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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
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The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is one of the largest demographic research bodies in Europe and part of
Max Planck Society (@maxplanck.de). www.demogr.mpg.de/go/press
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👓Recommended Reading📚 Rethinking Formal Demography: Birth as an Event Experienced by the Child
In their current paper, Annette Baudisch @sdu.dk & @polizzan.bsky.social (MPIDR) use methods from mortality research to describe when children are born in the parental ...1/6
@oxforddemsci.bsky.social
Density, survival, and hazard functions in the Born once, die once framework and the conventional fertility framework, by maternal cohort (1880–1960), Sweden
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🚨Job🚨Postdoc Position(s) at the Max Planck–University of Helsinki Centre for Social Inequalities in Population Health, a joint initiative of @mpidr.bsky.social & @helsinki.fi with the vision to unearth pivotal social processes that generate health inequalities.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
mpidr.bsky.social
Call for Papers!

Submit your paper for the conference: 'Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities', taking place on 8 and 9 June 2026 @mpidr.bsky.social in Rostock organized by @demography.bsky.social, @iussp.bsky.social +coll.
Deadline: 21 January 2026
www.demogr.mpg.de/go/kinship-conference
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
mpidr.bsky.social
Six Million Euros for Research on Population Projections in Finland

MPIDR director Mikko Myrskylä + coll. Wolfgang Lutz, Mirkka Danielsbacka and Anna Rotkirch will receive 6 million euros to do research on population projections for migration scenarios (MigScene). www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
mpidr.bsky.social
👏 Our hybrid IDEM Course "Topics in Digital and Computational Demography" is currently happening and we are happy about so many students from all over the world joining us!
imprs-phds.bsky.social IMPRS-PHDS @imprs-phds.bsky.social · 6d
We are thrilled to have talented students from all over the world joining us for our hybrid course on Topics in Digital and Computational Demography, and wish everyone a productive and exciting week of study!
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
mpidr.bsky.social
🆕📰Marriage or Separation
Angela Carollo, H.Putter,P.Eilers​​​​​​ &J.Gampe have developed a model to analyze transitions from non-marital cohabitation to either marriage or separation considering two-time scales simultaneously: age of individuals & duration of cohabitation.
https://ow.ly/WUty50XcZzT
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October 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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3 full-time positions on Probabilistic Migration Modeling at University of @helsinki.fi in collaboration with @mpidr.bsky.social and Mikko Myrskylä.

DM me if you want to know more, as I'm part of the project. Definitely DM me if you heard of conformal prediction

www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/news/post...
Postdoctoral Researchers in Demography and Population Projections
The Population Research Institute (PRI) at Väestöliitto – Family Federation of Finland and the University of Helsinki invite applications for three positions as Postdoctoral research fellow to study…
www.vaestoliitto.fi
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Job Offer: PhD Student Position
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
October 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
mpidr.bsky.social
🆕📰COVID-19 Pandemic: Facebook Ads for Survey Recruitment
Jessica Donzowa, Daniela Perrotta & Emilio Zagheni investigated whether the recruitment material used for online surveys during the pandemic influenced respondents' answers.
https://ow.ly/THxk50XcUyq

October 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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readdemography.bsky.social
In “...Educational Expansion to Trends in Life Expectancy & Lifespan Variation,”
@jdzazueta.bsky.social @ugobas.bsky.social @ezagheni.bsky.social et al. show how expansion contributes to ↑ expectancy and ↓ variation. @oxforddemsci.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
October 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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readdemography.bsky.social
In “Evolution of Widowhood Lifespan," @morettimarg.bsky.social K Korhonen, @alysonvanraalte.bsky.social @timriffe1.bsky.social & P Martikainen find widowhood is less common & occurs later in life. @pophel.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @opik-ikerketa.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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EDSD Lightning Talks @MPIDR: 2 Minutes to Present Your Scientific Self

Each year, the EDSD cohorts resume their stay by giving short presentations. The 2025 cohort gave an outlook where future research might be heading. Next stop: @ined-english.bsky.social. @eaps.bsky.social @eapsphd.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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💻Join online! 🎧
Süßmilch Lecture at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
Putting Science Before #Statistics
🗣️Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ MPI-EVA Leipzig
📅Oct 21, 2025
🕒3 pm CEST
✏️Sign up now:
https://ow.ly/uxfc50Xb5Yx
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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That’s a wrap on #HMDsymposium2025 👏

