Feb 19, 12pm, w/ Jason Fletcher (@jasonmfletcher.bsky.social), who will present on "Moving forward by looking back: New evidence that early life shapes our lifespan.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Do join us!
February 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
We are delighted to announce our next brownbag seminar is Feb 19, 12pm, w/ Jason Fletcher (@jasonmfletcher.bsky.social), who will present on "Moving forward by looking back: New evidence that early life shapes our lifespan.” 310 Social Sciences & zoom. Do join us!
Our next brownbag seminar of the semester is Feb 12, 12pm, w/ Dr. Avi Feller @goldmanschool.bsky.social, who will give a talk on "The Impact of US Abortion Bans on Fertility and Infant Mortality.” In person, 310 Social Sciences (& zoom). All are welcome; join us.
February 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Our next brownbag seminar of the semester is Feb 12, 12pm, w/ Dr. Avi Feller @goldmanschool.bsky.social, who will give a talk on "The Impact of US Abortion Bans on Fertility and Infant Mortality.” In person, 310 Social Sciences (& zoom). All are welcome; join us.