Pop digests

PopDigests

PopDigests are short, comprehensive summaries of research results with a link to the original publication (if accessible online). This allows population experts and other interested audiences to be able to easily access information to the latest research results. 

Person at airport with luggage and german passport

Will we ever see them again?

Return migration of German-affiliated researchers
Xinyi Zhao (MPIDR, University of Oxford), Samin Aref (University of Toronto), Emilio Zagheni MPIDR) and Guy Stecklov (University of British Columbia) analysed the migration rates of internationally mobile researchers returning to Germany, tracking location data obtained from institutional affiliations identified from millions of Scopus publications.

Xinyi Zhao (MPIDR, University of Oxford), Samin Aref (University of Toronto), Emilio Zagheni MPIDR) and Guy Stecklov (University of British Columbia) analysed the migration rates of internationally mobile researchers returning to Germany, tracking location data obtained from institutional affiliations identified from millions of Scopus publications.

Park with people

Let’s meet at the park

Barriers to public green space use
Charlotte Noël, Lisa Van Landschoot, Christophe Vanroelen and Sylvie Gadeyne (Interface Demography, Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) investigate the subjective, self-perceived social barriers that prevent people to visit available and accessible PGSs, or that prevent them from using PGSs in an intensive way.

Charlotte Noël, Lisa Van Landschoot, Christophe Vanroelen and Sylvie Gadeyne (Interface Demography, Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) investigate the subjective, self-perceived social barriers that prevent people to visit available and accessible PGSs, or that prevent them from using PGSs in an intensive way.

Family moving

Did the COVID-19 pandemic cause an urban exodus?

Examining patterns of internal migration in Spain
Miguel González-Leonardo (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Antonio López-Gay and Joaquín Recaño (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfic and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), and Niall Newsham and Francisco Rowe (University of Liverpool) analyse changes in internal migration patterns across the urban hierarchy in Spain.

Miguel González-Leonardo (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Antonio López-Gay and Joaquín Recaño (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfic and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), and Niall Newsham and Francisco Rowe (University of Liverpool)  analyse changes in internal migration patterns across the urban hierarchy in Spain.

Older man gardening

Staying Busy

The effect of retirement on volunteering
Peter Eibich, Angelo Lorenti (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Irene Mosca (Maynooth University) examine how the transition into retirement affects engagement in voluntary work.

Peter Eibich, Angelo Lorenti (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) and Irene Mosca (Maynooth University) examine how the transition into retirement affects engagement in voluntary work.

Older women head in palm

Providing help before it is too late

Association between a history of clinical depression and dementia
Kaarina Korhonen, Lasse Tarkiainen (University of Helsinki); Taina Leinonen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health); Elina Einiö and Pekka Martikainen (University of Helsinki) investigate, in more detail, the long-term association between depression and dementia.

Kaarina Korhonen, Lasse Tarkiainen (University of Helsinki); Taina Leinonen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health); Elina Einiö and Pekka Martikainen (University of Helsinki) investigate, in more detail, the long-term association between depression and dementia.

Train going by in a train station

Commuting willingness and actual commuting behaviour

Does individual willingness to commute long distances influence commuting behaviour or vice versa?
Heiko Rüger, Nico Stawarz, Thomas Skora (Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB) and Brenton M. Wiernik (University of South Florida) use longitudinal data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives in Europe survey to examine the relationship between the willingness to commute long distances and actual commuting behavior.

Heiko Rüger, Nico Stawarz, Thomas Skora (Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB) and Brenton M. Wiernik (University of South Florida) use longitudinal data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives in Europe survey to examine the relationship between the willingness to commute long distances and actual commuting behavior.

Passport of Germany on the pile of different passports

Dual citizenship restrictions as a barrier for immigrant naturalization?

Martin Weinmann (Germany’s Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB)) uses data from the 2011 BAMF Naturalisation Study, a cross-sectional survey of the immigrant population in Germany to analyse the relationship between dual citizenship policies and naturalisation outcomes.

Martin Weinmann (Germany’s Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB)) uses data from the 2011 BAMF Naturalisation Study, a cross-sectional survey of the immigrant population in Germany to analyse the relationship between dual citizenship policies and naturalisation outcomes.

Woman cooking in kitchen

Are all lifespans made equal?

Introducing the ‘healthy lifespan inequality’ indicator
Iñaki Permanyer, Jeroen Spijker and Amand Blanes (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics,) introduce the concept of ‘healthy lifespan inequality’ (HLI), which is designed to investigate the extent to which healthy lifespans are (un)equally distributed across population members.

Iñaki Permanyer, Jeroen Spijker and Amand Blanes (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics) introduce the concept of ‘healthy lifespan inequality’ (HLI), which is designed to investigate the extent to which healthy lifespans are (un)equally distributed across population members.

People holding up clock

Are men and women spending their time equally?

Gender Differences in Time Use Across Age Groups
Joan García Román (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics) and Pablo Gracia (Trinity College Dublin) use largescale cross-national time-diary data from the Multinational Time Use Study covering the period from 2005 to 2015 to examine gender differences in time use by age groups.

Joan García Román (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics) and Pablo Gracia (Trinity College Dublin) use largescale cross-national time-diary data from the Multinational Time Use Study covering the period from 2005 to 2015 to examine gender differences in time use by age groups.

woman holding baby

Migrants, stayers and the native population

How do their fertility behaviours compare?
Jonathan Lindström, Eleonora Mussino and Livia Sz. Oláh examine the childbearing behaviour of Polish migrant women and their descendants in Sweden, comparing them to the native Swedish population and Polish stayers.

Jonathan Lindström, Eleonora Mussino and Livia Sz. Oláh examine the childbearing behaviour of Polish migrant women and their descendants in Sweden, comparing them to the native Swedish population and Polish stayers.