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made these inspiring days of exchange a great success 📈💡
Special thanks to @ined-english.bsky.social, @mpidr.bsky.social, and CEDA @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, for their support in making this event possible 🧡
October 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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October 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Session IV wrapped up with engaging talks and lively discussion — thank you all! 💡
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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hmdatabase.bsky.social
Welcome back to day two of the #HMDsymposium2025!
We’re starting with session IV on ✨global trends✨, featuring presentations by pgerland.bsky.social, @brunomasquelier.bsky.social, Isaac Sasson, @jiaxinshi.bsky.social, and Jim Oeppen.
Chair: Domantas Jasilionis
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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hmdatabase.bsky.social
The 7️⃣th #HMD symposium is only one week away

🧐 Check out the program 👇
mortality.org/File/GetDocument/Public/HMD_7th_Symposium/Programme_JE%20HMD_2025.pdf

⏲️📅 October 9-10, 2025
🌍📍 @ined-english.bsky.social

#episky #mortality #longevity #HMDsymposium2025
October 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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hmdatabase.bsky.social
We’re kicking off the #HMDsymposium2025 with a welcome from @ined-english.bsky.social director François Clanché and @mpidr.bsky.social directors Mikko Myrskylä & @ezagheni.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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polizzan.bsky.social
✍️ Just out: Annette Baudisch & I delve into the formal demography of fertility, birth, & reproduction timing. 👶 We use methods from mortality research to summarize when in the parental life course children are born. 📆 1/n
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
@sdu.dk @oxforddemsci.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social
Fertility, birth, reproduction: Connecting formal demographic frameworks
The conventional framework of fertility research conceptualizes childbirth from the mother’s perspective. From her perspective, birth is an uncertain and potentially recurring event. In contrast, t...
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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🎉Congrats Aliakbar Akbaritabar🎉We are happy to announce that @akbaritabar.bsky.social took up his new position as Assistant Professor of Computational Social Science at the University of Rostock. His position is a collaboration between the University and @mpidr.bsky.social.
ow.ly/XI4Z50X7zEO
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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🎓🎓🎓Congratulations, Henrik Schubert🎉🎉🎉

Henrik is proud recipient of an award-winning doctorate. He successfully defended his thesis, "The #fertility puzzle. Trends and patterns of male and female fertility" at the Sociology at Oxford at the University of Oxford.
https://ow.ly/OM1O50X6U4Y

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October 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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35 Years of #Reunification
MPIDR Researchers Discuss the Demographic Situation in #Germany
Josephine Jackisch is Research Scientist in the Laboratory of Population Health @mpidr.bsky.social
Full quote:
https://ow.ly/MZT350X4WmO
#EastGermany #WestGermany #Childhood #Population #Family #Health
Woman with long brown hair in front of an orange background, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research logo visible. Josephine Jackisch says: I am particularly shocked by the significant disparities in childhood circumstances, as these can have long-term consequences. Nearly 1 in 4 children in Eastern Germany is at risk of poverty — about twice the rate in Western Germany.
October 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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35 Years of #Reunification
MPIDR Researchers Discuss the Demographic Situation in #Germany
Athina Anastasiadou is Doctoral Student in the Laboratory of Migration and Mobility @mpidr.bsky.social.
Full quote:
https://ow.ly/SBJh50X4Wlw
#EastGermany #WestGermany #Migration #Inequality #Gender
Young woman with long brown hair and a red sweater in front of a green background with a quote about gender-specific migration in Germany. Migration from Eastern to Western Germany is a notable example of gender-specific migration and its demographic consequences in the field of migration research.
October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I’m excited to share our new publication in @readdemography.bsky.social 🥳 written w/ @angelacar.bsky.social, J. Caputo, L. Ahrenfeldt, @annaoksuzyan.bsky.social

👉 Read the full paper here lnkd.in/enf3Duvg

@sociologytiu.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social

www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/pres...
Study reveals elevated mortality risk for single parents, with single fathers at particularly high risk | Tilburg University
A new study by Tilburg University and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research reveals that single parents in Denmark face significantly higher mortality risks than their partnered counterpar...
www.tilburguniversity.edu
September 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM